Mon 8 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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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Tue 9 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. |
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10:00AM - 3:00PM |
Discover the science of Zoology with this hands-on workshop for 13 to 18 yr olds. |
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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. |
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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 - 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. |
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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 |
Oscar Murillo: Violent Amnesia Exhibition Oscar Murillo: Violent Amnesia Exhibition opens |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Printing Workshop: 8-12 year olds Design a t-shirt using themes of movement, travel, journeys and the sea, inspired by artists Oscar Murillo and Alfred Wallis. T-shirts and materials included. |
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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 10 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. |
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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. |
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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 - 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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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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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1:30PM - 3:00PM |
A storytelling adventure for ages 3-6. |
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7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Café Sci Cambridge: Making your medicines personal: is it all in your genes? Why do some people respond better to certain medicines than others? Discover how we’re using information from our genes linked to clinical trials of new medicines to understand this. |
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Thu 11 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. |
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10:00AM - 4:30PM |
Discover egg of animals past and present. |
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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. |
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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 - 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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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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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1:00PM - 3:00PM |
What Can Art Do? Explore Environmental Activism: 13-19 year olds Join us for an afternoon workshop inspired by Oscar Murillo’s work and International Extinction Rebellion Day. This workshop is an opportunity for young people to be empowered to express their ideas and views. |
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5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Controversies and contentions in 1920s Russian poetry This talk examines the avant-garde poetic output that informed and underpinned the Russian revolution’s preliminary years. It focuses on assessing the nature and impact of suppressed, oftentimes self-published, work that ran contrary to Party-mandated revolutionary ideals. |
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7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Highlight Sharing your personal genome: from genetic testing to ancestry Ever wondered about DNA and ancestry tests? Explore how these new genetic tests are shaping healthcare, how we see ourselves, and what others can see of us, with a panel of world experts. |
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Fri 12 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. |
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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. |
|
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 - 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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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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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1:00PM - 6:00PM |
NatHistFest 2019: the 100th Conversazione of Cambridge Natural History Society Cambridge's oldest celebration of citizen science, our 100th free public exhibition showcasing the environment and wildlife of Cambridgeshire and further afield, held in Cambridge University’s Zoology Department, right beside the Museum of Zoology. |
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1:15PM - 1:45PM |
Discovery Talk: The unnatural nature of natural history museums |
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Sat 13 April 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 |
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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
NatHistFest 2019: the 100th Conversazione of Cambridge Natural History Society Cambridge's oldest celebration of citizen science, our 100th free public exhibition showcasing the environment and wildlife of Cambridgeshire and further afield, held in Cambridge University’s Zoology Department, right beside the Museum of Zoology. |
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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. |
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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 - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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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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2:00PM |
Introduction to the Oscar Murillo exhibition with Director, Andrew Nairne |
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3:30PM |
Introduction to the Oscar Murillo exhibition with Director, Andrew Nairne |
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Sun 14 April 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. |
11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. |
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12:00PM - 4:00PM |
Artist led workshop for families |
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12:00PM - 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. |
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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. |
|
12:00PM - 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. |