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You can view upcoming events here.

  • 31Jul '18

    Make your own alethiometer inspired by the Whipple's collections and the forthcoming performances of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' by ADC Theatre at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

  • 26Jul '18

    We're joining the Sedgwick Museum to explore different types of brain and how we understand them. Have a closer look and make your own thinking cap and model brain.

  • 14Jul '18

    Join the University of Cambridge Museums to enjoy hands-on activities inspired by the collections. We'll be there making models of different celestial movements - looking at eclipses, transits and orbits!

  • 29Mar '18

    Have you ever wondered how a magician pulls off a trick? Is it magic - or science? Visitors will enjoy an evening of jaw-dropping trickery and sleight-of-hand inspired by the Whipple Museum's collection of historic scientific instruments and models.

Opening Times

We are regularly open five days a week, 12.30 - 16:30.

And now open the third Saturday of every month!

Monday 12.30 - 16:30

Tuesday 12.30 - 16:30

Wednesday 12.30 - 16:30

Thursday 12.30 - 16:30

Friday 12.30 - 16:30

Selected Saturdays 10.00 - 16.00

 

Early May and Spring Bank Holidays 2025
Please note that we will be closed on Monday 5 May and Monday 26 May for the Bank Holidays.