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Mon 17 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 - 6:00PM

A Place to See Art

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

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Highlight The Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lecture

Professor Judith Butler, UC Berkeley USA, will give The Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lecture on "Gender in translation: on the limits of monolingualism"

Tue 18 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

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 19 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

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Entrusting life: The evolving moral authority of the National Health Service and health service personnel in end of life care – a Muslim perspective

The Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, presents a thought provoking discussion on end of life care within the National Health Service and the need for researching views and perspectives from minority groups.

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 20 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

3:30PM - 4:30PM

Visual anthropological perspectives on South Asian society

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 - 9:30PM

Highlight John Blow's Venus and Adonis

CUCM presents two semi-staged performances on period instruments of John Blow's 17th-century masterpiece, Venus and Adonis. Highly original in its musical content and characterisation, and using the unique space of the Round Church, the performance will feature baroque dance, an essential addition to the legend of the lovers Venus and Adonis.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Kettle's Yard chamber series: Krysia Osostowicz,violin & Daniel Tong,piano

Acclaimed chamber musicians Krysia Osostowicz, violin and Daniel Tong, piano, play the final concert in their Beethoven Plus series. For the series Krysia and Daniel invited ten composers to write a five-minute companion piece for each of Beethoven’s violin sonatas.

10:00PM - 11:30PM

Highlight John Blow's Venus and Adonis

CUCM presents two semi-staged performances on period instruments of John Blow's 17th-century masterpiece, Venus and Adonis. Highly original in its musical content and characterisation, and using the unique space of the Round Church, the performance will feature baroque dance, an essential addition to the legend of the lovers Venus and Adonis.

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!

Sat 22 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 - 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

7:30PM

Highlight Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra with Matthew Trusler

Mahler: TotenFeier Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Conductor: Timothy Redmond Violin: Matthew Trusler

Sun 23 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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

A Place to See Art

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

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.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Capability Sounds: A Musical Celebration of Lancelot Brown

A special concert at Madingley Hall to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of ‘Capability’ Brown, England’s ‘Shakespeare of Gardening’. Francesca Barritt (violin), Joy Lisney (cello) and Matthew Schellhorn (piano) will perform music by Mozart, Haydn, Linley, Boyce and Jeremy Thurlow.