Thu 8 March 2018 | 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Landscapes Below: Mapping and the New Science of Geology Landscapes Below celebrates a period of experimental geological map-making in the 19th century, focusing on the use of colour in geological maps and on the development of a visual vocabulary for the new science. |
9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Reality Machines - An Art Exhibition on Post Truth Reality Machines brings together artists and human rights advocates from around the world who have taken a critical view at fake news and the "post-truth phenomenon". |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Matt Smith's Flux: Parian unpacked Exploring themes of mass production, celebrity, colonialism and our notion of history, this impressive installation by ceramic artist and curator, Matt Smith, features over 100 sculptural parian busts from the Glynn collection of parian. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum Showcasing over 100 samplers from the Museum’s excellent but often unseen collection, this display highlights the importance of samplers as documentary evidence of past lives. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Object of My Affection: stories of love from the Fitzwilliam collection Love is very much in the air in this exhibition, which contains objects alive with the range of emotions that it commands; from admiration and affection, joy and passion, longing and despair, to insults, indifference, grief and remembrance. |
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6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Faiza Shaheen - Class and Social Mobility, getting to a fairer 2027 Faiza Shaheen presents her personal, positive vision - and then leads discussion - on how we can make Britain less class-ridden and more socially mobile, for the benefit of all in 2027. |
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6:45PM - 8:30PM |
The importance of seed testing Pam Butler will talk about all aspects of seeds testing. |
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7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Madingley Lecture: Brexit, animal health, welfare, superbugs and superfarms John Fishwick, President of the British Veterinary Association, looks at some of the challenges facing the UK veterinary profession post-Brexit, in this public lecture at Madingley Hall. |