The life of the cuckoo bumblebee
Sofia Dartnell, PhD student in the Department of Zoology, writes: You’ve heard of honeybees, but who are those big, fluffy bees taking flight as it gets warmer each spring? These are bumblebees, a group of about 260 species that are the larger cousins of honeybees. Bumblebees are known for their ‘buzz pollination’ abilities, physically buzzing flowers at a different frequency than other bee species to … Continue reading The life of the cuckoo bumblebee
Cambridge Festival at the Museum of Zoology
The Cambridge Festival runs from March 19th to April 4th 2025, and you can find a whole host of events from evening talks to hands on family activities. Here at the Museum of Zoology we have a number of events taking place. Read on to find out more. Honest Histories? Uncovering where Our Tasmanian tigers came from 6:45pm-8:30pm on Wednesday 19 March Today, natural history … Continue reading Cambridge Festival at the Museum of Zoology
Make Zoo and Mend
Back in November 2024, we ran an event called Make Zoo and Mend, exploring ways to have a more sustainable wardrobe. During this event, we launched a project with textiles artist Stephanie Norwood – to create a new piece of collaborative textile art for the Museum’s learning lab, while at the same time learning techniques such as applique, embroidery and embellishment that can be used … Continue reading Make Zoo and Mend
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day Exhibition: Meet the Scientists Opening on March 8th will be a special exhibition in the Museum galleries. Explore the Museum and find new labels written by some of the fantastic female scientists in and around the Department of Zoology. Find out about what they study and how, and be inspired by their work. This exhibition will run until the summer. Upper Gallery … Continue reading International Women’s Day
Winter Wildlife in the Trees
This year we explore the winter wildlife that lives in and around trees, with wildlife films, sustainable crafts and more. We look at the trees around us in the city, trees across the collections in the University of Cambridge, and some of the animals that rely on trees through the winter months. For our livestream on November 27 we were joined by Kenny McGregor, Arboricultural … Continue reading Winter Wildlife in the Trees
Celebrating World Habitats
On the first Monday of October every year is World Habitat Day, a day set up by the UN to highlight the places where people live. At the Museum of Zoology, we like to look at the places where animals live – the amazing habitats from around the world. This year, we invited in members of the Young Zoologists Club to work with artist Marzia … Continue reading Celebrating World Habitats
Trodden Earth
In April 2024, a group of 29 Year 12 students from schools and colleges across the UK attended a residential programme run jointly between the Museum of Zoology, Clare College and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create a temporary exhibition for display in the two museums. Trodden Earth was the result. The title and all the text you can see on the blog … Continue reading Trodden Earth
Zoology Live! Animal Connections
We are excited to announce our Zoology Live! festival for 2024! This year we are exploring the connections between animals in their habitats, and the connections between people and the natural world. Join us online on Wednesday 19 June from 7pm as we broadcast live from the Museum exploring the collections, and get your questions ready for our wildlife experts. You can find on our … Continue reading Zoology Live! Animal Connections
Winter Wildlife in the City
Join us for our celebration of urban wildlife in the colder months. We will be online on Wednesday November 29th from 7-8pm exploring the nature in and around the Museum and our curator of birds, Prof Daniel Field, will be answering your questions about our feathered friends. Then on Saturday December 2nd you can join us in person in the Museum for poetry workshops, hands … Continue reading Winter Wildlife in the City
Tangled Planet
An exhibition by Cambridge Future Museum Voices Explore the Tangled Planet temporary exhibition at the Museum of Zoology with extended information and images. This exhibition was co-curated with a group of Year 12 students from schools and colleges across the UK. The title, content and text all came from them, created during a week-long residential at Clare College and the Museum of Zoology in April … Continue reading Tangled Planet
Zoology Live! Goes Urban
It’s that time of year again: time for our Zoology Live! festival. For Zoology Live! 2023 we are exploring the wildlife in our towns and cities. Zoology Live! Online Thursday 29th June 2023, 7pm-8pm Join us live on our YouTube channel as we take a deep dive into the wildlife of the city of Cambridge, jump across the world to find out about urban wildlife … Continue reading Zoology Live! Goes Urban
Helping Nature Help Us
For Earth Day 2023, the Museum of Zoology worked with schools and families to create displays all about what nature does for us and what we can do for nature. Read on to see these wonderful creations, and for top tips on helping nature and letting nature help you. Helping Nature Help Us with The Grove Primary, Nelson Academy and Lionel Walden Primary School Beginning … Continue reading Helping Nature Help Us
Create an ocean creature puppet
Create your own ocean creature that can move, swim, act and even dance… if you wanted it to. This page will show you how to make a puppet for all your underwater plays. Watch our Young Zoologists Puppet show for ideas: You will need: If you have a printer, print and use our activity sheet to make your crafting easier: Top tip: use a sharp … Continue reading Create an ocean creature puppet
Quick Tips for ‘quitting’ Fast Fashion
It’s been very easy to get into the habitat of unthinkingly buying new clothes when there’s low costs and prices are low. However due to the high cost to the environment, it’s time we reimagined our relationship with fashion, starting at home. Here are some simple, quick ways to get more wear out of clothes, clean them responsibly and what to look for if buying … Continue reading Quick Tips for ‘quitting’ Fast Fashion
Winter Wildlife 2022: Christmas Corals and Santa Claws
Join us for our Winter Wildlife celebrations online and in the Museum as we explore creatures from under the sea, find a new Santa Claws, and discover how to have a more sustainable festive season. Winter Wildlife Livestream: Thursday 8 December, 7-8pm Join us on our YouTube channel as we broadcast LIVE from the galleries of the Museum of Zoology. Uncover life under the sea, … Continue reading Winter Wildlife 2022: Christmas Corals and Santa Claws
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