What's On: What's On

Sat 12 May 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cows, bowers and towers

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 7 July 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 - 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 - 12:00PM

Cambridge History for schools

Cambridge History for Schools is an exciting new outreach initiative.

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.

11:45AM - 1:45PM

Creative writing

For adults and those aged 16+

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Cambridge History for schools

Cambridge History for Schools is an exciting new outreach initiative.

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.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

The performer as co-creator in the first Viennese school

Intimate Engagement Concert at Clare Hall The Ludwig String Trio: Peter Cropper (violin), James Boyd (viola), Paul Watkins (cello); And David Dolan (piano)

7:30PM - 9:45PM

Highlight Concert by city of Cambridge symphony orchestra with Clare Hammond

Music by Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, including Emperor piano concerto, played by City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Hodges, with Clare Hammond (pianoforte)

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Sat 12 May 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Cows, bowers and towers Cows, bowers and towers
	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 7 July 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 - 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 - 12:00PM	Cambridge History for schools Cambridge History for Schools is an exciting new outreach initiative.
	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.
	11:45AM - 1:45PM	Creative writing For adults and those aged 16+
	2:00PM - 3:00PM	Cambridge History for schools Cambridge History for Schools is an exciting new outreach initiative.
	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.
	7:30PM - 9:30PM	The performer as co-creator in the first Viennese school Intimate Engagement Concert at Clare Hall The Ludwig String Trio: Peter Cropper (violin), James Boyd (viola), Paul Watkins (cello); And David Dolan (piano)
	7:30PM - 9:45PM	Highlight Concert by city of Cambridge symphony orchestra with Clare Hammond Music by Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, including Emperor piano concerto, played by City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Hodges, with Clare Hammond (pianoforte)