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| Wed 30 May 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
All things bright and beautiful Works by Rebecca Merry |
| 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. |
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| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
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| 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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
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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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Pick up a map which leads you on a beauty walk around the Fitzwilliam and nominate the painting or object you find the most beautiful. |
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| 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. |
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| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Chinese mirrors (50 BCE) and their symbolism With Dr Michael Loewe, University of Cambridge. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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. |
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| 4:15PM - 5:45PM |
Weekly art club for 8-11s |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
St catharines political economy seminars Mohammed Tanweer will give a talk on 'Can China Save The World Economy?' |