What's On: What's On

Fri 8 March 2024

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Hidden Histories

Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail

Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones!

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg

Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 3 June 2024

Highlight William Blake’s Universe

Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

12:15PM - 1:00PM

Highlight International Women's Day Lecture

Anti-imperial epistemic justice: Building solidaristic coalitions in a time of global crises.

3:30PM - 4:30PM

The canon is dead: long live the comic canon

The disappearnce of literary canons, using comic books studies as a case study.

4:30PM - 7:30PM

Celebrate International Women's Day at the Museum of Zoology

Hear stories of passion, support and triumph from women in the field of STEM and conservation. Live panel discussion at the Museum of Zoology.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Women’s Stories: Changing the World

All are warmly welcome to an event to mark International Women's Day.

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition

The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.

5:30PM - 9:00PM

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Cambridge Judge Business School

Join The Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School on 8 March 2024 as we celebrate International Women’s Day.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

6:45PM - 7:45PM

Pre-Concert Talk by Professor Bettina Varwig | BACH ST JOHN PASSION

Join us for an insightful pre-concert talk by Professor Bettina Varwig, a distinguished figure in music and cultural history at the Faculty of Music.

7:00PM - 8:30PM

“A Touch of Spring”- piano recital by Daria Golovchenko

Daria Golovchenko, a talented Ukrainian pianist, will perform a very diverse program that includes music of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Satie, and many other composers.

8:00PM - 10:20PM

Bach's St John Passion | Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum

Experience a unique immersive performance of Bach's monumental "St John Passion", in the round at Girton College's Great Hall.

8:00PM - 11:00PM

BACH ST JOHN PASSION IN THE ROUND at GIRTON COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR and COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the first performance of Bach’s towering masterpiece, the St John Passion which debuted on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig. Still revered today, it remains among the composer’s most cherished works.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Fri 8 March 2024	9:00AM - 7:00PM	Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones!
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 3 June 2024	Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.
	12:15PM - 1:00PM	Highlight International Women's Day Lecture Anti-imperial epistemic justice: Building solidaristic coalitions in a time of global crises.
	3:30PM - 4:30PM	The canon is dead: long live the comic canon The disappearnce of literary canons, using comic books studies as a case study.
	4:30PM - 7:30PM	Celebrate International Women's Day at the Museum of Zoology Hear stories of passion, support and triumph from women in the field of STEM and conservation. Live panel discussion at the Museum of Zoology.
	5:00PM - 7:00PM	Women’s Stories: Changing the World All are warmly welcome to an event to mark International Women's Day.
	5:00PM - 8:00PM	Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'
	5:30PM - 7:00PM	Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.
	5:30PM - 9:00PM	Celebrating International Women’s Day at Cambridge Judge Business School Join The Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School on 8 March 2024 as we celebrate International Women’s Day.
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...
	6:45PM - 7:45PM	Pre-Concert Talk by Professor Bettina Varwig \| BACH ST JOHN PASSION Join us for an insightful pre-concert talk by Professor Bettina Varwig, a distinguished figure in music and cultural history at the Faculty of Music.
	7:00PM - 8:30PM	“A Touch of Spring”- piano recital by Daria Golovchenko Daria Golovchenko, a talented Ukrainian pianist, will perform a very diverse program that includes music of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Satie, and many other composers.
	8:00PM - 10:20PM	Bach's St John Passion \| Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum Experience a unique immersive performance of Bach's monumental "St John Passion", in the round at Girton College's Great Hall.
	8:00PM - 11:00PM	BACH ST JOHN PASSION IN THE ROUND at GIRTON COLLEGE \| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR and COLLEGIUM MUSICUM 2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the first performance of Bach’s towering masterpiece, the St John Passion which debuted on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig. Still revered today, it remains among the composer’s most cherished works.