What's On: What's On

Wed 17 May 2017

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition by Cambridge artists Julia Ball and Loukas Morley

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo

This exhibition provides a window on the life of a community a thousand years ago – a Jewish community in the centre of a thriving Islamic empire, international in outlook, multicultural in make up, devout to its core.

10:00AM - 10:45AM

Highlight Little Explorers

Join us at The Polar Museum on an adventure to explore the Poles through story and play. A different story and playtime activity each month.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight The Year That Made Antarctica

Over dinner in the spring of 1950 a party of scientists produced an ambitious proposal for a global year of science: the International Geophysical Year was born. With a heavy emphasis on Antarctica, thousands of people from dozens of countries came together to learn about our planet.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Elephants, Deities and Ashoka’s Pillar: Coins of India from antiquity to the present

As part of the commemoration in 2017 of the 70th anniversary of Indian independence - marked by the UK-India Year of Culture - this exhibition, drawn from the Fitzwilliam’s world-class numismatic collection, will explore the history of India through coins produced from the 4th century BC until recent times.

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

Lost

An exhibition by artist Issam Koubaj commemorating those lost at sea while attempting flight from Syria to the island of Lesbos.

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 - 5:00PM

Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum

Showcasing over 100 samplers from the Museum’s excellent but often unseen collection, this display highlights the importance of samplers as documentary evidence of past lives.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sea to Shore: Paintings by Alfred Wallis & Christopher Wood Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum

This third display from the Kettle’s Yard collection brings together paintings by Alfred Wallis and Christopher Wood that are inspired by the sea and shore.

11:15AM - 12:00PM

Highlight Little Explorers

Join us at The Polar Museum on an adventure to explore the Poles through story and play. A different story and playtime activity each month.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Highlight Wearables and the Quantified Self: Transparency, Big Data and Solidarity

Murray Goulden (Nottingham) & Svetlana Smirnova (LSE)

12:00PM - 8:00PM

When the Heavens Meet the Earth: Selected works from Robert Devereux's Sina Jina Collection of Contemporary Art

When the Heavens Meet the Earth brings together selected works from Robert Devereux’s contemporary art collection, highlighting his commitment to emerging artists who challenge Western preconceptions of, and hegemony over, cultural expression and contemporary art.

5:00PM - 9:00PM

Late at the Fitzwilliam

Immerse your senses and be transported to the holy home in Renaissance Italy. For one night only experience the Madonnas and Miracles exhibition with added sights, smells, sounds and objects to touch.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Life clubs - Self improvement workshops Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Life clubs was created in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, best-selling author of The Life Book. Sessions are every Wednesday.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Lost: an evening with Issam Kourbaj and Ruth Padel

Find out more about the Museum of Classical Archaeology's current exhibition, Lost, with artist Issam Kourbaj and poet Ruth Padel.

7:30PM

Highlight Fairport Convention

Credited with originating British folk-rock, Fairport Convention first took to the stage in 1967’s summer of love. To mark its fiftieth year, Fairport has released a brand new CD titled 50:50@50. The band will play a selection of tracks from the album as well as long-established favourites from their extensive repertoire.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Klezmer Series - Shirley Smart Trio

Shirley Smart - cello, John Crawford - piano, Demi Garcia Sabat - percussion

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Wed 17 May 2017	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Complementing Solitude Exhibition by Cambridge artists Julia Ball and Loukas Morley
	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo This exhibition provides a window on the life of a community a thousand years ago – a Jewish community in the centre of a thriving Islamic empire, international in outlook, multicultural in make up, devout to its core.
	10:00AM - 10:45AM	Highlight Little Explorers Join us at The Polar Museum on an adventure to explore the Poles through story and play. A different story and playtime activity each month.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Highlight The Year That Made Antarctica Over dinner in the spring of 1950 a party of scientists produced an ambitious proposal for a global year of science: the International Geophysical Year was born. With a heavy emphasis on Antarctica, thousands of people from dozens of countries came together to learn about our planet.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Elephants, Deities and Ashoka’s Pillar: Coins of India from antiquity to the present As part of the commemoration in 2017 of the 70th anniversary of Indian independence - marked by the UK-India Year of Culture - this exhibition, drawn from the Fitzwilliam’s world-class numismatic collection, will explore the history of India through coins produced from the 4th century BC until recent times.
	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	Lost An exhibition by artist Issam Koubaj commemorating those lost at sea while attempting flight from Syria to the island of Lesbos.
	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 - 5:00PM	Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum Showcasing over 100 samplers from the Museum’s excellent but often unseen collection, this display highlights the importance of samplers as documentary evidence of past lives.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Sea to Shore: Paintings by Alfred Wallis & Christopher Wood Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum This third display from the Kettle’s Yard collection brings together paintings by Alfred Wallis and Christopher Wood that are inspired by the sea and shore.
	11:15AM - 12:00PM	Highlight Little Explorers Join us at The Polar Museum on an adventure to explore the Poles through story and play. A different story and playtime activity each month.
	12:00PM - 2:00PM	Highlight Wearables and the Quantified Self: Transparency, Big Data and Solidarity Murray Goulden (Nottingham) & Svetlana Smirnova (LSE)
	12:00PM - 8:00PM	When the Heavens Meet the Earth: Selected works from Robert Devereux's Sina Jina Collection of Contemporary Art When the Heavens Meet the Earth brings together selected works from Robert Devereux’s contemporary art collection, highlighting his commitment to emerging artists who challenge Western preconceptions of, and hegemony over, cultural expression and contemporary art.
	5:00PM - 9:00PM	Late at the Fitzwilliam Immerse your senses and be transported to the holy home in Renaissance Italy. For one night only experience the Madonnas and Miracles exhibition with added sights, smells, sounds and objects to touch.
	6:30PM - 8:00PM	Life clubs - Self improvement workshops Cancelled This event has been cancelled. Life clubs was created in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, best-selling author of The Life Book. Sessions are every Wednesday.
	6:30PM - 8:00PM	Lost: an evening with Issam Kourbaj and Ruth Padel Find out more about the Museum of Classical Archaeology's current exhibition, Lost, with artist Issam Kourbaj and poet Ruth Padel.
	7:30PM	Highlight Fairport Convention Credited with originating British folk-rock, Fairport Convention first took to the stage in 1967’s summer of love. To mark its fiftieth year, Fairport has released a brand new CD titled 50:50@50. The band will play a selection of tracks from the album as well as long-established favourites from their extensive repertoire.
	7:30PM - 9:30PM	Klezmer Series - Shirley Smart Trio Shirley Smart - cello, John Crawford - piano, Demi Garcia Sabat - percussion