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Exhibitions

William Blake etching named Head of a Damned Soul.

William Blake’s Universe

Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.

Adam and Eve are sent out of the garden, by Jan Tcega (2006)

Crafting colour: beads, pattern and painting from the Kalahari

Tue 24 June 2014 - Sun 28 September 2014

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

In 1990 an art workshop was established at the former mission of D’Kar in western Botswana. This exhibition features a range of work produced at the workshop, and explores its links with San rock art and beadwork, possibly the longest continually practiced artistic traditions in the world.

The exhibition examines the ways in which prints and paintings depict traditional occupations such as hunting and beadwork, but also considers the position people find themselves in today; with limited access to the land, and the resources it once supplied.

The development of this exhibition was supported in part by a Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Research Grant from the Art Fund, and a Research Grant from the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. A number of prints were presented by the Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Cost: free

Enquiries and booking

No need to book.

Website Email: admin@maa.cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223 333516

Timing

10:30am-4:30pm Tuesday-Sunday every week from Tuesday 24 June 2014 until Sunday 28 September 2014

All times

Tue 24 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 25 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 26 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 27 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 28 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 29 June 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 1 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 2 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 3 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 4 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 5 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 6 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 8 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 9 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 10 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 11 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 12 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 13 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 15 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 16 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 17 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 18 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 19 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 20 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 22 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 23 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 24 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 25 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 26 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 27 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 29 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 30 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 31 July 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 1 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 2 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 3 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 5 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 6 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 7 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 8 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 9 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 10 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 12 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 13 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 14 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 15 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 16 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 17 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 19 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 20 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 21 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 22 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 23 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 24 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 26 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 27 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 28 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 29 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 30 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 31 August 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 2 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 3 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 4 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 5 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 6 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 7 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 9 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 10 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 11 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 12 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 13 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 14 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 16 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 17 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 18 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 19 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 20 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 21 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Tue 23 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed 24 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Thu 25 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Fri 26 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat 27 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM
Sun 28 September 2014 10:30AM - 4:30PM

Venue

Address: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Downing Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 3DZ
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Email: admin@maa.cam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1223 333516
Fax: +44 1223 333517
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