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Mon 10 October 2016 9:00AM

Exhibition of Paintings

WABI-SABI, Paintings by Gurpran Rau

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

10:00AM - 5:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight Packing dominoes and other shapes

A lecture by Professor Imre Leader of the Department of Pure Mathematics & Mathematical Statistics

Tue 11 October 2016 9:00AM

Exhibition of Paintings

WABI-SABI, Paintings by Gurpran Rau

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 - 5:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Slade Lectures in Fine Art 2016-17, presented by David Freedberg

Art, History and Neuroscience: The work of art in the age of digital reproducibility

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Between Diabolical Instigations and Criminal Combinations

A public lecture with André Krischer (University of Münster)

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

Wed 12 October 2016 9:00AM

Exhibition of Paintings

WABI-SABI, Paintings by Gurpran Rau

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 - 5:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

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.

Thu 13 October 2016 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 - 5:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

5:15PM - 6:30PM

Colonial South Asia: cultural & racial hierarchies

Part of the "Visual Rhetoric and modern South Asian history" course. This course offers practical and theoretical approaches to old and new media literacies required when exploring the visual dimension of modern South Asian history.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Kettle's Yard chamber series: Orbis Piano Trio

Founded in 2008, The Orbis Trio brings together three leading young Czech artists, all experienced soloists and chamber musicians. They have performed extensively across Europe and were Kettle’s Yard’s ensemble-in-residence for 2014-2015.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Kettle's Yard chamber series: Orbis Piano Trio

Founded in 2008, The Orbis Trio brings together three leading young Czech artists, all experienced soloists and chamber musicians. They have performed extensively across Europe and were Kettle’s Yard’s ensemble-in-residence for 2014-2015.

Fri 14 October 2016 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 - 5:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

Sat 15 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.

10:00AM - 1:00PM

RECASTING

Exhibition of works by contemporary artists who explore, embrace, or challenge the classical artistic tradition.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Big Biology Day 2016

Join Cambridge Biologists for fun, engaging and informative hands-on biology activities for all ages. Find out about biostatistics, stem cells, DNA, how we tackle disease and much, much more. Come along, meet the scientists and enjoy!

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.

7:30PM - 9:45PM

Highlight City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

concert of music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Mahler

Sun 16 October 2016 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.

12:00PM - 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.

12:00PM - 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.

12:00PM - 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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

12:00PM - 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.