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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 13 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

Tue 14 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

Wed 15 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

Thu 16 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Art exhibition

Exhibition by Ernst Nicol a craftsman etcher and engraver

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Do you like what you see?

New year – new body shape? Explore the science of human body perception through illusions and imagery. Find out about how the human body has been perceived throughout history. Experience how the media affects how we feel about our bodies and what we can do to keep a healthy body image.

Fri 17 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

Sat 18 January 2014 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Perception

The Cambridge Science Centre presents an extraordinary sensory experience. The new exhibition, Perception, will use illusions to uncover how our senses and brain work and the tricks your brain uses to make sense of the world.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

Sun 19 January 2014 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Perception

The Cambridge Science Centre presents an extraordinary sensory experience. The new exhibition, Perception, will use illusions to uncover how our senses and brain work and the tricks your brain uses to make sense of the world.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.