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Exhibitions

Pondlife (After Millais) by Frank Bowling - vividly coloured paint drips down a textured canvas.

Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work.

Mon 9 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 4 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Tue 10 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 5 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Wed 11 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Wed 6 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Thu 12 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Thu 7 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

The Lawrence room

Girton College has an extremely unusual Egyptian mummy called Hermione, which can now be viewed in the College’s small museum.

Fri 13 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Cambridge Wordfest 2012 Spring

Cambridge Wordfest celebrates its 10th birthday with everything from big-name authors to debut writers, personal inspirations to global themes.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Sat 14 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Cambridge Wordfest 2012 Spring

Cambridge Wordfest celebrates its 10th birthday with everything from big-name authors to debut writers, personal inspirations to global themes.

9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sat 9 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 2:00PM

Saturday drawing

Fortnightly drawing workshops. With artists David Kefford and Jane Waterhouse

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

Sun 15 April 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of Ethiopia

Images of Ethiopia

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Cambridge Wordfest 2012 Spring

Cambridge Wordfest celebrates its 10th birthday with everything from big-name authors to debut writers, personal inspirations to global themes.

9:00AM - 8:00PM

Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake

Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 10 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Nikoo Tarkhani

Exhibition by Iranian artist

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.