What's On: What's On

Fri 14 February 2014

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: humour in colour

Yunoki Textiles, Curated by Miles Dodd

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

9:00AM - 9:00PM

e-luminate Festival

A festival of light, illuminating the city's historic architecture and latest technology.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 4:30PM

February orchid festival

The exotic allure of the tropical orchid will take centre stage in a special display in the Botanic Garden's Glasshouse Range.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Romeinaround

This exhibition of contemporary photography by visual artist Robert Richardson turns the lens not on the monuments of Rome but on the tourists and locals who people the city's winding streets.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Marilyn Johns

The small selection of paintings exhibited here have been chosen by Marilyn Johns because they incorporate images and allusions that reflect a lifetime's association with the art of Italy.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Late opening

Enjoy an after hours viewing of A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922-2009), as well as a screening of the film Dhiava: The Autumn Journey, introduced by the film’s narrator, Tim Salmon. Film starts at 18.00.

5:30PM

The Darwin College lecture series Cambridge 2014: Plagues

The annual multidisciplinary series hosted by Darwin College will examine the topic “Plagues” in the broad context of a disease or calamity of proportions that cause high morbidity or mortality with lasting impact on populations. The speakers will delve into plagues of the past, present and consider future threats to all populations that inhabit the earth.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Plagues, populations & survival, Professor Stephen J O'Brien

Darwin College Lecture Series

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Highlight Lynndie sings the blues

An interactive theatre project by Georg Genoux and Molly Flynn. Co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Theatre Laboratory NEDRAma and the Judith E. Wilson Foundation at the University of Cambridge

9:15PM

Love songs

A short concert of songs for Valentine's Day.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Fri 14 February 2014	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Exhibition: humour in colour Yunoki Textiles, Curated by Miles Dodd
	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology
	9:00AM - 9:00PM	e-luminate Festival A festival of light, illuminating the city's historic architecture and latest technology.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Magadan: life in the Russian north A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.
	10:00AM - 4:30PM	February orchid festival The exotic allure of the tropical orchid will take centre stage in a special display in the Botanic Garden's Glasshouse Range.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009) A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Romeinaround This exhibition of contemporary photography by visual artist Robert Richardson turns the lens not on the monuments of Rome but on the tourists and locals who people the city's winding streets.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Marilyn Johns The small selection of paintings exhibited here have been chosen by Marilyn Johns because they incorporate images and allusions that reflect a lifetime's association with the art of Italy.
	10:30AM - 4:30PM	Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections
	5:00PM - 8:00PM	Late opening Enjoy an after hours viewing of A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922-2009), as well as a screening of the film Dhiava: The Autumn Journey, introduced by the film’s narrator, Tim Salmon. Film starts at 18.00.
	5:30PM	The Darwin College lecture series Cambridge 2014: Plagues The annual multidisciplinary series hosted by Darwin College will examine the topic “Plagues” in the broad context of a disease or calamity of proportions that cause high morbidity or mortality with lasting impact on populations. The speakers will delve into plagues of the past, present and consider future threats to all populations that inhabit the earth.
	5:30PM - 6:30PM	Highlight Plagues, populations & survival, Professor Stephen J O'Brien Darwin College Lecture Series
	8:00PM - 9:00PM	Highlight Lynndie sings the blues An interactive theatre project by Georg Genoux and Molly Flynn. Co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Theatre Laboratory NEDRAma and the Judith E. Wilson Foundation at the University of Cambridge
	9:15PM	Love songs A short concert of songs for Valentine's Day.