What's On: What's On

Wed 24 April 2019

9:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub.

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019

This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters.

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 - 5:00PM

The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints

To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people.

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.

5:00PM - 7:30PM

Brett Frischmann: Re-Engineering Humanity

When and how do humans become programmable? Can we detect when this happens? How will we evaluate it? What makes us human? What about being human matters? Brett Frischmann will examine how digital networked technologies affect our humanity.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Diane Coyle

Talk Title - Industrial Policy in the UK

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Endellion String Quartet, 'Resident Quartet', University of Cambridge with Emma and Joy Lisney

ENDELLION STRING QUARTET ('Resident Quartet', University of Cambridge) with Emma and Joy Lisney (guest violin and cello) BEETHOVEN String Quartet in D major Op.18 No.3 DVORAK String Quartet in E major Op.80 BRAHMS String Sextet No.2 in G major Op.36 Sponsored by Lark Music www.endellionquartet.com

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Wed 24 April 2019	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Everything I Ever Learnt An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub.
	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.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters.
	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 - 5:00PM	The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people.
	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.
	5:00PM - 7:30PM	Brett Frischmann: Re-Engineering Humanity When and how do humans become programmable? Can we detect when this happens? How will we evaluate it? What makes us human? What about being human matters? Brett Frischmann will examine how digital networked technologies affect our humanity.
	6:00PM - 7:30PM	St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Diane Coyle Talk Title - Industrial Policy in the UK
	7:30PM - 9:30PM	Endellion String Quartet, 'Resident Quartet', University of Cambridge with Emma and Joy Lisney ENDELLION STRING QUARTET ('Resident Quartet', University of Cambridge) with Emma and Joy Lisney (guest violin and cello) BEETHOVEN String Quartet in D major Op.18 No.3 DVORAK String Quartet in E major Op.80 BRAHMS String Sextet No.2 in G major Op.36 Sponsored by Lark Music www.endellionquartet.com