Skip to main content

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Home

Visit us

Visit us overview
Access Information
Group visits

What's on

What's on overview
News
Newsletter
Tours

Events

Events overview
Whipple Highlights Tours
Bridging Binaries Tours: LGBTQ+ History of Science
Black History of Science Tours
The Auzoux Project
Whipple Scribble

Exhibitions and Displays

Exhibitions and Displays overview
The Art of Deception
Physics and Glass
+FRANKLIN: Rosalind Franklin and DNA
Case Studies

About Us

About Us overview
Foundations of the Museum
History of the Building
Get Involved
Supporting the Museum
Shop
Contact us
Annual Report

Learning

Learning overview
Educational Sessions

Special Collections

Special Collections overview
Search the Collections Database

Image Requests

Image Requests overview
Image Reproduction
Ordering and payment
Terms and Conditions

Home
Visit us
Visit us
Visit us overview
- Access Information
- Group visits
What's on
What's on
What's on overview
About Us
About Us
About Us overview
Learning
Learning
Learning overview
- Educational Sessions
Special Collections
Special Collections
Special Collections overview
- Image Requests
- Search the Collections Database
- Home
- Visit us
- What's on
- About Us
- Learning
- Special Collections

Explore

Explore overview
Acoustics
Astronomy
Astronomy and Empire
Calculating Devices
Frogs
Globes
Meteorology
Microscopes
Models

Explore Whipple Collections

Detail of glass fungus model

Astronomy and Empire

Calculating Devices

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Contact Information

Free School Lane CB2 3RH

enquiries@whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk

01223 330906

University of Cambridge

© 2026 University of Cambridge

Privacy policy Accessibility Freedom of information Modern slavery Terms and conditions