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Tue 14 May 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Cambridge schools Art Exhibition

Pupils from The Leys and Arbury Primary school exhibit their work on conservation. In the last few years students have won prizes and exhibited at Saatchi gallery. the Mall Galleries, arts and the Medical Research Council at Addenbrookes.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Jane Perryman and Helena Greene exhibition

Jane Perryman is exhibiting ceramics, photography and video, Helena Greene is exhibiting paintings.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Art exhibition

'Future anterior' Art Exhibition at Clare Hall by Hepzibah Rendle-Short

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century

An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Gathering light

The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals

A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Anne-Lise Saillen - L'arbre, der baum, the tree

An exhibition of work by Anne-Lise Saillen

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Creativity in the bronze age - a response

An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

The cultured rainforest

Exploring how the Penan and Kelabit people of Borneo have shaped and been shaped by the rainforest for 50,000 years

11:30AM - 5:00PM

House guests

From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Katie Paterson

Katie Paterson's exhibition at Kettle's Yard brings together previous projects and new work. On display in St Peter's Church is a new piece, Fossil Necklace, a culmination of her residency at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Does cognitive Psychology subvert Religious belief?

Prof. James Jones speaks at the The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Research Seminar.

1:15PM - 1:45PM

Art Speak

Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Three takes on performance

A special issue of the Screen Media Seminar looking at three facets of performance.

7:00PM - 11:00PM

Pint of science

Wouldn't it be amazing if you could sit in the pub sipping your pint while listening to the most incredible scientists explain their recent discoveries? Pint of Science is a new science festival for the general public being held in 15 different pubs in London, Oxford and Cambridge over three days

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