Summer Drop-In Crafts Thursday 22 August 2024, 10.30am-1pm This summer the museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is bees! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am-1pm This activity is suitable for children aged 5 and above. Tickets are £3 per child plus your usual admission […]
Viking Day Saturday 14th September Travel back in time more than 1000 years to the Viking kingdom of East Anglia with Grantanbrycg. A time when the fens were ruled by the Danish king Guthrum and his Great Heathen Army. See how people lived and fought, the food they ate, the clothes they wore, and the […]
Family Explorer Tours at Ely Museum Sundays in Autumn 1pm – 1.45pm Take part in a different adventure each week at Ely Museum. Listen to stories and get hands-on with objects from history. Each session will take your family on a different journey through the museum. Sessions will last around 45 minutes. Tickets are £3.50 […]
Twilight at the Museum Tuesday 29th October, 5pm - 7.30pm Join us for family fun after hours at Ely Museum. Explore the galleries in the dark with your torch, listen to a spooky story and follow the cryptic clues of our Twilight trail, all included in your Twilight ticket. With renowned storyteller, Marion Leeper. Suitable […]
Creepy Crafts Thursday 31st October 2024, 10.30am-1pm Make a spooky ghost and a plump pumpkin! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am-1pm This activity is suitable for children aged 7 and under. Tickets are £3 per child plus your usual admission ticket or annual pass.
Love Time Team and Digging for Britain? Or perhaps have a budding archaeologist in your family? If so, join us at the museum for an archaeology themed day. Supported by Oxford Archaeology, discover how archaeologists dig up the past, record what they find, piece together the clues and discover the story in their hunt for […]
A Golden Age of Summer A temporary exhibition at Ely Museum from 26 July - 14 September 2025 You are invited to a summer of relaxation and play at Ely Museum! Inspired by the long, lazy, summer days of the Edwardian period, our summer exhibition encourages you to linger and lounge: play at a picnic, […]
Make your own flying machine with paper, or using junk modelling, and then test it out by completing the Flying Circus Challenge! How far can it fly? How accurate is it? How agile is it? Can it fly through a hoop or hit a target? Enjoy lots of fun challenges and try out different designs […]
As part of our 'Birds and Planes and Things that Fly' week, come and meet some amazing birds of prey live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation. The Raptor Foundation is a team that provides a rescue service, care and rehabilitation facilities for injured raptors. They also provide a permanent home for unwanted raptors. […]
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.
