Courses/Workshops
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.
| Sat 16 May | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Nourish and Nurture Conference Across a full uplifting day, Nourish and Nurture will bring together a blend of hands-on experiences, thoughtful conversations and opportunities to learn from leading voices in food, health and sustainable living. Expect a warm community feel, a beautiful setting and space to pause, reflect, reconnect and discover something new. |
| 1:30PM - 5:30PM |
Afterlives of Fragments: (Un)Making across anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture As part of CRASSH’s 25th anniversary programme, the event combines an interdisciplinary panel with an artistic workshop. |
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| 4:00PM - 6:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: THE SAMURAI BOND – YOSHITSUNE & BENKEI CONCERT 16 MAY 2026 Join us at Jesus College, Cambridge, for ‘The Boy on Goj? Bridge’ – a performance by Yui Shikakura and Laura Sampson. |
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| Sun 17 May | 10:00AM |
Highlight The Reinstein Prize for Jazz 2026 The annual Reinstein Prize for Jazz is accepting applications until May 4th. |