What's On: What's On

Thu 16 March 2017

9:00AM - 6:00PM

The curious objects in this exhibition all have a part to play in telling the story of the Library, and form a cabinet of curiosities that opens a window onto the nature of collecting.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Dick Laws: Antarctic Scientist and Artist, A retrospective

An exhibition revealing the interplay between the scientific and artistic work of the leading marine mammal scientist of his generation, Dick Laws (1926-2014).

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

Honey from Many Flowers: Carl Wilhelm Kolbe and Salomon Gessner’s Idylls

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe (1759–1835), produced prints after a set of landscape drawings by Salomon Gessner (1730-88), which capture the Romantic period’s preoccupation with the pastoral idyll and delight in the natural world. This exhibition showcases a recently acquired complete set of Kolbe’s twenty-five etchings, issued in five parts from 1805-11.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power

A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Madonnas & Miracles

Peer through the keyhole of the Italian Renaissance home and discover a hidden world of religious devotion. Bringing together a wealth of objects, including jewellery, ceramics, books, sculptures and paintings, the exhibition invites us into a domestic sphere that was charged with spiritual significance.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Making Waves: Discovering seascapes through drawings and watercolours

This exhibition brings together many rarely seen drawings and watercolours from across the collection, especially the bequest of Sir Bruce Ingram, that depict tempestuous seas, naval battles, serene harbours and bustling shores with fishermen selling their catch.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

First Footsteps: the Colonisation of Land

Ken McNamara will talk about research he has done on fossil tracks and traces made by the first animals to emerge from the sea.

6:30PM - 9:00PM

16 March: Programmable Cell Extracts - A New Biomanufacturing Paradigm

Dr. Keith Pardee (University of Toronto) and Dr. Richard Kelwick (Imperial College) discuss how use of cell extracts could revolutionise the field of biomanufacturing. The talk and dialogue will be followed by a wine reception and delicious finger buffet.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Thu 16 March 2017	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Curious objects The curious objects in this exhibition all have a part to play in telling the story of the Library, and form a cabinet of curiosities that opens a window onto the nature of collecting.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Highlight Dick Laws: Antarctic Scientist and Artist, A retrospective An exhibition revealing the interplay between the scientific and artistic work of the leading marine mammal scientist of his generation, Dick Laws (1926-2014).
	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	Honey from Many Flowers: Carl Wilhelm Kolbe and Salomon Gessner’s Idylls Carl Wilhelm Kolbe (1759–1835), produced prints after a set of landscape drawings by Salomon Gessner (1730-88), which capture the Romantic period’s preoccupation with the pastoral idyll and delight in the natural world. This exhibition showcases a recently acquired complete set of Kolbe’s twenty-five etchings, issued in five parts from 1805-11.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Madonnas & Miracles Peer through the keyhole of the Italian Renaissance home and discover a hidden world of religious devotion. Bringing together a wealth of objects, including jewellery, ceramics, books, sculptures and paintings, the exhibition invites us into a domestic sphere that was charged with spiritual significance.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Making Waves: Discovering seascapes through drawings and watercolours This exhibition brings together many rarely seen drawings and watercolours from across the collection, especially the bequest of Sir Bruce Ingram, that depict tempestuous seas, naval battles, serene harbours and bustling shores with fishermen selling their catch.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Discovery through Display This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.
	6:30PM - 8:00PM	First Footsteps: the Colonisation of Land Ken McNamara will talk about research he has done on fossil tracks and traces made by the first animals to emerge from the sea.
	6:30PM - 9:00PM	16 March: Programmable Cell Extracts - A New Biomanufacturing Paradigm Dr. Keith Pardee (University of Toronto) and Dr. Richard Kelwick (Imperial College) discuss how use of cell extracts could revolutionise the field of biomanufacturing. The talk and dialogue will be followed by a wine reception and delicious finger buffet.