What's On: What's On

Wed 26 June 2024

6:30AM - 7:30AM

Indulge in the unique opportunity to explore our collection of plants and their associated wildlife before anyone else arrives, on an early morning guided nature walk around the Garden.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Holding Time

An art exhibition by Ruth Murray and Linda Hemmersbach

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.

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.

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

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

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,

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 - 6:00PM

Mystery History Family Trail

Uncover the hidden stories of the Garden on this exciting adventure.

10:30AM

Labyrinth: The path less taken

Accelerate transformation via an evocative signature experience that calls forth wisdom.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

5:30PM - 8:00PM

Roskill Lecture 2024: Harriet Harman on 'The Changing Culture in British Politics’

The 2024 Roskill Lecture will be delivered by Rt Hon Harriet Harman KC MP. Over the four decades that Harriet Harman has been in Westminster there have been hugely significant and important changes, but there remains a need to modernise the House. In this twentieth Roskill Memorial lecture, the Mother of the House will set out the agenda for the new government for modernising Parliament.

7:30PM - 8:30PM

In Your Own Words Storytelling Open Mic

Join us for In Your Own Words, a monthly storytelling open mic hosted by the Creative Writing Centre at Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025

Wed 26 June 2024	6:30AM - 7:30AM	Early Morning Nature Wander Indulge in the unique opportunity to explore our collection of plants and their associated wildlife before anyone else arrives, on an early morning guided nature walk around the Garden.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Holding Time An art exhibition by Ruth Murray and Linda Hemmersbach
	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.
	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.
	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	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.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	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,
	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 - 6:00PM	Mystery History Family Trail Uncover the hidden stories of the Garden on this exciting adventure.
	10:30AM	Labyrinth: The path less taken Accelerate transformation via an evocative signature experience that calls forth wisdom.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.
	5:30PM - 8:00PM	Roskill Lecture 2024: Harriet Harman on 'The Changing Culture in British Politics’ The 2024 Roskill Lecture will be delivered by Rt Hon Harriet Harman KC MP. Over the four decades that Harriet Harman has been in Westminster there have been hugely significant and important changes, but there remains a need to modernise the House. In this twentieth Roskill Memorial lecture, the Mother of the House will set out the agenda for the new government for modernising Parliament.
	7:30PM - 8:30PM	In Your Own Words Storytelling Open Mic Join us for In Your Own Words, a monthly storytelling open mic hosted by the Creative Writing Centre at Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education