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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

✨What makes Cambridge Botanic Lights the perfect winter night out? ✨ We’ve highlight 10 reasons why this enchanting trail of light, sound and beautiful installations is one not to miss – and why you should book your tickets today! 🎟️Find out more and book tickets: bit.ly/4fsgv5o

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our Photographic Collections team has achieved the remarkable target of digitalising 92% of the catalogued collections! This image was the 167,233rd photograph digitised to reach this figure. The next step is to add the images to our collections portal and digitalise 1,431 more photos to reach 93%.

Two men sit on small raised wooden platforms. A pyramid-like structure made from poles stands over each platform, from which hangs a small loom.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Are you a Cambridge University student & interested in the work of @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social? We are seeking a student member of the Garden Syndicate, our governing body. A fantastic opportunity to bring your perspective to the Garden & play a role in its future. Find out more: bit.ly/4jrZHgL

A group of students walking in front of a Glasshouse Range

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Whipple Museum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

✨ Celebrate Black History Month this October at the Whipple Museum! ✨ Black History of Science Tours Various dates throughout October All ages, free entry 🎟️ Book your free tickets via our website #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum #HistoryOfScience #CambridgeMuseums

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

✨ 10 weeks until Cambridge Botanic Lights! From 27 November, explore the Garden in a different light as it transforms into a magical, illuminated trail. Bring your favourite people - groups of 6+ can save 10% on tickets with prices as low as £13.50✨ Tickets on sale: bit.ly/4fsgv5o

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🐳Did you know the Museum has been on the same site in Cambridge since 1865? Named the 'New Museums' site, it was home to a botanic garden until 1846. Many of the early specimens can still be seen, including our fin whale, owned by the Museum since 1866. Entry FREE 🙂 University of Cambridge Museums

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University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎨🚨 Artist opportunity! 🚨🎨 We’re looking for an artist to design & deliver a 10-week creative course for young parents, in partnership with @romseymill.bsky.social. Find out more & how to apply: www.museums.cam.ac.uk/opportunities 🗓️ 5pm, Monday 19 October 2026 #ArtsJobs #MuseumJobs #CambridgeJobs

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have you seen our 'Moving Objects' exhibition? There's still time to join us as we share stories about objects we transported across Cambridge as part of our Stores Move project, from the people who have worked with them. These are things that moved us. We invite you to be moved by them too.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📸 Got a favourite Garden photo or fancy capturing something new? There’s still time to enter our free ‘Whatever the Weather’ photography competition. Show the Garden through the seasons – from sunshine and showers to autumn colour and frost. 🌿 Enter by 31 October bit.ly/3PAfEFe

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We're looking to appoint a part-time Archivist (fixed-term) to help make our archival material more accessible. These documents are key to research on art and archaeology, Indigenous cultures, and artefact provenances. Closing date: 02/10/2026 Apply: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/archivi...

A shelf of old books in the museum's archive. They are numbered 9 to 17 and labels on two of the show they cover the period 29 January 1908 to 31 July 1908 and 1 August 1908 to 6 February 1909.

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 Job alert! MAA and @cam-archaeology.bsky.social are looking to appoint a full-time Research Associate and Exhibition Project Curator (Fixed Term) for the 'Between the Lines: Mapping histories in the margins' project exhibition. Closing date: 04/10/2026 Apply now: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

A bearded man wearing a turban and a knee-length robe or tunic stands with two camels behind him. The ground appears arid and there is a mountainous landscape in the background.

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢Don't miss these events coming up at the Museum!📢 🐧 Pride in Nature Tour: Sun 27 Sept (All welcome) 🐳From Darwin to Dodos Gallery Tour: Fri 2 Oct (All welcome) 🦁Animal Tails: Fossil Fun: Fri 2 Oct, 10.30 & 11.30am (Ages 2 -5) All FREE - ow.ly/cOzx50ZNmhp University of Cambridge Museums

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University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're thrilled to share that our team member Marie Kennedy has been shortlisted for the Radical Changemaker Award at the @museumsassociation.org Museums Change Lives Awards 2026! 🏆 The award recognises the contribution of an individual who is making a difference to the lives of their audiences.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The lovely pond in our Tropical Forests house has had a makeover! 💦 The plants around it have been replanted to make it less compact & the Grammatophyllum speciosum orchid has a new home next to the pond, rather than above it 🌱 Come in and see its fresh, new look! #MondayMood #GlasshouseRange

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University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We're hiring! Join our team as Impact Evaluation Lead. Are you passionate about the potential of collections, culture and research to create meaningful change? This new role will support a shared approach to evaluating the social and economic impact of participation with our collections. (1/2)

Two women wearing high vis vests, one holding a clipboard, stand outside the glass front of the Museum of Zoology. Text reads Impact Evaluation Lead (Fixed Term), apply by 18 September 2026.

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🐧 Pride in Nature tours are back! 🐧Our expert volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender & sex in the animal world. Next tour is Sun 27 September, 1pm. Tours FREE. Places limited, please book ahead. University of Cambridge Museums ow.ly/MhCv50ZIjkP

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join us for an evening talking about theatre, history, music, and the making of 'Queen Idia', a bold new African musical. Members of the musical's creative team will share their research, development process, and plans for the future. 📸 Image credit: Queen Idia the Musical

Promotional image for Queen Idia the Musical featuring an ivory mask portrait of the queen.

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University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What can a shell, fossil or ceramic object contribute to someone’s recovery following major trauma? This summer we worked with Cambridge University Hospitals to support an Occupational Therapy apprentice on the Major Trauma Ward at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Read more: www.museums.cam.ac.uk/blog

A close up of two pairs hands from above, one holding a ceramic pot and the other a pine cone. There are an array of objects on the white clothed table beneath them.

A young woman with curly shoulder-length pink hair wearing scrubs looks down at a shell she is holding in her hands.

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University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Have you joined us for one of our Summer at the Museums events during the holidays? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Fill in our five-minute survey and you could win a £50 Love2Shop voucher. Give us your feedback 👇 cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

An illustration with scalloped border with central text reading Summer at the Museums: Fun family days out in Cambridge and beyond. On either side are illustrations of children, two playing with a dinosaur toy and building blocks, and the other two children watching an erupting volcano. A smiling sun is in the top right corner.

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Whipple Museum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Join us for Making Marks, a day celebrating pioneering women in science, with a special focus on physicist, inventor and suffrage campaigner Hertha Ayrton. ⚡️🎵 Saturday 12 September 2026, 10am–5pm

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🐳Create your own sea creature this Thurs 27 Aug, handle real corals, have a go at our quiz & follow an Under The Sea trail. Plus enter our competition with the Grand Arcade to win a cuddly toy of your design! All FREE. Everyone welcome🙂 University of Cambridge Museums #SummerAtTheMuseums

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎨 Experience something different and immersive yourself into The Struggle of Light art exhibition - at the Garden for a limited time only! Find out more: bit.ly/4qoYBns #MondayMood #ArtInCambridge #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📢We're OPEN Bank Holiday Mon 31 Aug, 12 - 4.30pm. Drop by to view Cambridge's largest specimen, our iconic fin whale. Or see our dodo skeleton (possibly the most complete dodo skeleton in the world!). PLUS a lot, lot more😉 Entry FREE! University of Cambridge Museums Photo: Dodo ©J Garget

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Object handling sessions as part of our 'Caribbean to Cambridge' project have been invaluable in prompting reflections on identity, heritage, and personal connections to the Caribbean. It has been a pleasure to see the enthusiasm the Pre-Columbian archaeology collections have generated.

A visitor to the museum sits in the archaeology workroom holding a figure of a monkey-like animal carved from stone in her hands. In the background other members of the group examine other objects, writing down their thoughts and discussing them with a curator.

Two members of a group visiting the museum sit in the archaeology workroom examining a pottery figure.

A community group are gathered around a long table in the museum's archaeology workroom examine a selection of Pre-Columbian archaeological finds.

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🐍Discover the hidden world of wildlife trade with a FREE museum trail by Cambridge-based experts, TRAFFIC. The trail highlights the threats facing animals & the work being done to protect them. 🐦Pick up your trail at Museum reception. University of Cambridge Museums

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Hot weather update! Due to the Met Office warning, we have the following update for members of the public hoping to visit us tomorrow. The Museum will be partially closed on 13/08/2026 for general visits to the galleries. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!

A museum gallery with a glass ceiling through which sunlight streams and a totem pole which rises from the floor below. Caption reads "Hot Weather Update".

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🌱We’re hiring: Seed Bank Coordinator Help safeguard our internationally important living collections in this new role. Coordinate seed collections, records, storage, distribution and exchange, while helping develop future seed conservation work. 📅 Closing date: 16 August 🔗 bit.ly/4fR0lCn

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🐠Join us on Thurs 27 August & help to create an ocean-themed artwork for our Whale Hall with artist Alicia Hayden 🐠🐠🐠 All materials provided. PLUS plenty more to enjoy throughout the galleries. ALL FREE. Everyone welcome! ow.ly/ASPH50Zy7BL University of Cambridge Museums

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Are you ready for an afternoon of summer fun? We've got puzzles, challenges, and crafting for all the family in our galleries. Just drop-in, the session is free and there’s no need to book. 🗓 12 August 2026, 2-4pm 📍 Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 🎟 Free, booking not required

A pair of hands decorate a plastic milk container. They are drawing inspiration from Bellarmine jugs which are usually decorated with a bearded face, but this visitor has chosen a face with long hair instead.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🌿 We're hiring! Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden as our new Horticultural Participation Coordinator, helping people connect with horticulture through volunteering, community programmes and wellbeing activities. 📅 Closing date: 16 Aug bit.ly/3Uki7W7 #Horticulture #Jobs

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🏡 Gnome is where the heart is... 💚 Help us create a magical gnome display at #CambridgeBotanicLights! Have a good quality, waterproof, family-friendly garden gnome? Give it a new home by donating it at one of our collection boxes. Because no gnome should be left behind ✨ bit.ly/4c3atpa

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a museum's store? Our LATE event is your chance to find out! Explore the store and discover how 300,000+ objects were moved there over a remarkable five year project. Hear from staff involved as they share stories about objects within the collection.

A museum intern holds a coffee pot stand made from basketry inside the workroom of the museum's off-site store. Text reads 'MAA Centre for Material Culture LATE, 13 August 2026, 6:15-8pm, £5.00 per person'.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🌿 Step into the tropics without leaving Cambridge! Our Tropical Houses are filled with remarkable rainforest plants. Discover how they've adapted to thrive and how you can bring a touch of the tropics home. Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column via the link below 👇 bit.ly/4wbuyky

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Are you ready for an afternoon of summer fun? We've got puzzles, challenges, and crafting for all the family in our galleries. Just drop-in, the session is free and there’s no need to book. Not able to make it? Don't worry, we have another drop-in session on 12 August too. #SummerAtTheMuseums

A father and daughter take part in a trail of the museum galleries. They look at a case containing a large carving of a figure riding an opossum. Text reads 'Free Summer Fun, 5 August 2026, 2-4pm'.

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our @camunivmuseums.bsky.social Museum Experience interns are taking over our socials and they have a puzzle for you... Check the comments below for a hint followed by the answer!

A cylindrical basket with a pedestal base and a conical lid, five cups, a metal jug, and a stand made from basketry surrounding the text "What do you think links these 4 objects together? Answer in the caption below".

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Conservator Ayesha has done an amazing job separating these brooches from their old mounts without damaging them! In case you're wondering why she isn't wearing gloves - Ayesha needs full dexterity of her fingers whilst using the scalpel. She cleaned the surfaces of the objects once she finished.

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🚨 #MUSEUMJOBS KLAXON🚨 We're looking for a Senior Digitiser and two Digitisers to work across @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & @camplantsci.bsky.social to help create biodiversity data for the researchers who need it, through #DiSSCoUK. 1. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-... 2. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/digitis...

A pinned moth is positioned within a light box, with a camera positioned above

A museum drawer containing tens of pinned tiger and emerald moths lined up in rows

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢The Museum will be CLOSED on Sunday 2 August for some essential maintenance work 📢We're really sorry if you were hoping to visit on that day. Visit our website for all our opening hours: ow.ly/U0O150Ztc79 University of Cambridge Museums

Exterior view of the Museum of Zoology with large glass windows reflecting the blue sky and nearby trees.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sometimes you just need to take a break and sit by the Lake 🦆🪷 #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #MondayMood #TakeABreak

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Are you blind or partially sighted? We're setting up a working group to help us develop some large 3D insect models, to be used as tactile resources in the Museum & we'd love you to join us! All the details are on our website. ow.ly/PUu550ZrmKX University of Cambridge Museums

Photo shows someone's hand holding an extra large size, white, detailed 3D model of a Great Diving Beetle, on a grey background.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌿 Looking for an affordable summer day out? Adult admission to the Garden is just £7.60 (£8.50 with Gift Aid) until 1 September, and children aged 16 and under visit free all year round! Explore 40 acres of gardens, family trails and hands-on activities. Find out more: bit.ly/4foCo3J

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📢WE'RE RECRUITING! Senior Digitiser & two Digitisers needed to work with us & Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge creating vital biodiversity data, part of a major digitisation programme.🦋 ow.ly/QTih50ZrhOq #DiSSCoUK #MuseumJobs UK Research and Innovation University of Cambridge Museums

Photo shows a pinned moth under a lightbox with camera, a tray of moths & opened drawers of moths at the Museum.

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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

Members of a musical group lean through the arches of a cloister. Text reads: 'Vox Cantab, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 23 July 2026, 7pm'.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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: bit.ly/44ui2kQ Adults don't need to book, but standard Garden admission applies.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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: bit.ly/4wHNs2T #SoundsGreen #CUBG

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Whipple Museum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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: bit.ly/4p9FXzu

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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.

Illustrations of children playing with dinosaurs, and a model volcano whilst craft supplies lie nearby. Text reads 'Summer at the Museums, fun family days out in Cambridge and beyond'.

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