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Mon 2 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 - 5:00PM

Exhibition: Folklore

Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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 MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

8:30PM - 9:05PM

Highlight Cambridge Schola: Compline at Robinson

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

Tue 3 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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Embodiment as a Scientific and Theological Reality

On 3rd November at 1pm Prof. Robin Morris will give a seminar entitled ‘Embodiment as a Scientific and Theological Reality’.

1:10PM

CU Lunchtime Concert: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue featuring Tom Yang on piano, preceded by jazz by student pianist Oscar Trott.

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 MT26 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

AI, Art and Morality

Join us for the first event in the Rosemary Murray Library Conversations, a new series bringing women's voices to the questions shaping our society and culture. This year's Conversations focus on artificial intelligence.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The Master’s Book Club: Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with Prof. Sir Christopher Frayling, author of 'The Hollywood History of Art'

Don't miss our next Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with the award-winning writer, broadcaster and former Rector of the Royal College of Art, Prof. Sir Christopher Frayling, as they discuss his latest book ‘The Hollywood History of Art’.

Wed 4 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.

9:30AM - 6:00PM

The Dialectics of Social Intelligence: Evald Ilyenkov, Artificial Intelligence and the struggle for human agency

A one-day symposium

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

No Provenance

A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge.

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 MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

Thu 5 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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

No Provenance

A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge.

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 MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

6:00PM - 8:30PM

Homerton Salsa Classes

Dance for wellbeing! Join us for a second year of salsa dancing at Homerton College.

6:00PM - 8:30PM

People’s Emergency Briefing: Film Screening and Discussion

What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK?

Fri 6 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

Exhibition: Folklore

Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain.

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

No Provenance

A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge.

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 MT26 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.

7:30PM - 10:30PM

Commoners' Comedy Club

Commoners' is Cambridge's most loved comedy club, showcasing the best comedians from across the UK and landing them straight into your lap. Hosted by our very own Ali Warwood, Commoners' has hosted some of the UK and World's best talent including Jessica Fostekew, Jordan Brookes, Sophie Duker, Ivo Graham and Lou Sanders.

Sat 7 November 9:00AM - 4:30PM

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

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:30AM - 4:30PM

Remaking After Trauma: The Role of the Church

A one-day course for church leaders as well as active church members and parachurch volunteers, featuring talks and workshops by experienced practitioners and teachers.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Transformation Within: A Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey

An invitation to gently turn inward and reconnect with yourself beneath the noise of everyday life. Through guided breath, you’ll be supported to soften the body, quiet the mind, and explore what is ready to be felt, released, or understood.

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

Exhibition: Folklore

Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain.

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

No Provenance

A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge.

12:00PM - 6:00PM

Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978

The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century.

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Mill Road Book Fest

Mill Road Book Fest featuring book swaps, recommendations, zine-making workshop, children's activities, pop-up cafe

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 MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928)

3:00PM - 5:00PM

Crime & Nourishment

The return of our much-loved multi-author crime and mystery fiction event!

7:30PM - 9:15PM

Highlight Scarlatti: Stabat Mater and the music of seventeenth-century Rome

Music to stir the soul!

Sun 8 November 10:00AM - 6:00PM

What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition: Folklore

Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

No Provenance

A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge.

12:00PM - 6:00PM

Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978

The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century.