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Sat 12 October 2024 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

10:00AM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

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

Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes'

Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

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,

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Nigel Hall RA: Line, Edge, Shadow: drawings and sculpture

Nigel Hall RA is one of Britain’s most distinguished sculptors. His outside works, principally made of corten steel, painted steel or bronze, are concerned with three-dimensional space, mass and line. His geometric sculptures give as much prominence to voids and shadows as to the solidity of material; each work changes with light and viewpoint reflecting the landscapes that inspired them.

3:30PM - 8:00PM

CAMBRIDGE DOCUMENTARY FILM DAY 12 OCT 2024

Join us for the inaugural documentary film day screenings of DocFest 2024 Audience Award-winning ‘Strike: An Uncivil War’ and ‘A Story of Bones’

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Highlight Cambridge University Brass Ensemble (CUBE) 40th Anniversary Concert

A spectacular concert celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Cambridge University Brass Ensemble, with 40 years' worth of Cambridge brass players taking part.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra concert

Lili Boulanger - D’un matin de printemps Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2 Soprano - Katy Thomson Conductor - Robert Hodge

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Rachmaninov, Strauss and Boulanger

Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony and Strauss Four Last Songs played by CCSO with Katy Thomson soprano