Cambridge & London 2012
Wed 2 May 2012 - Sun 9 September 2012
Various Locations
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
University Museums will be opening new exhibits either inspired by London 2012 or as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The Fitzwilliam Museum will display the largest collection of ancient royal treasures to come out of China. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will be hosting a collaborative art exhibition between British and South African artists on a theme of human frailty and resilience, entitled ‘Unlimited Global Alchemy’.
As part of Cambridgeshire Competes, the Museum of Classical Archaeology will be exploring the classical Olympics of ancient Greece and the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences will be explaining how raw materials can be made into Olympic and Paralympic equipment.
The Olympic Torch will pass through the city on its way to the capital, coinciding with the City’s Big Weekend. The University’s Public Engagement team will be holding hands-on science and sport activities for families in the Fun Lab on Parker’s Piece. King’s College Choir will premiere a new work composed to mark the arrival of the Torch the day before it arrives.
Dr Carenza Lewis, presenter of ‘Time Team’ will be taking part in ‘On Landguard Point’, a project about Home for the Cultural Olympiad. Dr Lewis will be inviting members of the public to participate in region-wide excavations, searching for traces of historical homes.
This year’s Open Cambridge will feature several sports themed events, including behind the scenes looks at sports at Sidney Sussex College and Christ’s College. Bridge the Gap, our annual charity walk, will engage in Olympic themed activities as well as music to mark the Bandstand Marathon at the end of the Olympic and Paralympic Games period.
On-going programmes include Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games (http://www.sport.maths.org/content/), by the award winning Millennium Mathematics Project. Online educational resources and a Schools Roadshow will focus on the mechanics of sport and the statistics of the Games. And everyone can join in with a series of routes in Cambridge that draw attention to the City’s Olympic connections through the Walk Cambridge in 2012 (http://www.walkcam2012.co.uk/) website. There are routes for all the family, including those requiring level access.
To find out more, please search 'London 2012' in the What's On search bar.
Cost: n/a
Enquiries and booking
Timing
9:00am-11:00pm daily from Wednesday 2 May 2012 until Sunday 9 September 2012
All times
Wed 2 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 3 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 4 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 5 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 6 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 7 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 8 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 9 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 10 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 11 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 12 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 13 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 14 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 15 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 16 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 17 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 18 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 19 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 20 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 21 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 22 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 23 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 24 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 25 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 26 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 27 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 28 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 29 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 30 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 31 May 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 1 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 2 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 3 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 4 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 5 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 6 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 7 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 8 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 9 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 10 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 11 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 12 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 13 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 14 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 15 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 16 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 17 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 18 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 19 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 20 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 21 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 22 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 23 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 24 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 25 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 26 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 27 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 28 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 29 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 30 June 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 1 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 2 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 3 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 4 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 5 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 6 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 7 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 8 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 9 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 10 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 11 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 12 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 13 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 14 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 15 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 16 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 17 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 18 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 19 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 20 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 21 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 22 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 23 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 24 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 25 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 26 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 27 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 28 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 29 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 30 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 31 July 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 1 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 2 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 3 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 4 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 5 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 6 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 7 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 8 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 9 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 10 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 11 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 12 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 13 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 14 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 15 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 16 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 17 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 18 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 19 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 20 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 21 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 22 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 23 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 24 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 25 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 26 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 27 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 28 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 29 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 30 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 31 August 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 1 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 2 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Mon 3 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Tue 4 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Wed 5 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Thu 6 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Fri 7 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sat 8 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Sun 9 September 2012 | 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Venue
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