Opening times and group bookings
The Museum is open Monday - Friday from 10am to 5pm, on Saturday from 10am to 4pm, and closed on Sundays. Admission is free. The Museum is open on some bank holidays (see dates below) but closed on Good Friday (18th April) and over the Christmas and New Year period.
For information about planning a visit to the Collections Research Centre please click here.
The Museum will be open on the following bank holidays:
2025
21 April
5 May
26 May
25 August
Booking is not required except for groups which must be booked in advance. For information about bringing a group or school to the Museum, and for access to the booking calendar click here.
Facilities and useful information
Identification Service
Have you found a rock, fossil or mineral you would like us to identify? Bring your find to the Museum and we will do our best to identify it for you, free of charge. More information.
Toilets and baby-changing
There is one toilet available for visitors. An accessible toilet is available within the Department of Earth Sciences, Museum staff can provide access to this. Public toilets are available only five minutes walk away in the Lion Yard shopping centre where there is also a Changing Spaces toilet (Cambridge Shopmobility). https://www.changing-places.org/
There are baby changing facilities in both the Museum toilet and the Department of Earth Sciences accessible toilet.
Eating and drinking
The Sedgwick Museum does not have a cafe on site (and eating and drinking is not permitted in the Museum) but there are several open spaces nearby for picnics in good weather and our team will be happy to tell you about other local places to eat, including The Whale Cafe at the nearby Museum of Zoology which is open to the public.
Lift access
The Museum lift is currently unavailable - we are working with engineers to resolve the ongoing issues and apologise for the inconvenience.
Coats and bags
There are coat-hooks available in the entrance of the Museum. Please note that these are used at visitors' own risk and the Museum cannot accept responsibility for lost or stolen items. The Museum is unable to store personal items.