The Polar Museum

A short walk from the Fitzwilliam Museum is The Polar Museum. It was a finalist for The Museum of the Year Prize in 2011. Its extraordinary collection covers the Arctic and Antarctic, native peoples and the Golden Age of Exploration of heroes such as Scott and Shackleton. It also serves as the National Memorial to Scott and his men, as well as being the public front of The Scott Polar Research Institute which continues their scientific work. Special events, exhibitions, tours, children's activities and behind the scenes Open Days are held quite often.

• museum
• outdoors
• family

Address

Lensfield Road

Hours

Tue-Sat (and Sun on Bank Holiday Weekends) 10AM-4PM

Website

spri.cam.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)