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Fri 21 October 2016 9:00AM - 5:00PM

In Search of New Forms

This exhibition draws on Kettle’s Yard’s extensive collection holdings of abstract painting, collages and prints that date from the 1960s to the 1980s.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An amateur’s passion: Lord Fitzwilliam’s print collection

This exhibition looks at what interested Lord Fitzwilliam most in acquiring and ordering his print collection, and features examples of his albums, rarely seen in public but offering a fascinating insight into the mind of a late 18th century collector.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Being Modern: Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Works by artists who sought to make a new art responding to the modern world are brought together.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Celebrating the First 200 Years: The Fitzwilliam Museum 1816 - 2016

Running throughout 2016, this exhibition will explore the Fitzwilliam’s past, present and future.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight COLOUR: the art and science of illuminated manuscripts

The final major exhibition for 2016 celebrates the Fitzwilliam’s bicentenary with a stunning display of 150 illuminated manuscripts from its rich collections.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

Step inside the world – and the mind – of the Macclesfield Psalter’s artists in a unique, dreamlike experience.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Realisation: Recent prints by Susan Aldworth and Jane Dixon

This exhibition of beautiful contemporary prints by two British artists challenges our assumptions of reality and identity.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

A Place to See Art

From the Archive: Exhibitions at Kettle’s Yard 1970–2015

4:00PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Japan and the World: The Continent and Japan’s First Economic Miracle, Professor Mikael S. Adolphson inaugural lecture

Inaugural lecture of Mikael S. Adolphson, Keidanren Professor and Chair of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge - by RSVP only - "Japan and the World: The Continent and Japan’s First Economic Miracle" at the Møller Centre, Churchill College 21 October 2016 16.00-18.30 (talk begins at 16.30, drinks at 17.30)

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Highlight Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra: Season launch

The Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra opens the CUMS 2016-17 season with a varied and exciting programme under the baton of Principal Guest Conductor, Peter Stark. The Season Launch concert is a guaranteed highlight of the season, so book now to avoid disappointment!