📢Major new partnership between Oxford & Cambridge museums will release over a million digitised specimen records of British plants & insects. https://ow.ly/rXlt50ZnG37 Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge, UK Research and Innovation, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford #DiSSCoUK

Chamber choir Vox Cantab will be bringing their souring vocals to a mix of choral classics and contemporary pieces in the atmospheric setting of our galleries after hours. 🗓️ 23/07/2026, 7pm 🎟️ Pay as you wish 🔗 Book: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977373787... 📸 Image credit: Vox Cantab

Looking for something to do with your little one tomorrow? Join us for a Welly Walk around the Garden! Perfect for pre-school children to explore plants and wildlife. Free children's tickets: https://bit.ly/44ui2kQ Adults don't need to book, but standard Garden admission applies.

We’re so excited to welcome The Basin Street Brawlers to the Garden as Sounds Green continues tomorrow 🎶 Settle in with family, friends, great food and drink for an evening of brilliant music in a beautiful setting. See you tomorrow! 🌿 Book now: https://bit.ly/4wHNs2T ##SoundsGreen #CUBG

Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and historic scientific instruments? Join us for our second Whipple Scribble of the year – a relaxed evening of creativity in the museum. Tuesday 28 July, 17:00-19:30. Grab your free ticket: whipplescribble.eventbrite.co.uk Image by John Tordoff.

Join us for #SummerAtTheMuseums! 🌿☀️ We're delighted to be joining @camunivmuseums.bsky.social with a programme of family-friendly activities, including a self-guided trail and free drop-in craft sessions at the Garden throughout the summer holidays. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4p9FXzu

Head over to the @camunivmuseums.bsky.social website for details of affordable family activities taking place at more than 20 museums and collections across the region over the school holidays: www.museums.cam.ac.uk/theme/summer 📸 Image credit: Carolina Rabei.

Your local museums have a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer. The full #SummerAtTheMuseums events calendar is now live on our website: bit.ly/SummerAtTheMuseums ✍️ Illustration by Carolina Rabei

🦈Explore the Hidden World of Wildlife Trade in this new trail & exhibition created by TRAFFIC. Follow 12 animals & the people working together to protect them, from giant tortoises to tarantulas. FREE. University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/pfHr50ZlxJu🦈

Museum Closure 📢 The Sedgwick Museum will close to visitors at 12:30pm Wednesday 8th July, due to the high temperature inside the Museum. We will also be closed to visitors on the following dates: Thursday 9th July Friday 10th July Saturday 11th July We will re-open at 10am on Monday 13th July.

Bring family, friends, blankets and chairs as Sounds Green continues tomorrow with the wonderful Arun Ghosh Quintet 🎶 Pack a picnic or enjoy food from the Garden Cafe, Wandering Yak, Mimi's Churros and Jacks Gelato 🍦 See you there! ##SoundsGreen #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

We've got an exciting programme of events at the museum coming in July! 👇

It's this week! 🐞Thurs 2 July at 7pm we will be chatting LIVE to expert Prof Helen Roy all about ladybirds🐞 - what are they, how many species are there & why do we need them? Ask your questions LIVE! Register now via our blog. University of Cambridge Museums🙂https://ow.ly/gYsK50Zi8gc

Sounds of Cambridge University Botanic Garden on this (much cooler) summer Monday - enjoy! 💚 ##MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

Unfortunately the museum is currently (25 June 2026) closed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused! For up-to-date information please check our website before you visit: maa.cam.ac.uk/visit

📢UPDATE: The Museum & shop will be CLOSED until 10am on Tuesday 30 June 2026. 📢This is due to the extreme weather conditions affecting our cooling systems. We're really sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. University of Cambridge Museums

🐝SAT 4 JULY: Explore Cambridge Trinity College Fellows’ Garden with expert guides on snails, hoverflies, pollinators & mini-beasts.🦋 Book ahead. PLUS lots on at the Museum, from activities on dung beetles 😉 to drop in talks. All welcome. https://ow.ly/iZZu50ZghtB University of Cambridge Museums

Hot weather update! We have the following update for members of the public hoping to visit us this week: Thursday 25 June - galleries partly closed Friday 26 June - all galleries closed Saturday 27 June - galleries partly closed Please check our website before you visit: maa.cam.ac.uk/visit

📢The Museum will be CLOSED on Thursday 25 June due to some essential maintenance work. We're really sorry for the short notice. The shop will also be closed. University of Cambridge Museums

Due to the Met Office warning for very hot weather, there will be a reduction in the number of galleries open to the general public this week. For up-to-date information please check our website before you visit: maa.cam.ac.uk/visit We apologise for any inconvenience caused!

🌿 Glasshouse Range is fully open again! Explore our incredible plant collections from around the world 🌱 Thank you for your patience while essential corridor repairs took place. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4gt0KLU

Have you ever seen a fish with armour? 🤺 Pterichthyodes was one of many armoured fish that lived 385 million years ago during the Devonian Period. The armoured plates, which covered the head and front section of the fish, are beautifully preserved in this fossil found in Scotland. #FossilFriday

This pocket watch hides a secret!

🌿 We’re hiring: Horticulture Team Leader (Landscape & Arboriculture) Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden and help shape our landscapes and tree collections 🌳 Lead a skilled team caring for a world-class living plant collection. Closes: 28 June 2026 Apply/share: https://bit.ly/3SevF4H

📢On Tues 23 & Wed 24 June the Museum will be CLOSED for essential maintenance 📢 We're really sorry if you were hoping to visit on those days. The shop & café will be open, plus you can still see our 21 metre fin whale, which hangs above the shop 🐳University of Cambridge Museums

Pride Month Mini-Series: Happy Pride Month: let's talk about bears in LGBTQ+ Culture! Want to learn more? Book onto our next FREE Pride in Nature tour on 14th and 21st June. Tickets can be booked via our website: https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/pride-nature-lgbtq-tour-17

Pride Month Mini-Series: Happy Pride from the Museum of Zoology! To celebrate, here are some fun facts about both LGBTQ+. Want to learn more? Book onto our next FREE Pride in Nature tour on 14th and 21st June. https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/pride-nature-lgbtq-tour-17

Looking for a Saturday evening of music in Cambridge? Why not check out Cambridge Takht's blend of traditional and folkloric Arabic music with contemporary influences. 🗓️ 27/06/2026, 7pm 🎟️ Pay as you wish 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977373486... 📸 Image credit: Aida Miralaei

🎶Sounds Green is back this July! 🌿 Join us every Wednesday evening for live music on the Main Lawn. Bring a picnic, enjoy refreshments and soak up summer evenings in the Garden. For the 2026 line up and tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/3PU6OlY ##CUBG #SoundsGreen

Come and join our team at the Whipple Museum! ⭐️ Visitor Experience Assistants (Temporary) We’re looking for two enthusiastic Visitor Experience Assistants to welcome and support our visitors on Saturdays, with the possibility of additional weekday shifts. Find out more and apply via our website.

Cambridge Botanic Lights returns ✨ Explore the Garden after dark with a spectacular illuminated trail inspired by the wonders of plants. Popular dates & times can fill quickly – sign up to have exclusive access when the tickets go on sale. https://bit.ly/4fsgv5o

🌿 The Festival of Plants is open! Our stall holders are ready and we’re looking forward to welcoming visitors for a day celebrating plants, gardens and discovery. Come along, explore the stalls and enjoy the Garden 🌱 ##FestivalOfPlants

This #PrideMonth take a look around the Museum with our Pride In Nature trail. It's about how queer perspectives help us to understand the natural world & how 'science' has actively hidden same-sex behaviour in animals. Trail & Museum entry FREE #PrideUK #Pride2026 University of Cambridge Museums

Join us as we celebrate Cambridge #Pride with the screening of a new short film celebrating queer history, visibility, and community. Includes a Q&A with the film's developer, Alexander Augustus, and the chance to explore the collections through a queer lens 📸 Image credit: Alexander Augustus, 2026

#OnThisDay in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This specimen was collected by Hillary as he and Norgay made their descent from the summit.

The excitement is building for the return of the Festival of Plants 🌱 Join us on Saturday 6 June for Garden tours, expert talks, live music, crafts, hands-on activities, Ask the Gardener and more 🌼 A perfect chance to see the Garden in full bloom this summer. https://bit.ly/4uJRFms

📢SAVE THE DATES! 📢 🐝Our biggest family event of the year ZoologyLive! is on Sat 4 July, all activities FREE, everyone welcome 🐞PLUS don't miss ZoologyLive! - The Livestream, online Thurs 2 July. We'll be talking about ladybirds - get your questions ready! University of Cambridge Museums

We are delighted to share that our Director, @beverleycubg.bsky.social, has been elected a Fellow of @royalsociety.org, recognising both her world-leading plant science research @camplantsci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk as well as her leadership of CUBG. Read more: https://bit.ly/43uObIf

🌿 Make this May half-term magical, with a family adventure in the Garden. Tours, talks & trails every day - there is something for everyone to enjoy. We are open every day 10am – 6pm & children aged 16 & under visit for free! 🌿

😎It's a bank holiday weekend coming - here are our opening hours: 🌞Sat 23 May: 10am - 4.30pm 🌞Sun 24 May: 12 noon - 4.30pm 🌞Mon 25 May: 12 noon - 4.30pm It's due to be HOT outside, but it's always cool in the Museum 😉Do pop in! University of Cambridge Museums

One-third of our food depends on bees, yet their world is collapsing 🐝 Professor Mark Brown, Director of the Museum of Zoology at @camzoology.bsky.social, reveals the stressful lives of our pollinators who are beset by diseases, pesticides, and parasites. Discover more 👉 https://bit.ly/4ny4rkW

🐝It's World Bee Day! Not all bumblebees are the same - did you know there are 24 different species in the UK? Eight of those are listed as conservation priority species - find out more about bees & pollinators on our blog 🐝https://ow.ly/VP3F50Z24xJ #WorldBeeDay2026 University of Cambridge Museums

We can't wait to welcome Cambridge Takht to MAA for a special performance that blends traditional and folkloric Arabic music with contemporary influences. 🗓️ 27/06/2026, 7pm 🎟️ Pay as you wish 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977373486... 📸 Image credit: Aida Miralaei

Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at a new display installation! It features art created by blind and partially sighted visitors during @camunivmuseums.bsky.social Touch Tours at our off-site store. We're delighted to be able to share these pieces inspired by touch and the collections we care for.

TONIGHT, Wed 13 May 5.30pm - join us in Cambridge as Elizabeth Yale & James Costa talk about their new book 'The Descent Of Man - an annotated edition' Talk is in the main zoology lecture theatre, with Museum galleries & shop open afterwards. FREE 🙂https://ow.ly/poPw50YYV90

Go behind-the-scenes at the museum with our September workshops! Are you interested in local history? Do you know someone who's fascinated by historic textiles? We've got you covered.

Museum Closure 📣 The Sedgwick Museum will be closed to visitors on the following dates: * Friday 15th May * Friday 22nd May * Tuesday 26th May * Friday 29th May This is due to Unite industrial action taking place across the University of Cambridge.

🚨 Museum Closure 🚨 The Whipple Museum will be closed to visitors from 13–15 May 2026 due to University-wide industrial action over pay. Further strike action is planned for 20–22 May and 26–29 May. We will be open as usual on Saturday 16 May, 10.00am–4.00pm.

Take a little time to pause this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💚 Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a place to slow down, reconnect and recharge 🌿 Perfect for a peaceful walk or a mindful study break during exam season. Cambridge University students can enjoy free entry throughout the year 🌸