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Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Hidden Histories

Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Festival of Plants 2025

Join us for a day exploring the wonderful world of plants

10:30AM - 1:00PM

The Art of Button Making with Kate Webber

Craft your own unique ceramic buttons with ceramic artist Kate Webber. Use textures and screen-printing techniques with coloured slip to design one-of-a-kind creations.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Guided House Tour

Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

12:30PM - 1:45PM

Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! A Walking Tour

Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide

3:00PM - 5:00PM

Odissi Dance Workshop

Join the Intellectual Forum and internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly for an afternoon workshop that will introduce you to the art of Odissi dance, one of the eight recognised classical Indian dance forms.

7:30PM - 9:15PM

Highlight The Song of the Mass: German Romantic Choral Music

Rheinberger’s a cappella Mass for double choir (subtitled 'The Song of the Mass') is one of the most beautiful choral works of the 19th century: elegant, flowing, and beautiful. We situate it among other sublime choral music from Romantic-era Germany, with songs, sacred music, and lieder by Brahms, Mendelssohn, as well as neglected songs by Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

Cambridge University Symphony Chorus perform Ein deutsches Requiem alongside the East Anglia Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Young.

8:30PM - 9:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...