Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
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The University Museum of Zoology is one of the UK's largest and most important natural history collections. Cambridgeshire's current "Museum of the Year".
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📢We're back open this weekend Sat 20/Sun 21 Jan 🐳 & then closed Mon 22/Tues 23 Jan. From Wed 24 Jan we are back to our nomal opening hours. Phew! Sorry about the closure days, our skeletons & Whale Hall needed a good clean (& some of it was hard to reach😉). University of Cambridge Museums
Have you ever thought about how you would clean a male roe deer skeleton? No?😉 It turns out the best way is with a soft bristle paintbrush. 🖌️🖌️🖌️
Museum closed this week - we re-open on Saturday 20 Jan. Café open as usual.
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Where do you start when cleaning a 21 metre long fin whale? You have to start somewhere 😉🐳😄
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This is not your normal everyday dusting job! We're dusting the elephants this morning🐘🐘🐘
Museum closed this week, we re-open on Saturday 20 Jan. The Whale Café open as usual.
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MUSEUM CLOSED NEXT WEEK - From Mon 15 Jan to Fri 19 Jan the Museum will be closed for some maintenance, decorating & dusting! Sorry if you were planning to visit, we'll be open again on Sat 20 & Sun 21 Jan. The Whale Café will be open Tues - Sat as usual. University of Cambridge Museums
📢JOB ALERT📢Could you be our Museum Education Assistant? You'll help to deliver our busy public engagement programme, working with one of the largest & most important natural history collections in the UK. Sounds amazing? Apply by 11 Feb 🙂jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44681/
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Fascinating research out today comparing the behaviour of butterflies in Spain to their UK counterparts 🦋🦋🦋 University of Cambridge Museums
📢Book your FREE place on our Animal Tails event this Friday 12 Jan. We'll be learning how animals from across the world cope in the cold PLUS some cosy storytelling & hibernating hedgehog craft activity! 🦔 Suitable for 2-5 year olds ow.ly/7FYJ50QoK5C University of Cambridge Museums
📢Saturday 6th January 2024📢 The museum is closed today, as some major building works are happening on the Museum site. If you were planning to visit today, we're really sorry! We will be open again tomorrow, Sunday 7th January (12 noon to 4.30pm). University of Cambridge Museums
The Museum will be CLOSED this Saturday 6th Jan 2024 - if you were planning to visit, we're really sorry to disappoint you😞 It's all due to essential building works on the Museum site. We'll be back open on Sunday 7th January (12 - 4.30pm). University of Cambridge Museums
Happy New Year from everyone at the Museum🤩The Museum is open as normal from Tues 2nd Jan. Whale Café also open with millionaire shortbread & croissants today! We look forward to seeing you soon. FREE entry 🐳University of Cambridge Museums
Looking for activities this holiday? Winter wildlife is waiting for you! Do one wild thing a day from 25th December to 5th January 🦔🦊🐦 #12DaysWild wildlifetrusts.org/12dayswild University of Cambridge Museums