Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Whipple Museum of the History of Science, in Free School Lane, Cambridge
Established	1944
Location	Cambridge
Coordinates	(52°12′00″N 0°07′12″E / 52.20000°N 0.12000°E / 52.20000; 0.12000)
Type	University Museum
Accreditation	Arts Council England accredited
Collections	Scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science
Visitors	11,845 (2019)[1]
Founder	Robert Whipple
Director	Professor Liba Taub
Owner	University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge Museums
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The Whipple Museum of the History of Science is a museum attached to the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, which houses an extensive collection of scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science. It is located in the former Perse School on Free School Lane, and was founded in 1944, when Robert Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments to the University of Cambridge. The museum's collection is 'designated' by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as being of "national and international importance".^[2]

The museum is one of eight museums in the University of Cambridge Museums consortium.^[3]