🪰2 days to go until our livestream with NHM fly expert Dr Erica McAlister. How long do flies live? Do they sleep? How do they solve crimes? Get your Q ready - Wed 18 June at 7pm University of Cambridge Museums Dr Erica McAlister ow.ly/p4Ez50W9WQl Photo ©Trustees of the Natural History Museum

📢BOOK NOW for a rare opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at the Museum with an expert tour of our Insect Collection. See the vast collection which is not on public display. Booking advisable as space is limited. Sat 21 June, FREE University of Cambridge Museums ow.ly/9HN250WaTG2

🙂APPLY NOW - We are seeking a Senior Collections Lead to manage our Collections Management, Care & Conservation teams.🦋 Closes Sun 22 June. ow.ly/86Rx50WaW0g University of Cambridge Museums

Fancy coming on a minibeast hunt? This Sat 21 June, we're running expert minibeast hunts in Cambridge - starting at the Museum 🦋 Part of our Zoology Live! event - our biggest annual family day 😀 FREE - book ahead, space limited 🐝ow.ly/xlyg50WbAZJ University of Cambridge Museums

📢🪰📢Only 2 hours to go until we chat LIVE to NHM Principal Curator of Flies, Dr Erica McAlister! Get your questions ready as we delve into the fascinating world of flies 🪰 Live on YouTube from 7pm - 8pm ow.ly/t9Xk50WaUXA

Our biggest family day of the year is this Saturday 21 June, loads going on! 🦋Minibeast hunts 🐝Behind the Scenes tours 🪰Crafts 🪳Live insects 🐞Mini lectures 🙂ALL FREE 💗Can't wait to see you ow.ly/LPUF50WbC6r University of Cambridge Museums

Thanks 🥰 to everyone to came along to our Zoology Live! INSECTOPIA event on Saturday, despite the very hot weather! 🦋We enjoyed mini-beast hunts, tours of the insect room, plus live stick insects, moths & butterflies! It's always very cool in the Museum 😉 University of Cambridge Museums

🐧July dates are now out for our Pride in Nature Tours! Tours are running on 12, 19 & 27 July. These FREE tours are led by our expert volunteers who will share their stories about gender & sex in the animal world 🏳️‍🌈 Book ahead! ow.ly/cs1A50Wfoka University of Cambridge Museums

🪰Missed our livestream with Dr Erica McAlister - Principal Curator of Flies at the Natural History Museum? No problem! Listen back to this fascinating conversation, + more insect info on our blog! 🦋ow.ly/6rgA50Wig02 University of Cambridge Museums Dr Erica McAlister Photo ©Trustees of the NHM

Sign up for family fun this #SummerAtTheMuseums! 💌 ☀️ 🗓️ Enjoy a great value day out with your family at local museums this summer. Join us to spark your imagination, explore big topics & enjoy time together. Sign up to hear when events launch: bit.ly/SummerAtTheMus…

😎Join us this #SummerAtTheMuseums!️ We’re joining University of Cambridge Museums & museums across the region to run family events across the school holidays. See which Museums are taking part & sign up to be the first to hear when the programme launches! ow.ly/loNB50WifuL

🐠Calling all 2-5 year olds! Our next Animal Tails session is on Fri 11 July! Book your FREE place for expert-led stories & play. University of Cambridge Museums ow.ly/ArE650Wg2fN

🐞Meet Prof. Ed Turner, our Curator of Insects, as he dissects a cow pat in a Cambridge city centre meadow. Using just a sieve & a spoon (especially for this purpose, according to Ed 😉). Available now on You Tube & our Blog 🙂ow.ly/mytN50Wih5g University of Cambridge Museums

July dates for our popular Pride in Nature Tours are out! Tours are running on 12/19/27 July - book ahead as places are limited. Our expert volunteer guides will share their stories of gender & sex in the animal world. ow.ly/KZKl50WikcA University of Cambridge Museums

🦋How do you discover the diversity of insects living in our meadows? Ecologists use a technique called 'sweep netting' - find out what our Curator of Insects, Prof Ed Turner, found when he used his sweep net, here in Cambridge 🐞 ow.ly/roOV50Wijb0 University of Cambridge Museums

🐝In the UK, there are 24 bumblebee species, 8 are listed as conservation priority species, meaning they are under threat. In the last 10 years, 2 species of bumblebee have gone extinct in the UK. Read more about pollinators in our blog. museumofzoologyblog.com/2025/05/20/zin… University of Cambridge Museums

🐳What if our specimens could talk? Now, with the help of AI, you can have a conversation with 13 specimens. Ask them anything you like! Waiting to chat are: the fin whale, a butterfly, brain coral, platypus & others. Just scan the QR code in the Museum 😀@CamunivMuseums

Visit the Museum this summer and see beautiful nature journals created by pupils of Benwick and Glebelands Primary Schools with artist Rebecca Cahill Roots as part of the Fen Pals outreach project commissioned by the University of Cambridge Centre for Landscape Regeneration.

🔊Exciting new research by an international team of researchers, including Joana Meier and Prof Chris Jiggins, here in Zoology.

🦎Celebrate reptiles with us on Thurs 14 Aug at our Summer Family Day 🙂 follow our Reptile Trail, make craft snakes & handle real reptile skeletons! All FREE, just drop in. #SummerAtTheMuseums University of Cambridge Museums