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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.

Mon 11 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Tue 12 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Wed 13 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Thu 14 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

The Lawrence room

Girton College has an extremely unusual Egyptian mummy called Hermione, which can now be viewed in the College’s small museum.

Fri 15 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM

The fork's tale

The Fork’s Tale, as narrated by Itself The story of a cannibal fork in the collections of the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology’s, complete with drawings from its point of view.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Sat 16 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

2:00PM

Highlight In conversation with Laura Ford

New Hall Art Collection Biennale

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Sun 17 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Susan Tuckett: belongings

‘Belongings’ is an exhibition of recent work by Sue Tuckett which began as a response to conversations with her father as he began to suffer from dementia.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight China’s White Gold: Contemporary Porcelain from Jingdezhen

To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Fitzwilliam Museum is showcasing the first major exhibition in this country of more than 80 works created in Jingdezhen, China, by over 50 contemporary ceramicists.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.