Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025
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| Wed 29 May 2024 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Murder by the Book: A Celebration of 20th Century British Crime Fiction Cambridge University Library's exhibition celebrates the richness of twentieth century British crime fiction through a creative lens, from its origins to contemporary best sellers. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition of works by Susan Drucker-Brown. |
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| 10:00AM |
Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden The Botanic Garden is delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition. |
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| 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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘Venus and Mars’ is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s. |
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Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
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| 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. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Uncover the hidden stories of the Garden on this exciting adventure. |
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| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
A Walking Tour of "Hidden" Cambridge An entertaining and informative 90-minute walking tour of Cambridge with a Cambridge Green Badge Guide that will reveal things you won't find in the standard guide books. |
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| 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Water Use at the Garden Guided Walk Come along for a guided walk led by the Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt, exploring water use practices at the Garden. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Book history betwixt-and-between: Peter Pan in Cambridge University Library's Tower Collection Join Munby Fellow, Dr Sarah Pyke, for a talk exploring J. M. Barrie's most famous creation, Peter Pan, by examining holdings from the University Library's Tower Collection. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:15PM |
Emmanuel Puritans: Shaking up European Politics and Diplomacy Historical talk by Dr Eloise Davies about the 'Puritans' of Emmanuel College and their role in European reformation politics and diplomacy in the seventeenth century. |
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| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
In Conversation: Vicken Parsons Celebrating a new book about the artist and her work, with an In Conversation with Charlotte Mullins, followed by a drinks reception. |