| Mon 13 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition by artists Alli Sharma, Cathy Lomax and Jennifer Campbell. Beauty Salon examines the very feminine subject of beauty in a visceral and challenging manner. The artists foreground and unpick the resulting display of beauty as shown in fashion, film, art history, advertising and on social media. |
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| 10:00AM - 10:45AM |
Highlight Little Explorers Little Explorers A different Polar story each session with renowned storyteller Marion Leeper. For under 5s only. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Places cost £1.50 per child payable on arrival. Children under 1 are free. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 11:00AM - 11:45AM |
Highlight Little Explorers Little Explorers A different Polar story each session with renowned storyteller Marion Leeper. For under 5s only. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Places cost £1.50 per child payable on arrival. Children under 1 are free. |
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| Tue 14 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition by artists Alli Sharma, Cathy Lomax and Jennifer Campbell. Beauty Salon examines the very feminine subject of beauty in a visceral and challenging manner. The artists foreground and unpick the resulting display of beauty as shown in fashion, film, art history, advertising and on social media. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
Openness and deference: the role of awe in scientific and religious practice Faraday Institute Seminar talk given by Dr Helen De Cruz |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight The Alchemical Landscape: Rod Mengham and Grimspound Poet and academic Rod Mengham will discuss and read from his new work Grimspound (2018). This event has been organised by The Alchemical Landscape Research Seminar (CRASSH). |
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| 5:45PM - 7:00PM |
Girton150 The Founders’ Enterprise Lecture by Herman Narula The Founders’ Enterprise Lecture is presented by Herman Narula co-founder in 2012, and CEO, of Improbable, a British multinational technology company. His Lecture is titled “Virtual Worlds: The Next Great Wilderness”. |
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| 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 |
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| Wed 15 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition by artists Alli Sharma, Cathy Lomax and Jennifer Campbell. Beauty Salon examines the very feminine subject of beauty in a visceral and challenging manner. The artists foreground and unpick the resulting display of beauty as shown in fashion, film, art history, advertising and on social media. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 1:15PM - 1:45PM |
Eliza Spindel, Curatorial Assistant, discusses the paintings and prints of Alan Reynolds and some of the work he collected. |
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| 1:20PM - 1:50PM |
Lunchtime Recital: Sophia Ramnarine (Cello) Cellist Sophia Ramnarine at Newnham's weekly free lunchtime recital. |
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| 5:00PM - 9:00PM |
Highlight Late at the Fitzwilliam Come and enjoy the Museum after-hours. Listen to a selection of talks, hear from students at Long Road Sixth Form College about their Graduate Art Foundation Show, or book for a special harpischord performance. The shop and cafe will be open late too. |
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| 6:00PM - 9:00PM |
Explore the Museum of Zoology after dark |
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| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Lecture and conversation: Naum Gabo’s life and art Join Dr Jennifer Powell, Nina Williams (Gabo’s daughter) and Graham Williams, to find out more about collection artist Naum Gabo. Followed by a glass of wine |
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| 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Café Sci Cambridge: Watching Nature through the computer lens Images hold essential biological information, often the starting point of our understanding of cells or whole organisms. But how and why would we outsource this important task to computers? |
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| Thu 16 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition by artists Alli Sharma, Cathy Lomax and Jennifer Campbell. Beauty Salon examines the very feminine subject of beauty in a visceral and challenging manner. The artists foreground and unpick the resulting display of beauty as shown in fashion, film, art history, advertising and on social media. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Join us for an audio described and touch tour of the current exhibition. Explore Oscar Murillo: Violent Amnesia with a member of our Learning Team. Hear about the works, discuss the exhibitions and explore textures and materials similar to those used by the artists. FREE, booking required. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Jenna Dittmar - Playing the game: Women promoting women in sport Join us as we welcome Dr Jenna Dittmar to discuss female empowerment through participation in sports. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Playing the game: Women promoting women in sport Through a discussion of the scientific literature and personal anecdotes from her experiences as an athlete and a coach, Dr. Jenna Dittmar discusses how women’s participation and leadership in sport leads to the empowerment of women both on the playing field, and off. |
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| 8:00PM |
Savitri Grier, violin and Richard Uttley, piano playing Beethoven and Enescu Over the last year Savitri has returned to Wigmore Hall both as soloist, and with the IMS Prussia Cove Ensemble. In 2019 Savitri undertakes a complete Beethoven Sonata series in Scotland as part of a Tunnell Trust award with pianist Richard Uttley. |
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| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Savitri Grier, violin and Richard Uttley, piano A chamber music concert by Savitri Grier and Richard Uttley, in the Kettle's Yard House. |
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| Fri 17 May 2019 | 1:15AM - 1:50AM |
Laura Dennis on contemporary art on loan to Newnham College Laura Dennis, Curator of Valuable Possessions, will talk to us about the Arts Council Collection, its loan scheme, and the two paintings that have recently been loaned to the College through this scheme. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition by artists Alli Sharma, Cathy Lomax and Jennifer Campbell. Beauty Salon examines the very feminine subject of beauty in a visceral and challenging manner. The artists foreground and unpick the resulting display of beauty as shown in fashion, film, art history, advertising and on social media. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 3:45PM - 6:00PM |
Readings by South Asian Diaspora poets, plus guests from the University of Cambridge MSt in Creative Writing. |
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| 6:30PM - 9:30PM |
LATE guest curator: Oscar Murillo Join us for an evening of creative workshops, pop-up talks, music and a performance by Oscar Murillo. |
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| Sat 18 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Set in the Garden’s 40 acres,the Festival of Plants is an event for all ages, held at a beautiful time of year when the Garden is brimming with spring colour. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Open Saturday: Defeat The Helix An alien life-form known as The Helix has found Earth and is taking over the planet as we know it! Can you solve clues to defeat them? Enter Mission HQ at the Wellcome Genome Campus and work together - only your skills puzzle-solving can save us now! |
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| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
David Wright and Petra Hajduchova: Harpsichord Duo Harpsichord recital from David Wright and Petra Hajduchova |
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| 7:30PM - 9:15PM |
Intimate Engagements Concert Series: From London To Venice FROM LONDON TO VENICE: FUSING POETRY AND MUSIC |
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| 7:30PM - 9:45PM |
Highlight Cambridge Philharmonic Concert Schreker, Shostakovich, Strauss |
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| Sun 19 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 'Beggarstaffs' was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s. This groundbreaking exhibition of collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
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| 6:00PM - 6:25PM |
To be performed by Stephen Cleobury (Director of Music, King’s College, Cambridge) |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Lucy Cavendish Singers: The Time of Gifts An uplifting hour of music in this exciting new performance venue on the edge of Cambridge |
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| 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
Highlight Cambridge Philharmonic Family Concert The Pelicantata |
