Kettle's yard Shadowy Tales

Wednesday February 15th, one-hour sessions at 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Unravel the secrets of Kettle's Yard with theatre company Indefinite Articles. Start with a story and then explore the house by twilight. Family event, free but booking essential.

Click here for booking information:
http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/education/kidsfamilies.html#613

Please note these sessions are now fully booked.

Cambridge and County Folk Museum
Shadow Puppet Workshop

Before electricity, television and cinema, people often entertained themselves by telling stories while casting shadows on a wall or screen. For Twilight at the Museums, the Folk Museum will be recreating the Victorian tradition of Shadow Puppetry or 'Galantry Theatre' with 2 special shadow puppet workshops led by local artist Jonny Boatfield. Explore different ways of making your puppet move and the effects created by unusual shapes and textures of paper.

Session Times: 4.45 - 6.00pm and 6.15 - 7.30pm

Please note - places for this event are limited and must be booked in advance.

For more information or to book a place, please contact Susan on 01223 355159, susan@folkmuseum.org.uk or visit our website:
http://www.folkmuseum.org.uk

Please note these sessions are now fully booked.

Blue Badge Guides Torchlight Tours

Join the Blue Badge Guides for a spooky tour through the city! Explore the winding streets before arriving at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Tours will depart from the corner of Silver Street/Queen's Green approximately every 10 mins, you can check the map by clicking here.

Please bring a torch, as it will be dark! During busy periods some tours may be re-directed to the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Last tour will leave at 7pm

Museum of Classical Archaelogy Magic Torch Trail

Collect a magic torch as you enter and discover the mythical world of gods and goddesses. Bring your own torch too and shine a new light on the past, as statues great and small cast amazing shadows.

Join the Blue Badge Guide torchlight tour or make your own way to the museum. Drop-in for families.

www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum

Whipple Museum of the History of Science Explorers Torch-lit Trail

Chart your voyage through the museum, taking in its hidden treasures, while discovering the secrets of scientific exploration. The Whipple museum holds countless objects used by travellers, from the sextants that measure latitude to the artificial horizons that guided sailors through the dark.

Explore these objects and more by completing our torch-lit trail. Continue your travels through the activities brought to the Whipple by the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and discover more about explorers of the past and the people they met.

www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple

Museum of Zoology Deep, Dark Sea

Discover the animals living in the depths of the ocean. Explore the life of the iconic Finback Whale and then descend into the ocean deep where monsters live and glow with light in the watery black.

Bring a torch and learn about these amazing creatures of the dark with hands on activities, crafts and trails.

www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Glittering Minerals

See dinosaurs in a different light and wonder at the magic of glittering minerals. This drop-in event runs from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

www.sedgwickmuseum.org

Fitzwilliam Museum Colour and Light

The focus at The Fitzwilliam Museum this year is colour and light. See the building illuminated in a different way, take part in a light drawing activity and join R M Lloyd Parry for candlelit storytelling of dark tales on a dark night.

Plus, enjoy tours of the Antiquities galleries, ten minute gallery talks on the meaning of colour and guide yourself through the galleries with the Fitz colour trail. It's going to be a colourful night!

www.fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk

The Polar Museum Artic Twilight

Experience a polar winter when the sun never rises. Bring your torch and discover the museum a new. We have installed a few surprises for you to find. Listen to ancient stories from the peoples of the Arctic in our story tent and imagine life below freezing.

Hot drinks will be available from the Cafe in the Chemistry Department opposite the museum's main entrance.

Please bring your own torch! Suitable for 5+

www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum

Cambridge University Botanic Garden The Deep Dark Plant Safari

While the rest of the Garden is sleeping, our Glasshouses will come alive with atmospheric lights and sounds at this special evening event. Bring your torch along for this magical chance to explore the glasshouses after the sun goes down. All ages welcome.

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

Cambridge Museum of Technology Twilight Photography

Join local artist Kay Goodridge for an after-hours photography session in the atmospheric surroundings of the Old Pumping Station on the banks of the River Cam. This activity is aimed at families and all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Warm clothing and sensible footwear is essential. Bring your own digital camera or borrow one of the museum's.

Session 1: 4.30 - 5.45pm
Session 2: 6.15 - 7.30pm

Numbers are limited so booking is essential. Email info@museumoftechnology.com or phone 01223 368650

www.museumoftechnology.com

Please note these sessions are now fully booked.

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey Puppet Parade

Make your own puppets - funny, scary, or just plain strange - and then join in the shadow puppet performance of our very own Twilight Ghost Story.

Drop-in session. No need to book. Suitable for children aged 4+. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE ENTRY (Essential - please bring a torch!)

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk