| Thu 24 October 2019 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
YOKO ONOO: LOOKING FOR ... Pieces from Grapefruit and Other Works A selection of 36 works from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964/1971) as well as other selected works. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists. |
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| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Script death in the ancient world Lunchtime talk with Dr Pippa Steele and Dr Philip Boyes held as part of Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019 |
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| 3:00PM - 4:30PM |
Highlight VIVA CUBA! SING AND DANCE WITH CLASSICO LATINO CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP Participants take part in singing, dancing and body percussion. The workshop ends with a taster concert where participants will join Classico Latino to perform on stage. ****Trucks from Cambridge Food Park are serving delicious hot food and cocktails after the concert. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:45PM |
VIVA CUBA! SUITE HABANA (FERNANDO PÉREZ, 2003) Suite Habana (Fernando Pérez, 2003), through the everyday life of fourteen characters, this emblematic Cuban film galloping between documentary and fiction, portrays a city (and a country) between hope and despair, still fighting for its dreams. SCREENING + Q&A WITH SPECIALIST IN CUBAN CINEMA |
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| 7:00PM - 9:30PM |
Pick of the month VIVA CUBA! CLASSICO LATINO HAVANA CLASSIC ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT Classico Latino’s newest album channels the spirit of old Cuba with a bewitching classical sound. Featuring Jazz legend, Omar Puente, on violin, and an interval discussion with Felipe Hernandez, Director of the Centre for Latin American Studies. This event is part of the Festival Of Ideas. |
