What's On: What's On

Sat 5 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 - 4:30PM

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 - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sat 30 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 - 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 - 5:00PM

Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China

Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Photography exhibition "il faut que je sois"

The photographic essay “il faut que je sois” (it must be that I am) was shot in Paris by Roeland Verhallen – a Cambridge graduate researcher in visual perception – using black and white medium format film and a Hasselblad 503CX. It explores the concept of time, the necessity of being, and ancestry.

11:00AM - 3:00PM

Doodle bugs

Take a look at some minibeasts and create a stunning bug suncatcher to decorate your window.

11:00AM - 3:00PM

Make a welcome sign

Use twigs and other things collected in the Garden to make a bold sign to put up at home. Your cardboard crafty sign could be a welcome message or a name plate for your bedroom door.

11:30AM - 2:00PM

Saturday drawing

For adults and people aged 16+

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.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family first Saturdays

Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum.

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.

7:00PM

The glory of Venice, Giovanni Gabrieli: A 400th anniversary celebration

Stephen Layton, conductor The Holst Singers London Trumpet Choir Stephen Farr, organ

8:00PM - 10:15PM

Highlight CUCO play Mendelssohn and Beethoven

In their last concert of a very successful season, which has included a CD recording with Sir Roger Norrington, and Wagner conducted by Sir Mark Elder, CUCO are joined by renowned director/soloist Stephanie Gonley for a performance of Mendelssohn's 'Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream' and 'Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’', and Beethoven's famous 'Violin Concerto'.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Sat 5 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 - 4:30PM	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 - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sat 30 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 - 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 - 5:00PM	Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.
	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.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Photography exhibition "il faut que je sois" The photographic essay “il faut que je sois” (it must be that I am) was shot in Paris by Roeland Verhallen – a Cambridge graduate researcher in visual perception – using black and white medium format film and a Hasselblad 503CX. It explores the concept of time, the necessity of being, and ancestry.
	11:00AM - 3:00PM	Doodle bugs Take a look at some minibeasts and create a stunning bug suncatcher to decorate your window.
	11:00AM - 3:00PM	Make a welcome sign Use twigs and other things collected in the Garden to make a bold sign to put up at home. Your cardboard crafty sign could be a welcome message or a name plate for your bedroom door.
	11:30AM - 2:00PM	Saturday drawing For adults and people aged 16+
	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.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	Family first Saturdays Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum.
	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.
	7:00PM	The glory of Venice, Giovanni Gabrieli: A 400th anniversary celebration Stephen Layton, conductor The Holst Singers London Trumpet Choir Stephen Farr, organ
	8:00PM - 10:15PM	Highlight CUCO play Mendelssohn and Beethoven In their last concert of a very successful season, which has included a CD recording with Sir Roger Norrington, and Wagner conducted by Sir Mark Elder, CUCO are joined by renowned director/soloist Stephanie Gonley for a performance of Mendelssohn's 'Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream' and 'Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’', and Beethoven's famous 'Violin Concerto'.