What's On: What's On

Fri 22 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames.

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

8:00AM - 5:00PM

The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams

Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis

8:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight 9th technology ventures conference

It’s an all-day event featuring speakers from around the world (including Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and David S. Rose of Gust), moderated panel discussions, business workshops, startup showcase (introducing start-up companies from Cambridge and further afield), company exhibitions, lunch and refreshments, and plenty of networking opportunities.

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.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott

An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott

10:00AM - 4:45PM

Wonderfully wicked wildlife

An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology.

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 Laura Havenhand

Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

London 2012: unlimited global alchemy

Unlimited Global Alchemy is a series of sketches, large scale paintings and portrait films. It is a collaboration between British and South African artists, focusing around the themes of a shared positive survivalist instinct, human frailty and resilience. Part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad

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.

12:30PM - 1:45PM

Highlight Music for freedom

A unique lunchtime concert of chamber music with harp followed by a folk set, given by some of the university's leading performers and accompanied by tea, coffee and cake. In aid of The A21 Campaign (abolishing human trafficking)

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.

3:00PM - 11:59PM

Cambridge BioBlitz

Join us as we try to count as many plant and animal species as possible in 24 hours.

6:00PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Women's word literary dinner with Sandi Toksvig

The opening event of the 2012 Women's Word Festival will feature a dinner and talk with comedienne Sandi Toksvig

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Andrew Hodges: 100 years of Alan Turing, 1000000 years of the computer

A public lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges - leading biographer and Fellow at Oxford - on the extraordinary life and work of Alan Turing. This lecture is public, no booking needed and open to all.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Fri 22 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames.
	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	8:00AM - 5:00PM	The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis
	8:00AM - 6:30PM	Highlight 9th technology ventures conference It’s an all-day event featuring speakers from around the world (including Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and David S. Rose of Gust), moderated panel discussions, business workshops, startup showcase (introducing start-up companies from Cambridge and further afield), company exhibitions, lunch and refreshments, and plenty of networking opportunities.
	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.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott
	10:00AM - 4:45PM	Wonderfully wicked wildlife An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology.
	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 Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals.
	10:30AM - 4:30PM	London 2012: unlimited global alchemy Unlimited Global Alchemy is a series of sketches, large scale paintings and portrait films. It is a collaboration between British and South African artists, focusing around the themes of a shared positive survivalist instinct, human frailty and resilience. Part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
	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.
	12:30PM - 1:45PM	Highlight Music for freedom A unique lunchtime concert of chamber music with harp followed by a folk set, given by some of the university's leading performers and accompanied by tea, coffee and cake. In aid of The A21 Campaign (abolishing human trafficking)
	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.
	3:00PM - 11:59PM	Cambridge BioBlitz Join us as we try to count as many plant and animal species as possible in 24 hours.
	6:00PM - 9:30PM	Highlight Women's word literary dinner with Sandi Toksvig The opening event of the 2012 Women's Word Festival will feature a dinner and talk with comedienne Sandi Toksvig
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Andrew Hodges: 100 years of Alan Turing, 1000000 years of the computer A public lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges - leading biographer and Fellow at Oxford - on the extraordinary life and work of Alan Turing. This lecture is public, no booking needed and open to all.