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  • 21Feb '24
  • 19Feb '24
  • 19Jan '24

    The history of science is full of amazing stories of discovery and invention, but there are also darker stories to be told. Find out more about how scientists and scientific institutions have excluded women, belittled and appropriated indigenous knowledge and contributed to the development of "scientific" racism.

  • 15Dec '23

    The history of science is full of amazing stories of discovery and invention, but there are also darker stories to be told. Find out more about how scientists and scientific institutions have excluded women, belittled and appropriated indigenous knowledge and contributed to the development of "scientific" racism.

  • 24Nov '23

    The history of science is full of amazing stories of discovery and invention, but there are also darker stories to be told. Find out more about how scientists and scientific institutions have excluded women, belittled and appropriated indigenous knowledge and contributed to the development of "scientific" racism.

  • 26Oct '23, 23

    Come and find out more about some creepy, crawly creatures in our half term family activity sessions. Use microscopes to investigate insects, find out about beetles and scorpions and create your own model or drawing. 

  • 25Oct '23, 23

    Come and find out more about some creepy, crawly creatures in our half term family activity sessions. Use microscopes to investigate insects, find out about beetles and scorpions and create your own model or drawing. 

  • 24Mar '23

    Detail of our activities during Cambridge Festival are available at the Cambridge Festival webpage.

  • 16Aug '21

    Mrs Johnstone was keen to be remembered as the "sole inventor" of an educational cardboard globe, but other people used her ideas too! Explore her work and that of other women in the globes gallery and have a go at making your own globe. 

  • 09Aug '21

    Why does the Whipple museum have a fume cupboard from a women's college? Explore the work of chemistry lecturer Ida Freund and find out about the chemical elements which make up everyday materials.

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.