Join us as we tour the Museum's Collections Research Centre in west Cambridge. Explore our extensive collections of of fossils, rocks and and minerals, and hear how they are cared for and used for research. Chat with our Archive Assistant and 'rummage' through facsimiles from the museum's archives. This historic collection reveals the lives and stories of the people involved in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge from the 17th Century onwards.
Four tours will run throughout the day, with a duration of 45 minutes.
Tour start times:11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm
Please don't hesitate to contact us in advance to discuss access requirements, and arrange car parking for disabled access: 01223 333456, [email protected]
We are sorry there is no general parking available.
Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 11:00-11:45, 12:00-12:45, 13:30-14:15, 14:30-15:15
Location & directions
Sedgwick Museum Collections Research Centre, A.G Brighton & Colin Forbes Building, Department of Earth Sciences, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road,, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0UD
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- Directions:
- By Car: Disabled parking only is available. Please let us know in advance if you are planning on driving. Search Sedgwick Museum Collections Research centre on GoogleMaps for directions.
If you are getting a taxi ask the driver to take you to Sedgwick Museum Collections Research Centre at Madingley Rise, towards Greenwich House. The signs will direct you to the right building once on site.
By Bus: The Universal (U) bus service (Whippet) buses runs between the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and West Cambridge. Find out more information for Universal bus service. When you alight, walk towards Madingley road, cross over into the Madingley Rise site on the opposite side of the road and walk up towards the end of the site (approx 5 mins walk). There are signs here to direct you to the right building.
If you are getting on the bus from Cambridge Train Station, take the bus for ‘Eddington’ and
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Book via link provided
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-scenes-tours-at-the-sedgwick-museum-collections-research-centre-tickets-1996979221609?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Booking opens:
- 09 Aug 2026 10:00 AM
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 60
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