The Polar Museum

Exploration into science: Discover the story of planet Earth's coldest, driest, windiest, highest and deadliest places …

If you have ever wondered what it is like to travel to the Polar Regions or why they are so important to the future of our world, take a trip to The Polar Museum. From penguins to paintings, sleeping bags to sextants, Inuit art to explorers' diaries – come and find out about exploration, science and survival at the extreme ends of the earth.

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Past (132)

Immersive Antarctica primary image

Immersive Antarctica

Wed, Feb 21, 10:30 AM

Free

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet primary image

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet

Mon, Nov 13, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans

Mon, Oct 16, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins

Mon, Sep 25, 2:15 PM

Free

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play primary image

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play primary image

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 10:00 AM

Free

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 11:00 AM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins

Mon, Jul 24, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration

Mon, Jun 19, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw

Mon, May 22, 1:30 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival

Mon, Mar 27, 1:30 PM

Free

Immersive Antarctica primary image

Immersive Antarctica

Wed, Feb 21, 10:30 AM

Free

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet primary image

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet

Mon, Nov 13, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans

Mon, Oct 16, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins

Mon, Sep 25, 2:15 PM

Free

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play primary image

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play primary image

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 10:00 AM

Free

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 11:00 AM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins

Mon, Jul 24, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration

Mon, Jun 19, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw

Mon, May 22, 1:30 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival

Mon, Mar 27, 1:30 PM

Free

Exploration into science: Discover the story of planet Earth's coldest, driest, windiest, highest and deadliest places …

If you have ever wondered what it is like to travel to the Polar Regions or why they are so important to the future of our world, take a trip to The Polar Museum. From penguins to paintings, sleeping bags to sextants, Inuit art to explorers' diaries – come and find out about exploration, science and survival at the extreme ends of the earth.

Events

Sorry, there are no upcoming events
Immersive Antarctica primary image

Immersive Antarctica

Wed, Feb 21, 10:30 AM

Free

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet primary image

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet

Mon, Nov 13, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans

Mon, Oct 16, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins

Mon, Sep 25, 2:15 PM

Free

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play primary image

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play primary image

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 10:00 AM

Free

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 11:00 AM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins

Mon, Jul 24, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration

Mon, Jun 19, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw

Mon, May 22, 1:30 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival

Mon, Mar 27, 1:30 PM

Free

Immersive Antarctica primary image

Immersive Antarctica

Wed, Feb 21, 10:30 AM

Free

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet primary image

Tea & Talk: What the polar regions can tell us about our planet

Mon, Nov 13, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Polar Oceans

Mon, Oct 16, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Inuit Art: Origins

Mon, Sep 25, 2:15 PM

Free

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play primary image

Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play primary image

Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play

Mon, Aug 7, 10:00 AM

Free

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Over 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 1:00 PM

Free

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark primary image

Under 5s: Stories in the Dark

Mon, Jul 31, 11:00 AM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Penguins

Mon, Jul 24, 1:30 PM

Free

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration primary image

Tea & Talk at the Museum - Heroic objects of Antarctic exploration

Mon, Jun 19, 2:15 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Scrimshaw

Mon, May 22, 1:30 PM

Free

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival primary image

Meet & Make at the Museum - Cambridge Festival

Mon, Mar 27, 1:30 PM

Free