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Mon 9 November 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Knowledge in a Fractured World

Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Biomimetic Colour Engineering: from nature to applications

The most brilliant colours in nature are obtained by structuring transparent materials on the scale of the wavelength of visible light. By designing the dimensions of such nanostructures, it is possible to achieve extremely intense colourations over the entire visible spectrum without using pigments or colourants.

8:30PM - 9:05PM

Highlight Cambridge Schola: Vespers at Gonville & Caius

Cambridge Schola (half of the choir) sing the ancient office of Vespers

Tue 10 November 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Knowledge in a Fractured World

Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

Wed 11 November 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Knowledge in a Fractured World

Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

Thu 12 November 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Knowledge in a Fractured World

Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

Fri 13 November 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Knowledge in a Fractured World

Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

5:30PM - 7:00PM

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.

Sat 14 November 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

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.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

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.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

An Introduction to Glass Painting with Flora Jamieson

Join stained-glass artist Flora Jamieson for an introduction to the traditional art of glass painting. Learn historic stained-glass painting techniques and create your own beautifully painted glass quarry, which will be kiln-fired, finished and ready to hang in your home.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

2:00PM - 6:00PM

Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

The Robert Cripps Gallery's LT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Patrick Hemmerlé: Haydn, Osborne, Schumann

This concert brings together three contrasting works performed by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet and pianist Patrick Hemmerlé.

Sun 15 November 11:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s.

12:00PM - 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.