Cambridge: Whipple Museum Tour Private Tour

Explore the iconic Whipple Museum with a university researcher. This tour offers visitors an insightful perspective on the history of science, while exploring the ethics of scientific research.
Join a guided tour of the Whipple Museum for the History of Science in Cambridge and explore the fascinating displays and cabinets filled with historic scientific instruments. With a university researcher as your guide, you will discuss the complex history of scientific discovery at Cambridge and around the world.

This guided museum tour offers visitors an insightful perspective on the history of science, encouraging reflection on the societal and ethical dimensions often hidden beneath scientific study.

Located in the heart of Cambridge, the Whipple Museum is renowned for its extensive collection of scientific and medical instruments. Our Cambridge museum tour goes beyond the exhibits to uncover the untold stories, controversies, and struggles that have defined scientific progress over the centuries.

This thought-provoking tour delves into the challenging history of science, highlighting moments when scientific advancements clashed with ethics, morality, and human rights. Explore controversial topics such as the role of science in eugenics and colonialism, and learn how ideas about gender, race, and socio-economic disparity have influenced scientific development.

*Tour Details:*
- Recommended for ages 10 and older.
- Meeting point: Front desk of the Whipple Museum in Cambridge.
- Fully accessible via the museum’s back door with elevator access.
- Toilets available within the museum.

*Acknowledgment:*
This tour was sponsored by the University of Cambridge museums and developed in collaboration with museum curators. It is meant to offer visitors a new way to engage with the history of science in Cambridge.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.