Whipple Museum
@whipplemuseum.bsky.social
We're Cambridge University's home for the history of science.
Open Mon-Fri, 12.30-16.30.
Next Saturday opening, 21 February, 10.00-16.00.
Open Mon-Fri, 12.30-16.30.
Next Saturday opening, 21 February, 10.00-16.00.
Access Update
The Museum’s lift has served us well for over fifteen years and is now due for replacement. From February–April 26, the lift will be out of service while these essential works are carried out.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this period.
The Museum’s lift has served us well for over fifteen years and is now due for replacement. From February–April 26, the lift will be out of service while these essential works are carried out.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this period.
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Access Update
The Museum’s lift has served us well for over fifteen years and is now due for replacement. From February–April 26, the lift will be out of service while these essential works are carried out.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this period.
The Museum’s lift has served us well for over fifteen years and is now due for replacement. From February–April 26, the lift will be out of service while these essential works are carried out.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this period.
Can you make a fake? 🕵️♂️ 🔍
Looking for a half-term activity? Put your detective skills to the test in our new exhibition The Art of Deception, all about the curious world of fake scientific instruments.
📅 Monday 16 February
⏰ 1–4pm (drop-in)
📍 Meet in the Learning Gallery
Looking for a half-term activity? Put your detective skills to the test in our new exhibition The Art of Deception, all about the curious world of fake scientific instruments.
📅 Monday 16 February
⏰ 1–4pm (drop-in)
📍 Meet in the Learning Gallery
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Can you make a fake? 🕵️♂️ 🔍
Looking for a half-term activity? Put your detective skills to the test in our new exhibition The Art of Deception, all about the curious world of fake scientific instruments.
📅 Monday 16 February
⏰ 1–4pm (drop-in)
📍 Meet in the Learning Gallery
Looking for a half-term activity? Put your detective skills to the test in our new exhibition The Art of Deception, all about the curious world of fake scientific instruments.
📅 Monday 16 February
⏰ 1–4pm (drop-in)
📍 Meet in the Learning Gallery
Join us this Saturday and be among the first to explore our new exhibition, The Art of Deception. ✨🔎
The Art of Deception reveals the hidden world of forged scientific instruments, showing how fake artefacts have fooled collectors and experts from the Middle Ages to today.
The Art of Deception reveals the hidden world of forged scientific instruments, showing how fake artefacts have fooled collectors and experts from the Middle Ages to today.
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Join us this Saturday and be among the first to explore our new exhibition, The Art of Deception. ✨🔎
The Art of Deception reveals the hidden world of forged scientific instruments, showing how fake artefacts have fooled collectors and experts from the Middle Ages to today.
The Art of Deception reveals the hidden world of forged scientific instruments, showing how fake artefacts have fooled collectors and experts from the Middle Ages to today.
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Out to the Whipple Library @whipplemuseum.bsky.social as part of Open Cambridge for '500 years of science in print' 📚
Thank you to Jack & Liz from the #Library for showing, explaining & allowing us to touch (only some) some of the libraries absolute treasure 📜
#science #archive #printing #knowledge
Thank you to Jack & Liz from the #Library for showing, explaining & allowing us to touch (only some) some of the libraries absolute treasure 📜
#science #archive #printing #knowledge
September 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Out to the Whipple Library @whipplemuseum.bsky.social as part of Open Cambridge for '500 years of science in print' 📚
Thank you to Jack & Liz from the #Library for showing, explaining & allowing us to touch (only some) some of the libraries absolute treasure 📜
#science #archive #printing #knowledge
Thank you to Jack & Liz from the #Library for showing, explaining & allowing us to touch (only some) some of the libraries absolute treasure 📜
#science #archive #printing #knowledge
Whipple Scribble this Thursday! Sketch or just unwind with a friend at our after-hours drawing session. ✏️
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
📍 Kick off with a optional intro tour at 5:30pm
🎟 Free, booking essential.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
📍 Kick off with a optional intro tour at 5:30pm
🎟 Free, booking essential.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
Whipple Scribble
After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum, Cambridge.
Free - Donate What You Can!
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September 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Whipple Scribble this Thursday! Sketch or just unwind with a friend at our after-hours drawing session. ✏️
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
📍 Kick off with a optional intro tour at 5:30pm
🎟 Free, booking essential.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
📍 Kick off with a optional intro tour at 5:30pm
🎟 Free, booking essential.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
✨ 1618 Day, Saturday 20 Sept, 10–4pm ✨
Step back into the 17th century and discover the stories of our beautiful Jacobean building (once Cambridge’s Free School). Explore historic instruments, uncover hidden corners of the museum, and enjoy family activities, curator talks, and special tours.
Step back into the 17th century and discover the stories of our beautiful Jacobean building (once Cambridge’s Free School). Explore historic instruments, uncover hidden corners of the museum, and enjoy family activities, curator talks, and special tours.
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
✨ 1618 Day, Saturday 20 Sept, 10–4pm ✨
Step back into the 17th century and discover the stories of our beautiful Jacobean building (once Cambridge’s Free School). Explore historic instruments, uncover hidden corners of the museum, and enjoy family activities, curator talks, and special tours.
Step back into the 17th century and discover the stories of our beautiful Jacobean building (once Cambridge’s Free School). Explore historic instruments, uncover hidden corners of the museum, and enjoy family activities, curator talks, and special tours.
✏️ After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
Sketch among telescopes, globes & centuries-old instruments in Cambridge’s history of science museum.
Free, all welcome! Optional 20-min intro tour at 5:30pm! ✨
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
Sketch among telescopes, globes & centuries-old instruments in Cambridge’s history of science museum.
Free, all welcome! Optional 20-min intro tour at 5:30pm! ✨
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
August 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
✏️ After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
Sketch among telescopes, globes & centuries-old instruments in Cambridge’s history of science museum.
Free, all welcome! Optional 20-min intro tour at 5:30pm! ✨
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm
Sketch among telescopes, globes & centuries-old instruments in Cambridge’s history of science museum.
Free, all welcome! Optional 20-min intro tour at 5:30pm! ✨
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...
🔍 Whipple Highlights Tour
Wed 13 Aug, 1pm and Thur 21 Aug, 3:30pm
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects!
Get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-hi...
Wed 13 Aug, 1pm and Thur 21 Aug, 3:30pm
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects!
Get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-hi...
August 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🔍 Whipple Highlights Tour
Wed 13 Aug, 1pm and Thur 21 Aug, 3:30pm
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects!
Get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-hi...
Wed 13 Aug, 1pm and Thur 21 Aug, 3:30pm
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects!
Get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-hi...
We’re open tomorrow—here’s what’s on! ⭐️
🌈 Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science
🕜 1:30pm | 🎟 Free (book via website)
🔬 Curator’s Talk: Physics & Glass
🕝 2:30pm | 🎟 Free, no booking needed – just meet us at the front desk
🌈 Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science
🕜 1:30pm | 🎟 Free (book via website)
🔬 Curator’s Talk: Physics & Glass
🕝 2:30pm | 🎟 Free, no booking needed – just meet us at the front desk
July 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We’re open tomorrow—here’s what’s on! ⭐️
🌈 Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science
🕜 1:30pm | 🎟 Free (book via website)
🔬 Curator’s Talk: Physics & Glass
🕝 2:30pm | 🎟 Free, no booking needed – just meet us at the front desk
🌈 Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science
🕜 1:30pm | 🎟 Free (book via website)
🔬 Curator’s Talk: Physics & Glass
🕝 2:30pm | 🎟 Free, no booking needed – just meet us at the front desk
🔍 Whipple Highlights Tour
📅 Sat 16 Aug, 10:30am, Free
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects—curious artefacts, big scientific ideas, and famous Cambridge connections.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-hi...
📅 Sat 16 Aug, 10:30am, Free
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects—curious artefacts, big scientific ideas, and famous Cambridge connections.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-hi...
Whipple Highlights Tour
This free tour showcases a selection of must-see museum objects – your perfect introduction to the Whipple.
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July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🔍 Whipple Highlights Tour
📅 Sat 16 Aug, 10:30am, Free
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects—curious artefacts, big scientific ideas, and famous Cambridge connections.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-hi...
📅 Sat 16 Aug, 10:30am, Free
What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects—curious artefacts, big scientific ideas, and famous Cambridge connections.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-hi...
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H is for the History of Science – no better place than Cambridge if you have a passion for HoS. Whipple Museum, Hawking, Newton (we’ll get to that)…
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
H is for the History of Science – no better place than Cambridge if you have a passion for HoS. Whipple Museum, Hawking, Newton (we’ll get to that)…
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
We’re open this Saturday – and there’s something new to see! 👀
Explore Human Body in the Learning Gallery: from electric nerve zappers to vitamin C syrup jars, an ivory eye, and a full papier-mâché person! 🧠⚡️
📍 Free School Lane, Cambridge
10am - 4pm
🎟 Free entry!
Explore Human Body in the Learning Gallery: from electric nerve zappers to vitamin C syrup jars, an ivory eye, and a full papier-mâché person! 🧠⚡️
📍 Free School Lane, Cambridge
10am - 4pm
🎟 Free entry!
May 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We’re open this Saturday – and there’s something new to see! 👀
Explore Human Body in the Learning Gallery: from electric nerve zappers to vitamin C syrup jars, an ivory eye, and a full papier-mâché person! 🧠⚡️
📍 Free School Lane, Cambridge
10am - 4pm
🎟 Free entry!
Explore Human Body in the Learning Gallery: from electric nerve zappers to vitamin C syrup jars, an ivory eye, and a full papier-mâché person! 🧠⚡️
📍 Free School Lane, Cambridge
10am - 4pm
🎟 Free entry!
✨ Physics & Glass ✨
Now on at the Whipple Museum, Physics & Glass is a tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass has been one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this display highlights some of the most intricate pieces in the Whipple’s collection.
Now on at the Whipple Museum, Physics & Glass is a tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass has been one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this display highlights some of the most intricate pieces in the Whipple’s collection.
May 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
✨ Physics & Glass ✨
Now on at the Whipple Museum, Physics & Glass is a tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass has been one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this display highlights some of the most intricate pieces in the Whipple’s collection.
Now on at the Whipple Museum, Physics & Glass is a tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass has been one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this display highlights some of the most intricate pieces in the Whipple’s collection.
After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum
Thursday 8 May, 5.30-7.30pm
Free!
Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and ancient scientific instruments? Step into Cambridge University's home for the history of science for a relaxed, creative evening.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-sc...
Thursday 8 May, 5.30-7.30pm
Free!
Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and ancient scientific instruments? Step into Cambridge University's home for the history of science for a relaxed, creative evening.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-sc...
May 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum
Thursday 8 May, 5.30-7.30pm
Free!
Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and ancient scientific instruments? Step into Cambridge University's home for the history of science for a relaxed, creative evening.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-sc...
Thursday 8 May, 5.30-7.30pm
Free!
Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and ancient scientific instruments? Step into Cambridge University's home for the history of science for a relaxed, creative evening.
www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-sc...
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Museum Tour, this Wednesday! ⭐️📣
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum.
📍 Every Wednesday, 2.30pm.
Tours are aimed at an adult audience.
Book your FREE tickets our website.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum.
📍 Every Wednesday, 2.30pm.
Tours are aimed at an adult audience.
Book your FREE tickets our website.
March 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Museum Tour, this Wednesday! ⭐️📣
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum.
📍 Every Wednesday, 2.30pm.
Tours are aimed at an adult audience.
Book your FREE tickets our website.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum.
📍 Every Wednesday, 2.30pm.
Tours are aimed at an adult audience.
Book your FREE tickets our website.
This Saturday get hands-on with creative activities that will help shape our new Learning Gallery installation—join us for Lightworks! 🎨🔭
🎨 Lightworks Workshop: Exploring Light, Colour & Lenses
🔎 Led by artist James Tunnard
📅 15 March
⏰ Drop in between 10–12pm & 1–3pm
💫 Free
📸 My Linh Le for UCM
🎨 Lightworks Workshop: Exploring Light, Colour & Lenses
🔎 Led by artist James Tunnard
📅 15 March
⏰ Drop in between 10–12pm & 1–3pm
💫 Free
📸 My Linh Le for UCM
March 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This Saturday get hands-on with creative activities that will help shape our new Learning Gallery installation—join us for Lightworks! 🎨🔭
🎨 Lightworks Workshop: Exploring Light, Colour & Lenses
🔎 Led by artist James Tunnard
📅 15 March
⏰ Drop in between 10–12pm & 1–3pm
💫 Free
📸 My Linh Le for UCM
🎨 Lightworks Workshop: Exploring Light, Colour & Lenses
🔎 Led by artist James Tunnard
📅 15 March
⏰ Drop in between 10–12pm & 1–3pm
💫 Free
📸 My Linh Le for UCM
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📖What kinds of scientific instruments were used around the turn of the nineteenth century in Greece, then a province of the Ottoman Empire? Artemis Yagou (Deutsches Museum) outlines the uses of scientific instruments and the associated emerging practices and mentalities in Greece.
Scientific Instruments in the Greek Enlightenment
In diesem Beitrag skizziert Artemis Yagou die Verwendung wissenschaftlicher Instrumente und die damit verbundenen neuen Praktiken und Mentalitäten in Griechenland um die Wende zum 19. Jahrhundert.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📖What kinds of scientific instruments were used around the turn of the nineteenth century in Greece, then a province of the Ottoman Empire? Artemis Yagou (Deutsches Museum) outlines the uses of scientific instruments and the associated emerging practices and mentalities in Greece.
What’s On at the Whipple Museum this February Half Term? 🖼 🔦 🌟
We’re taking part in #TwilightAtTheMuseums with Cambridge University Museums!
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail, Space Explorers. 🔭🪐☄️
Wednesday 19 Feb, 5-7pm.
Free, drop-in.
We’re taking part in #TwilightAtTheMuseums with Cambridge University Museums!
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail, Space Explorers. 🔭🪐☄️
Wednesday 19 Feb, 5-7pm.
Free, drop-in.
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What’s On at the Whipple Museum this February Half Term? 🖼 🔦 🌟
We’re taking part in #TwilightAtTheMuseums with Cambridge University Museums!
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail, Space Explorers. 🔭🪐☄️
Wednesday 19 Feb, 5-7pm.
Free, drop-in.
We’re taking part in #TwilightAtTheMuseums with Cambridge University Museums!
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail, Space Explorers. 🔭🪐☄️
Wednesday 19 Feb, 5-7pm.
Free, drop-in.
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Just realised that our amazing Whipple Museum of History of Science is on Bluesky. Follow @whipplemuseum.bsky.social for more #HistSci, #HistMed, #SciArt, broken scientific instruments in Cambridge, and more! 📜 🗃️
February 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Just realised that our amazing Whipple Museum of History of Science is on Bluesky. Follow @whipplemuseum.bsky.social for more #HistSci, #HistMed, #SciArt, broken scientific instruments in Cambridge, and more! 📜 🗃️
📣🌟 Exhibition Talk 📣 🌟
The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age.
Meet the remarkable scientific community behind the Cavendish Laboratory’s astonishing physics in this talk with Whipple Museum curator Dr Hannah Price.
Free, no need to book.
Saturday, 15 February, 2025 - 2pm
The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age.
Meet the remarkable scientific community behind the Cavendish Laboratory’s astonishing physics in this talk with Whipple Museum curator Dr Hannah Price.
Free, no need to book.
Saturday, 15 February, 2025 - 2pm
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📣🌟 Exhibition Talk 📣 🌟
The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age.
Meet the remarkable scientific community behind the Cavendish Laboratory’s astonishing physics in this talk with Whipple Museum curator Dr Hannah Price.
Free, no need to book.
Saturday, 15 February, 2025 - 2pm
The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age.
Meet the remarkable scientific community behind the Cavendish Laboratory’s astonishing physics in this talk with Whipple Museum curator Dr Hannah Price.
Free, no need to book.
Saturday, 15 February, 2025 - 2pm
@annaalexandrova.bsky.social we're here! 😀
The Whipple Museum being adorable on Insta. I’ll have to entice them to this platform… #histsci
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It is an oft repeated sentiment that good things come to those who wait and nowhere is that more true than in the Whippl...
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January 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@annaalexandrova.bsky.social we're here! 😀
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Went on a 'science museum crawl' around Cambridge (UK)! Here are some highlights!
📍University Museum of Zoology
📍 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
📍Sedwick Museum of Earth Science
#museums 🐡 🧪
📍University Museum of Zoology
📍 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
📍Sedwick Museum of Earth Science
#museums 🐡 🧪
November 18, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Went on a 'science museum crawl' around Cambridge (UK)! Here are some highlights!
📍University Museum of Zoology
📍 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
📍Sedwick Museum of Earth Science
#museums 🐡 🧪
📍University Museum of Zoology
📍 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
📍Sedwick Museum of Earth Science
#museums 🐡 🧪
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Great exhibition about a significant moment in history! — Whipple Museum in Cambridge.
November 30, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Great exhibition about a significant moment in history! — Whipple Museum in Cambridge.
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And we’re back on: 1st term day included a tour of the Whipple Museum✨ organised by the #STS Cambridge Network (SCaN)
We got an intricate story on networks of knowledge underlying the discovery of 🧬, learnt about the Cavendish lab, saw the Globe Room, AND an exciting new acquisition (see ALT) #hps
We got an intricate story on networks of knowledge underlying the discovery of 🧬, learnt about the Cavendish lab, saw the Globe Room, AND an exciting new acquisition (see ALT) #hps
January 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM