Our museums and most sports facilities are open, with restrictions, in line with Government guidance. Buildings and facilities may be operating online booking to manage visitor numbers, so may not be open on a drop-in basis. Please be aware that capacities remain reduced.
The Botanic Garden is open for local walking and wellbeing. Entry tickets are limited and advance booking is essential. Other museums and collections are also open on a timed-ticketing basis; please see the museums' website for information about how to book.
The University Library is open for online and zero-contact services (Click and Collect and Scan and Deliver). In-person study visits for certain areas, such as Special Collections, are available to book in advance to all registered UL users.
Some outdoor sports facilities and the Sports Centre have re-opened with restrictions.
Please check the relevant website for further details about local restrictions.
Public events
Many of the collegiate University's events have been taken online. See events open to the public, including the virtual ones, on our What's On website. Sign up for the regular email to hear about future events.
Discover our collections online
- See treasures of Cambridge University Library in high resolution
- Discover highlights from the Fitzwilliam Museum
- Visit Kettle’s Yard on a virtual tour or discover some of the collection’s objects in 360-degree views
- Watch videos about objects in the Museum of Classical Archaeology
- Explore the Polar Museum’s catalogue and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's collection
- Find out about the history of science and its instruments from astrolabes to microscopes on the Whipple Museum website
- Get up close and personal with some spectacular specimens from the Museum of Zoology
- Get to know plants from the Botanic Garden chosen by the Head of Horticulture or see weekly wanders on YouTube
- Meet the Wonder Chicken in the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Science's online version of its exhibition
Virtual visits
Explore some of collegiate Cambridge’s most recognisable buildings on Google Street View.
Watch
Watch videos on the University's YouTube channel.
Listen
Exercise your little grey cells with podcasts from across the University.
- Check out the University's podcast Mind Over Chatter on captivate.fm
- Visit the University on Soundcloud or Apple podcasts for recordings of talks and public events
- See more podcasts produced by students and academics across Cambridge
Read
Settle down with our deep-dives into dozens of fascinating topics in our long reads or catch up with the latest research news and features.
Stay active
Exercise at home — or wherever you are — with the Sports Centre's #StayActiveCambridge programme.