Exhibitions
Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition
Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition.
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World
Sat 29 March - Sat 6 December
Cambridge University Library
Fascinated by health and wellbeing? So were our medieval ancestors.
Discover a time when unusual ingredients and questionable remedies mixed with genuine curiosity about how bodies function, creating a complex and intriguing world of ritual healing, herbal recipes, stargazing and surgery. Come and see what the doctor ordered...
The culmination of a two-year Wellcome-funded research project, to digitise, catalogue and conserve over 180 precious medieval medical manuscripts, Curious Cures brings together texts, diagrams and case-notes from special collections cared for by Cambridge University Library and twelve Cambridge colleges.
The exhibition is curated by Medieval Manuscripts Specialist, Dr James Freeman.
The Curious Cures exhibition is hosted in two parts: Part One is in the Milstein Exhibition Centre and Part Two is along the North and South Galleries on the 1st Floor. Visitors to the exhibition are also welcome to enjoy the Library Tea Room, which is open 9am – 3pm Monday to Friday, and until 2pm on Saturdays.
Group visits: Groups are welcome to visit the exhibition. Please email events@lib.cam.ac.uk to discuss visits for groups of 15 or more. Groups under this number may book tickets directly. We’d love to hear from you if you are planning to visit with a community group, local interest group or school – drop us a line at participation@lib.cam.ac.uk ahead of your visit.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
Please note that booking is required for this event.
Free tickets available via the website. Queries can be directed to events@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Timing
In person
9:00am-6:30pm on weekdays from Saturday 29 March until Saturday 6 December (except on Bank Holidays)
9:00am-4:30pm Saturday every week from Saturday 29 March until Saturday 6 December (except on Bank Holidays)
All times
| Sat 29 March | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 31 March | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 1 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Wed 2 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Sat 5 April | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 7 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Fri 11 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 12 April | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 14 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 15 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Wed 16 April | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Sat 19 April | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
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| Sat 25 October | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 27 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 28 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Wed 29 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Thu 30 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Fri 31 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 1 November | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 3 November | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 4 November | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Fri 5 December | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 6 December | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |