What's On: What's On

Fri 11 May 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cows, bowers and towers

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China

Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide

The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Photography exhibition "il faut que je sois"

The photographic essay “il faut que je sois” (it must be that I am) was shot in Paris by Roeland Verhallen – a Cambridge graduate researcher in visual perception – using black and white medium format film and a Hasselblad 503CX. It explores the concept of time, the necessity of being, and ancestry.

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

1:10PM - 2:00PM

Lunchtime Concerts at St Giles Church, Castle Street.

Kettle's Yard Lunchtime Concert Series

1:15PM - 2:00PM

John Stanley (1712-1786) organist and composer - a tercentenary tribute

Harpsichord recital by Dr Gerald Gifford.

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.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Representing vacancy: absence as memory

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012: Wu Hung

7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012

English Nonsense

In this weekend course at Madingley Hall, you will explore the 'Nonsense' literature of Lear and Carroll, its roots in the oral tradition, and its legacy today.

7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012

James VI and I

James VI and I is one of the most interesting and controversial of British monarchs. In this weekend course at Madingley Hall, you will investigate James's personality, beliefs and policies through a range of primary sources.

7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012

Roman comedy

This weekend course at Madingley Hall offers a way into the world of Plautus and Terence, starting from the Greek theatre of Menander and the local traditions of Italy. The plays are studied in translation and no knowledge of Latin is required.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Fri 11 May 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Cows, bowers and towers Cows, bowers and towers
	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 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.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Photography exhibition "il faut que je sois" The photographic essay “il faut que je sois” (it must be that I am) was shot in Paris by Roeland Verhallen – a Cambridge graduate researcher in visual perception – using black and white medium format film and a Hasselblad 503CX. It explores the concept of time, the necessity of being, and ancestry.
	11:30AM - 4:30PM	Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.
	1:10PM - 2:00PM	Lunchtime Concerts at St Giles Church, Castle Street. Kettle's Yard Lunchtime Concert Series
	1:15PM - 2:00PM	John Stanley (1712-1786) organist and composer - a tercentenary tribute Harpsichord recital by Dr Gerald Gifford.
	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.
	5:00PM - 6:30PM	Representing vacancy: absence as memory Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012: Wu Hung
	7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012	English Nonsense In this weekend course at Madingley Hall, you will explore the 'Nonsense' literature of Lear and Carroll, its roots in the oral tradition, and its legacy today.
	7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012	James VI and I James VI and I is one of the most interesting and controversial of British monarchs. In this weekend course at Madingley Hall, you will investigate James's personality, beliefs and policies through a range of primary sources.
	7:15PM - 2:00PM on Sun 13 May 2012	Roman comedy This weekend course at Madingley Hall offers a way into the world of Plautus and Terence, starting from the Greek theatre of Menander and the local traditions of Italy. The plays are studied in translation and no knowledge of Latin is required.