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Mon 30 January 2017 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

Displays that take inspiration from the juxtaposition of art works and objects in the Kettle’s Yard House, will occupy the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Highlight East Asia Seminar Series, Lent Term 2017

In Lent Term 2017 the East Asia Seminar Series will welcome prominent scholars from around the world to speak on topics related to Japan, and in a wider context, East Asia. Seminars are held on Mondays at 5.00 p.m. in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Rooms 8 and 9; Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight G I Taylor Lecture - Using light to orchestrate the assembly of self-propelled particles into microfluidic devices

The G I Taylor Lecture by Professor Michael Cates FRS FRSE, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge.

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Social Movements, Protest & Dissent in India Film Series - Week 2

Documentary film screening of PINK SARIS (Kim Longinotto | 2010 | 96mins). Award-winning film about Sampat Pal Devi – the leader of the ‘Gulaabi Gang’ – and her vigilante movement to combat violence against women in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tue 31 January 2017 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Ice Bound: Impressions of the Far South

A collection of over 150 sketches, watercolour & acrylic paintings executed in situ. Ice Bound, is an exhibition that documents the journey south by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute’s ‘Artist in Residence’ for 2014/15, Daren Rees.

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

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

Discovery through Display

Displays that take inspiration from the juxtaposition of art works and objects in the Kettle’s Yard House, will occupy the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

1:10PM - 1:55PM

Lunchtime Concert: Cambridge University Collegium Musicum

Going Dutch: Baroque ensemble music from England and The Netherlands by Handel, Avison, Boyce, Hellendaal and Van Wassenaer

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 1 February 2017 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Ice Bound: Impressions of the Far South

A collection of over 150 sketches, watercolour & acrylic paintings executed in situ. Ice Bound, is an exhibition that documents the journey south by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute’s ‘Artist in Residence’ for 2014/15, Daren Rees.

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

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

Discovery through Display

Displays that take inspiration from the juxtaposition of art works and objects in the Kettle’s Yard House, will occupy the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

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 2 February 2017 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Ice Bound: Impressions of the Far South

A collection of over 150 sketches, watercolour & acrylic paintings executed in situ. Ice Bound, is an exhibition that documents the journey south by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute’s ‘Artist in Residence’ for 2014/15, Daren Rees.

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

Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power

A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.

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

Discovery through Display

Displays that take inspiration from the juxtaposition of art works and objects in the Kettle’s Yard House, will occupy the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

6:30PM - 8:00PM

The environmental impacts of oil palm: good crop/bad crop?

Ed Turner will talk about some of the conservation issues associated with oil palm expansion in the tropics.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Kettle's Yard chamber series: Ruisi Quartet

The Ruisi Quartet has quickly established a reputation as an exciting, expressive ensemble, delivering performances that are “strikingly immediate, committed and direct” (Chichester Observer). In Cambridge they will perform one of Mozart’s most famous pieces, the ‘Dissonance’ Quartet.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Highlight This Silence: The Music of Mark-Anthony Turnage

Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation with Richard Causton followed by an exciting concert featuring works by Turnage, John Hopkins and Jonathan Woolgar.

Fri 3 February 2017 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Ice Bound: Impressions of the Far South

A collection of over 150 sketches, watercolour & acrylic paintings executed in situ. Ice Bound, is an exhibition that documents the journey south by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute’s ‘Artist in Residence’ for 2014/15, Daren Rees.

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

Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power

A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.

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

Discovery through Display

Displays that take inspiration from the juxtaposition of art works and objects in the Kettle’s Yard House, will occupy the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Discovery through Display

This exhibition brings together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from the collection of Kettle’s Yard.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

8:00PM - 10:00PM

J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Cambridge University Collegium Musicum and Cambridge University Chamber Choir perform J.S. Bach's St John Passion with Evangelist Nicholas Mulroy.

Sat 4 February 2017 9:00AM - 4:30PM

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Ice Bound: Impressions of the Far South

A collection of over 150 sketches, watercolour & acrylic paintings executed in situ. Ice Bound, is an exhibition that documents the journey south by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute’s ‘Artist in Residence’ for 2014/15, Daren Rees.

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

Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power

A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.

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.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family first Saturdays

Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Cambridge University Collegium Musicum and Cambridge University Chamber Choir perform J.S. Bach's St John Passion with Evangelist Nicholas Mulroy.

Sun 5 February 2017 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 - 4:00PM

Sludgy Portrait of Himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Sludgy portrait of himself

Jesse Wine at the Museum of Cambridge

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Houghton’s Emperors: Portraits and power

A Cambridge viewing for two impressive marble busts of Roman Emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus. For a short time this winter enjoy them in the Museum, with an encircling display evoking both their ancient and their 18th century contexts, and the enduring power of portraits.

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.

6:00PM - 6:30PM

Organ Recital

To be performed by Anthony Gray (St John's Voices)