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Tue 27 January 2015 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition of the history and evolution of St Michael's Church

The History and evolution of St Michael's church.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Concrete poetry exhibition - a token of concrete affection

Works from the personal collection of art historian Stephen Bann relating to close exchanges between Cambridge and Brazilian poets in the 1960s.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Private lives of print: The use and abuse of books 1450-1550

An exhibition of over 50 of Cambridge University Library's wonderful early printed books, selected for the stories they tell about the use of books in the first hundred years after the invention of printing.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Fatal consequences: the Chapman Brothers and Goya’s disasters of war

The Chapman Brothers’ Disasters of War takes Goya’s print series of the same title and reinvents and extends the imagery and horrors with a cornucopia of ideas from later wars and modern culture. This exhibition shows different versions of the Chapman Bothers’ set, together with a selection from Goya’s original series.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Beauty and Revolution

The Poetry and Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Highlight Gender 'hostility', rape, and the hate crime paradigm

In commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day

4:15PM - 5:45PM

Look, make, talk

6 week course, Tuesdays after school for 8 – 12s. Weekly after school art club continues with artists Alex Hirtzel and Filipa Pereira-Stubbs. Explore the themes of the Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition, experiment with different materials and create unique artworks of your own.

6:30PM - 9:30PM

Banff mountain film festival world tour

A collection of the most extraordinary new films from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival. Follow the expeditions of some of today's most incredible adventurers, experience amazing footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by exhilarating pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Circuit gatherings

15 – 25 years old and interested in the arts? Keen to pursue a career in the creative industry or develop your own arts project? Join us for lively monthly presentations and discussions with leading figures from the creative industries including practicing artists, curators and those working in the cultural sector. Organised and hosted by the Circuit group.

7:15PM - 8:15PM

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals