WHAT'S ON

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.

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.

David Kefford - Pocket Sculptures

A series of sculptural works by David Kefford, which are part of an ongoing project entitled ‘pocket sculptures’

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Leslie Stephen Lecture

Leslie Stephen Lecture 2016: 'Shaping granite into a rainbow: the task of the intellectual biographer’ by Professor Ray Monk FRSL

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.

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.

David Kefford - Pocket Sculptures

A series of sculptural works by David Kefford, which are part of an ongoing project entitled ‘pocket sculptures’

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

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.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

What is War Today?

The Churchill Archives Centre presents this two day symposium which will bring together speakers from the worlds of academia, the military, politics and international diplomacy to debate the contemporary nature of warfare, and the extent to which the lessons of our recent past can help shape the future.

Artist in Focus: William Scott

Judy Zhou will provide an introduction to the artist William Scott, exploring the works in the Being Modern display at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Lees Knowles Lectures 2016

James Howard-Johnston (Corpus Christi College, Oxford) will lecture on 'The Byzantine Art of War'.

The Conspiratorial World of European Politics in the 1820s

A public lecture by Professor Sir Richard Evans.

Ink, Paper, Brass and Glass: Marine Charts and Charting in the Nineteenth Century

A talk by Megan Barford (National Maritime Museum) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals

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.

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.

David Kefford - Pocket Sculptures

A series of sculptural works by David Kefford, which are part of an ongoing project entitled ‘pocket sculptures’

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

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.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Portraits of Place: Works from Kettle’s Yard and Richard Long

This exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, collages and works on paper by leading twentieth and twenty-first century artists who have been inspired to make artworks that respond to the places in which they have lived and worked.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Lees Knowles Lectures 2016 (seminar)

Seminar discussion on this year's Lees Knowles Lectures

The Denman Lecture: What They Do With Your Money

David-Pitt Watson will explore how to fix our broken financial system.

Psychology for Educators: The creative navigator's compass - and how we know which way we are facing

An evening lecture at Madingley Hall by Dr Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins.

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.

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.

David Kefford - Pocket Sculptures

A series of sculptural works by David Kefford, which are part of an ongoing project entitled ‘pocket sculptures’

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

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.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sri Lanka’s visual identity: from Ceylon tea to Tamil Tigers

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.

CUMS Concert Orchestra

Cambridge University Musical Society’s second symphony orchestra perform some classical favourites, including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, in their Michaelmas Term concert.

Kettle's Yard chamber series: Busch Trio

Leading young musicians the Busch Trio will perform a classic from the chamber music repertoire Beethoven’s ‘Archduke trio’ and Haydn’s witty and joyful ‘Piano Trio, Hob.XV:29’.

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.

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.

David Kefford - Pocket Sculptures

A series of sculptural works by David Kefford, which are part of an ongoing project entitled ‘pocket sculptures’

Flowers of Earth and Blood

An exhibition by photographer Lala Meredith-Vula

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.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Artist in Focus: Italo Valenti

A talk to coincide with the exhibition In Search of New Forms at Cambridge University Library.

Instrumental Awards Scheme: Beethoven Razumovsky Quartet

Musicians from the Cambridge University Instrumental Awards Scheme perform Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartet op.59 no.1.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Portraits of Place: Works from Kettle’s Yard and Richard Long

This exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, collages and works on paper by leading twentieth and twenty-first century artists who have been inspired to make artworks that respond to the places in which they have lived and worked.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Reimagining the City

Reimagining the City brings together works from the Kettle’s Yard Collection that capture artists’ interpretations of city life.

Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra: David Watkin conducts

The Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge's flagship orchestra, perform music by Haydn, Brahms and Bizet.

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.

Elisabeth Vellacott: Figures in the Landscape

This display draws together rarely seen drawings and paintings by Vellacott from Kettle’s Yard’s Collection and loans from the Arts Council Collection.

Portraits of Place: Works from Kettle’s Yard and Richard Long

This exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, collages and works on paper by leading twentieth and twenty-first century artists who have been inspired to make artworks that respond to the places in which they have lived and worked.

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

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.

Inside the Macclesfield Psalter

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

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.

Instrumental Awards Scheme musicians perform at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Musicians from the Cambridge University Instrumental Awards Scheme, including the Cambridge University Trumpet Ensemble, perform at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Reimagining the City

Reimagining the City brings together works from the Kettle’s Yard Collection that capture artists’ interpretations of city life.