Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Scientific instruments, models and more! Find out about history of science in Cambridge and beyond.

Visiting the Whipple Museum

A light and colour workshop at the Whipple Museum
Opening hours and how to get here
How to book a group visit
An astrolabe with text "The Art of Deception"
Find out about our new exhibition

Events

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History of Medicine - Summer Science at the Whipple

15 August 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Summer Science graphic featuring a green frog dressed as a doctor, sitting on a lily pad in blue water and surrounded by potion bottles and a medical kit.
History of Medicine - Summer Science at the Whipple

17 August 2026 1:00pm to 5:00pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Summer Science graphic featuring a green frog dressed as a doctor, sitting on a lily pad in blue water and surrounded by potion bottles and a medical kit.
Black History of Science Tour

22 August 2026 11:30am to 12:00pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Colourful graphic for Black History of Science tour, with an illustration of a mars globe and an earth globe with playful text.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science

22 August 2026 12:00pm to 12:30pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Modelling Science - Summer Science at the Whipple

22 August 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Summer Science graphic featuring a anatomical model of a frog that can be found at the Whipple Museum, on a orange background.
Modelling Science - Summer Science at the Whipple

24 August 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Summer Science graphic featuring a anatomical model of a frog that can be found at the Whipple Museum, on a orange background.

Annual Report 2025

Take a look at at what we were up to in 2025!

Annual Reports

Exploring our collections

Detail of glass fungus model
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Screenshot of Collections Portal
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The Perse Hall housing the Fitzwilliam Museum Collection
History of our museum