What's On: What's On

Tue 12 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 Fri 7 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.

12:30PM - 2:00PM

Science, Religion and the Material Turn: Exploring New Global Potentials through Colonial Museum African collections

On 12th March at 1pm Dr Nathan Bossoh will give a seminar entitled ‘Science, Religion and the Material Turn: Exploring New Global Potentials through Colonial Museum African collections’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert | INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS FOR CHAMBER MUSIC SCHEME SHOWCASE

Discover the pinnacle of chamber music artistry with the intercollegiate Instrumental Awards for Chamber Music showcase concert – a celebration of Cambridge University’s exceptional instrumental talent.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

1848: Resonances of a 19th Century Revolution

Dr. Fernanda Gallo, Lecturer in History & Politics, Homerton College, in conversation with Sir Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History, St Catharine's College.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Deep cultural history and the humanities

Do the humanities still matter?

5:45PM - 7:00PM

VS Naipaul and the Quest for Modernity, with Pankaj Mishra

VS Naipaul wrote about the difficult transition to modernity in remote corners of the non-Western world. How have they evolved in the decades since?

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Biblical Justice for Transforming the World

Biblical Justice for Transforming the World is designed both for those working in social justice ministry and for anyone else seeking to relate their faith more effectively to public life. Through readings, conversation and reflection on participant’s experience, we will explore a compelling biblical and theological underpinning for justice work in our contemporary world, with a focus on poverty.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Tue 12 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 Fri 7 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.
	12:30PM - 2:00PM	Science, Religion and the Material Turn: Exploring New Global Potentials through Colonial Museum African collections On 12th March at 1pm Dr Nathan Bossoh will give a seminar entitled ‘Science, Religion and the Material Turn: Exploring New Global Potentials through Colonial Museum African collections’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge.
	1:00PM - 2:00PM	Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert \| INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS FOR CHAMBER MUSIC SCHEME SHOWCASE Discover the pinnacle of chamber music artistry with the intercollegiate Instrumental Awards for Chamber Music showcase concert – a celebration of Cambridge University’s exceptional instrumental talent.
	5:30PM - 7:00PM	1848: Resonances of a 19th Century Revolution Dr. Fernanda Gallo, Lecturer in History & Politics, Homerton College, in conversation with Sir Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History, St Catharine's College.
	5:30PM - 7:00PM	Deep cultural history and the humanities Do the humanities still matter?
	5:45PM - 7:00PM	VS Naipaul and the Quest for Modernity, with Pankaj Mishra VS Naipaul wrote about the difficult transition to modernity in remote corners of the non-Western world. How have they evolved in the decades since?
	7:00PM - 9:00PM	Biblical Justice for Transforming the World Biblical Justice for Transforming the World is designed both for those working in social justice ministry and for anyone else seeking to relate their faith more effectively to public life. Through readings, conversation and reflection on participant’s experience, we will explore a compelling biblical and theological underpinning for justice work in our contemporary world, with a focus on poverty.