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.
| Mon 14 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
Sir Lionel Whitby: War hero, medical pioneer, Master An archive exhibition featuring highlights from a recent donation of personal papers of the eminent bacteriologist, haematologist and Regius Professor of Physic at the University (1945-56) |
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| 9:30AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Downing's Early Black Cantabs An archive exhibition for Black History Month celebrating the College's early black students dating back more than 100 years |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| Tue 15 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 9:30AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Downing's Early Black Cantabs An archive exhibition for Black History Month celebrating the College's early black students dating back more than 100 years |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| Wed 16 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
Highlight Downing's Early Black Cantabs An archive exhibition for Black History Month celebrating the College's early black students dating back more than 100 years |
|
| 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
Sir Lionel Whitby: War hero, medical pioneer, Master An archive exhibition featuring highlights from a recent donation of personal papers of the eminent bacteriologist, haematologist and Regius Professor of Physic at the University (1945-56) |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Changing the story? Women and leadership Business Executive and Cambridge researcher, Heide Baumann, examines why only 8.5% of top executives in Britain's 350 largest companies are women. |
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| Thu 17 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| Fri 18 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
Sir Lionel Whitby: War hero, medical pioneer, Master An archive exhibition featuring highlights from a recent donation of personal papers of the eminent bacteriologist, haematologist and Regius Professor of Physic at the University (1945-56) |
|
| 9:30AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Downing's Early Black Cantabs An archive exhibition for Black History Month celebrating the College's early black students dating back more than 100 years |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| 3:00PM - 3:30PM |
Highlight TEA AND TALK WITH INUPIAQ ARTIST WILLY TOPKOK Join us for a cup of tea and a talk by Inupiaq artist, Willy Topkok. Hailing from the small villages of Teller and Wales, Alaska, Willy Topkok is an Inupiaq artist from the North American Arctic. |
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| 5:15PM - 7:15PM |
War in Raqqa, Syria: Rhetoric versus Reality Panel talk with Amnesty and Cambridge researchers who investigated the 2017 Coalition bombing of Raqqa, Syria and launch of art exhibition. The discussion will be followed by drinks (6.30pm onwards). The exhibition (Fitzpatrick Gallery, Queens College) will be open until 6th December 2019. |
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| Sat 19 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| Sun 20 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Join us for the region's largest Apple Day - a celebration of all things apple including sales, tasting and identification. |
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |