| Sun 17 May | 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge Hidden Cambridge’s unique (and not app-based) treasure hunt will have you discovering quirky Cambridge – including hidden away work by Quentin Blake and something from the sculptor of “The Angel of the North”, but not quite on that scale! |
| 10:00AM |
Highlight The Reinstein Prize for Jazz 2026 The annual Reinstein Prize for Jazz is accepting applications until May 4th. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig Step inside the world of Angelina Ballerina as the Museum of Cambridge opens a new exhibition ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’! |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
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| 11:30AM - 1:00PM |
Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight 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. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making? |
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| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Walking Tour – The Unusual, The Quirky and The Downright Bizzare! Hidden Cambridge’s latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures. |
