Exhibitions
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.
Thinking of Flying George Arluk (b. 1949) Soapstone and relic whalebone from the shores of Hudson Bay. Arviat (Eskimo Point), Nunavut, Canada, 1997 Given by David Williams, 2008. SPRI Museum Y: 2008/34/7a-b © Scott Polar Research Institute
The Thing Is...
Wed 24 September 2014 - Sat 20 December 2014
The Polar Museum
This exhibition explores the many ways in which we consider and care for museum objects, how and why objects gain meaning and why we collect them and their accompanying stories.
Pairing an object from each of the University of Cambridge Museums and the Botanic Garden with an object taken from the reserve collections at the Polar Museum, The Thing Is … uses innovative touch screen technology to explore the relationships between each pair and invites the public to contribute to the curatorial process. The dialogue between the objects highlights the often surprising correspondences between things and audiences.
You will be able to choose between video, audio and text descriptions to find out about the objects, their histories and connections, and the ways in which we care for them.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Website Email: museum@spri.cam.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1223 336540
Timing
10:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Wednesday 24 September 2014 until Saturday 20 December 2014
All times
| Wed 24 September 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 25 September 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 26 September 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 27 September 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 30 September 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 1 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 2 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 3 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 4 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 7 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 8 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 9 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 10 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 11 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 14 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 15 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 16 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 17 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 18 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 21 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 22 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 23 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 24 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 25 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 28 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 29 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 30 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 31 October 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 1 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 4 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 5 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 6 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 7 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 8 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 11 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 12 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 13 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 14 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 15 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 18 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 19 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 20 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 21 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 22 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 25 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 26 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 27 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 28 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 29 November 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 2 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 3 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 4 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 5 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 6 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 9 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 10 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 11 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 12 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 13 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 16 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 17 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 18 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 19 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 20 December 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |