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Tue 20 November 2018 9:00AM - 5:00PM

International Sculpture Exhbition

Five striking, contemporary works by renowned Romanian sculptor Liviu Mocan are on display outside Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

The Itinerary - Tracing the Refugee Routes

Documentary photography exhibition by eleven photojournalists documenting refugee routes

9:00AM - 7:00PM on Fri 21 December 2018

Highlight Black Cantabs: History Makers

Black Cantabs: History Makers is groundbreaking exhibition of portraits telling the stories of black students in Cambridge, from the forgotten pioneers of centuries past to the celebrated successes of today.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Window on the War, the women of Cambridge in WWI

Photographic exhibition, Michaelhouse Café, Cambridge,

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Amateur Etcher of Distinction: Prints by Francis Seymour Haden

An exhibition of Sir Francis Seymour Haden's work, celebrated in his own time as a major figure in the ‘Etching Revival’. Trace the development of his style, and see unrecorded early proof impressions that demonstrate his manner of working.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Print REbels: Haden, Palmer, Whistler and the origins of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers

This touring exhibition commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder and first President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910). See a selection of prints, ranging from Haden to work by current RE members.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings

In the centenary of suffrage this exhibition draws attention to the many connections between Virginia Woolf, her contemporaries and those who have been inspired by her work.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Reproductivities: Remaking Life

An exhibition of work by Gina Glover and Camilla Lyon

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Lunchtime Talk: Prof Simon Schaffer

On 20th November: Prof Simon Schaffer (History and Philosophy of Science) will be talking about how trust was initially established, and disputed, around early mechanical computers such as those designed by Babbage.

5:00PM

Professor Diane Coyle - Cogs and Monsters: economists, experts and measuring progress

Professor Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. On the 20th of November she will be holding her inaugural lecture at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS): "Cogs and Monsters: economists, experts and measuring progress."

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Creed and Cartography: Religion and the Mapping of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Seventeenth Century

A talk by Andrew Doll (Lincoln College Oxford) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight New Hall Art Collection: An Alternative History of Art - Women Through the Ages

Please join us for a talk, ‘An Alternative History of Art: Women Through the Ages (1550-1945)’ with curator and art historian, Katy Hessel, which will highlight how women, from female Renaissance artists up to the mid-century Surrealists have contributed to the history of art.

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