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Wed 27 November 2024 9:00AM - 6:30PM

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

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

9:00AM - 7:00PM

For Those Who Don’t Want to be Found

Selected artworks by artist Yvonne Salmon. Paint / Sand / Gold / Video / Photography / Digital

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

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 - 4:00PM

Little Robin’s Christmas Trail

Christmas is little Robin Redbreast’s favourite time of year. She visits all the festive plants in the Garden, and this year, you’re invited too!

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,

11:00AM - 5:00PM

A G E N D A Yevheniia Laptii: Cherkaski Tyshky

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Good COP, Bad COP: first reflections on COP29

Hosted by the Centre for Climate Repair, in association with the Cambridge Centre for Climate Science and Cambridge Zero, this event will involve a lively panel discussion that will look at the outcomes of COP29 and what this means for our climate.

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.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

The Forgotten War: Sudan in Crisis

Join us online to shed light on the ongoing crisis in Sudan, a forgotten war that needs our attention now more than ever!

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - 'Governing urban platform capitalism. The contentious regulation of short-term rental housing in European cities – a comparative approach' - Professor Claire Colomb

Date: 27 November 2024 Time: 18:00 -19:30 Speaker: Professor Claire Colomb Talk Title: 'Governing urban platform capitalism. The contentious regulation of short-term rental housing in European cities – a comparative approach' Location: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College

6:00PM - 9:00PM

LATE at Kettle's Yard

Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, music, talks, making and more. Explore the Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa exhibition out of hours. Music provided by DJ Bosslady. The Garden Kitchen café will be open for special cocktails and food.

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

8:00PM

Handel’s Messiah | Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum

Following their acclaimed performances of Bach’s St John Passion in March, the flagship Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum historically informed ensemble team up once again for a festive performance of Handel’s Messiah.