What's On: What's On

Tue 1 May 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Art and faith- new ways of seeing

Innovative art exhibition which seeks to explore inter-faith dialogue in the world of aesthetics.

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Interfaith art

Interfaith Art by Laura Kettle

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 26 June 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Polar challenges in the 21st century

This unique new lecture series at Madingley Hall, given by leading Cambridge scientists, will explain the key differences between the polar regions, including their politics and governance. You will learn about the major changes occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic, and discover what these might mean for the rest of the world.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide

The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Highlight Britten Sinfonia at Lunch

Britten Sinfonia bring some of the finest chamber repertoire and specially commissioned contemporary music to this popular, award-winning lunchtime series. All At Lunch concerts at Cambridge are recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in Spring 2012.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

7:15PM - 8:15PM

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals

7:15PM - 9:15PM

Decoding: from The Da Vinci Code to Cambridge spies

In this new short course at Madingley Hall, we will find meaning in the meaningless, reveal hidden truths and decipher secrets. The course will show how the idea of decoding can occur in genetics, landscape history, the study of sacred texts, sociology and espionage.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Tue 1 May 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Art and faith- new ways of seeing Innovative art exhibition which seeks to explore inter-faith dialogue in the world of aesthetics.
	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Interfaith art Interfaith Art by Laura Kettle
	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 26 June 2012	Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.
	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Polar challenges in the 21st century This unique new lecture series at Madingley Hall, given by leading Cambridge scientists, will explain the key differences between the polar regions, including their politics and governance. You will learn about the major changes occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic, and discover what these might mean for the rest of the world.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.
	11:30AM - 4:30PM	Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.
	1:00PM - 2:00PM	Highlight Britten Sinfonia at Lunch Britten Sinfonia bring some of the finest chamber repertoire and specially commissioned contemporary music to this popular, award-winning lunchtime series. All At Lunch concerts at Cambridge are recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in Spring 2012.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	People’s portraits exhibition The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.
	7:15PM - 8:15PM	University social club swimming Cancelled This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals
	7:15PM - 9:15PM	Decoding: from The Da Vinci Code to Cambridge spies In this new short course at Madingley Hall, we will find meaning in the meaningless, reveal hidden truths and decipher secrets. The course will show how the idea of decoding can occur in genetics, landscape history, the study of sacred texts, sociology and espionage.