Talks
Holding it Together: Making, Maintaining and Mending from the Early Modern to the Present
‘Holding it Together’, a two-day symposium taking place in late June 2026, addresses this gap, bringing together makers and scholars of material culture to co-create new and robust concepts of lastingness rooted in both historical understanding and contemporary practice.
| Tue 16 June | 9:20AM - 3:30PM |
NIHR East of England Patient and Public Involvement Showcase What difference does public involvement make to our health research in the East of England? Come and find out! |
| 10:00AM - 3:30PM |
Living Faithfully in a Violent World, Ridley Hall Theology Conference 2026 In a world shaped by the constant reality of violence and war - both near and far - this conference asks a vital question: How does one live faithfully in a violent world? |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Nikutai, Kokutai, and Performance as Protest Join us for a seminar with Dr Alice Baldock. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:45PM |
‘A Modern Arrangement’: A Discussion on Flower Paintings & Modernism Join us for a panel discussion with art historians Rebecca Birrell, Sophie Pickford and Naomi Polonsky, chaired by Kettle’s Yard Director Andrew Nairne, on the theme of flower paintings and Modernism. |
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| Wed 17 June | 6:15PM - 8:15PM |
[In]Conversation: Adam Bridgland & Ines Fernandez de Cordova Join printmaker Adam Bridgland and artist Ines Fernandez de Cordova for a special evening conversation as part of [In]Press, an exhibition celebrating contemporary printmaking. |
| Thu 18 June | 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Don't miss our next Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with physicist, writer and broadcaster Prof. Helen Czerski, as they discuss her award-winning book: 'Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World'. |