Today is the day the teddy bears have their picnic! Bring your favourite teddy bear down to the museum today for games and some surprises. Join in with our imaginative play teddy bears' picnic in the museum galleries, listen to a story and have a game of hide and seek with our mischievous bears, how […]
Family fun day for October Half Term Complete the spooky challenges around the museum, collect the ingredients and add them to the witch's cauldron. 10.30am - 4pm No pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
Use the junk provided and your imagination to make a monster or a Halloween friend. How many legs will it have? How many eyes? Is it a friendly monster or a really scary one? Friday 31st October 10.30am - 3pm No pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
Festive Family Evening at Ely Museum Bring your family along to our festive fun pre-Christmas evening at Ely Museum. Enjoy festive stories with Marion Leeper, play games in the galleries and make some Christmassy crafts. We'll be all decorated for Christmas with many trees and twinkly lights to get you in the mood for some […]
Father Christmas at Ely Museum Saturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th 10.30am - 1pm and 1.30pm - 4pm. Father Christmas will be taking time out of his busy schedule to visit Ely Museum for the weekend. Come along and meet him and his elves and leave with a lovely gift. Drop in event, no […]
Banish the Winter Blues: See Ely Museum in a new light! Tuesday 20th January - Friday 23rd January 3pm - 5pm We will be dimming the gallery lights at dusk and illuminating the museum to banish the winter blues. Pop in to see the museum in a different light, using torches for a scavenger hunt or […]
Crazy Croquet: Easter Weekend at Ely Museum Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April 10.30am - 4pm Come have some fun in the museum galleries this Easter with our indoor Crazy Croquet. See who in your family is the most skilled at getting their ball around all the obstacles - mind out for the bunnies! Drop […]
Dig it! Archaeology Discovery Day Love Digging for Britain or perhaps have a budding archaeologist in your family? If so, join us for Dig It! - our archaeology discovery day. Discover how archaeologists dig up the past, record what they find, piece together the clues and discover the story in their hunt for history. Supported […]
History Heroes Wednesday, 27th May, 10.30am-4.00pm Included in standard admission. Children in history-themed fancy dress go FREE* Be part of history for the day! Join us for a day of activities and games celebrating our history heroes, culminating in a history-themed fancy dress contest judged by Ely’s Town Crier at 2pm! Do you have a toga […]
Myths and Legends A drop-in family event immersing you in worlds of brave knights and fiery dragons. Friday 24th July, 10.30am - 4pm From dragons and unicorns to knights and princess, come explore the legendary stories of the medieval romances. Throughout our galleries you’ll find story-based activities, places to play and stories to read. Timed […]
Knight School Have you ever wanted to be a knight? Complete the tasks and activities to earn your title. Wednesday 5th August to Saturday 8th August, 10.30am - 4pm Have you ever wanted to be a knight? Come to Ely Museum and learn all the steps it took for a squire to gain his knighthood, […]
Birds of Prey Join the Raptor Foundation at Ely Museum to learn more about their magnificent birds. Wednesday 19th August, 10.30am - 4pm We are delighted to announce the return of the Raptor Foundation to Ely Museum, with their beautiful birds of prey. Falconry was a popular sport in the medieval period, undertaken by men […]
