Eager Explorers
Ever found yourself asking “why?”, “how?”, or “what if?”—then this is your kind of event.
| Tue 11 August | 8:00AM - 8:30AM |
Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Mattins Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Mattins |
| 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity An exhibition by Cambridge-based artists Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Idit Elia Nathan, Sara Paynter, Sarah Wood and Rachel Wooller |
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| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:30PM |
Holiday Workshop: Artist Botanicals: Casting and Printing Join artist Ian Brownlie for a fun morning discovering relief casting and simple print-making techniques in this workshop for 7-11 year olds. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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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| 10:00AM - 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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| 11:00AM |
Highlight David Hockney: Beneath the Surface Opening on 1 July and running throughout the summer at MODO in Cambridge, the exhibition places Hockney's iconic swimming pool works at the centre of a new immersive and interactive gallery experience. |
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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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| 1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano |
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| 1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano |
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| 1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
An exhibition which brings together the work of three contemporary artists, Vicken Parsons, Jeff McMillan and David Batchelor, for whom colour has been an abiding preoccupation over many years. |
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| 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Festival of Choirs: Owain Park Choral Workshop Renowned choral director Owain Park works with the Festival of Choirs Chorus in a public masterclass |
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| 4:00PM - 4:50PM |
Festival of Choirs: Owl Flying with Hawkeye Falconry Witness majestic free-flying owls, with an in-depth commentary. Some audience members can actually fly the birds! |
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| 5:20PM - 6:10PM |
Festival of Choirs: Owl Flying with Hawkeye Falconry Witness majestic free-flying owls, with an in-depth commentary. Some audience members can actually fly the birds! |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Festival of Choirs: The Gesualdo Six: The Vaults of Time Renowned vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six return to the Chapel where they were founded, presenting a programme entitled "The Vaults of Time" |