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Sat 15 November 2025 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:45AM - 12:15PM

Chorister Experience Morning Cancelled

Discover what it’s like to be a Chorister with the Choir of St John’s College.

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Emerald Green, Mineral Green

This autumn, House Guests returns for a third year. For this annual exhibition series, artists, designers and makers are invited to respond to a brief considering the context of the House, the interiors and history of 186 Gwydir Street, Cambridge.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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

Join Little Robin in the Botanic Garden to find some festive plants.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Made in Ancient Egypt

From elaborately decorated coffins to the Books of the Dead, ancient Egyptians produced objects which remain iconic today. But who were the makers behind them and how were they made?

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Escape and Escapism – Art and the GDR

Exploring the artistic legacies of the GDR through conversation, creativity and cross-disciplinary insight. A free one-day symposium coinciding with the exhibition Escape from Colditz by artist Annette Schröter at the Robert Cripps Gallery. An international array of speakers will discuss creative legacies in Visual Arts, Architecture, Photography, Film, Dance and Literature from the GDR.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Everyday Wonder to Revelation: an exhibition of paintings by Alan Caine

Clare Hall is honoured to host an exhibition of paintings by Alan Caine (1936–2022), running from 10th October to 20th November 2025. Visitors are welcome daily between 10am and 5pm.

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Fri 13 February

Heatwave in Antarctic: Prints by Tadek Beutlich

This exhibition presents the prints of Tadek Beutlich (1922–2011), better known as one of the most important and experimental textile artists of the post-war era. The show focuses on works produced between 1962 and 1967, including several created with the influential publisher Editions Alecto.

10:30AM - 9:00PM

Highlight Veronica Forrest-Thomson at Girton

A symposium and archive exhibition celebrating the life and work of the poet Veronica Forrest-Thomson, a writer with strong links to Girton College.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet

The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will explore two decades of the artist’s videos, performances and projects that have taken place across the world.

1:00PM - 2:30PM

A City Walking Tour - The Hidden Cambridge version

An entertaining and informative Cambridge walking tour from Hidden Cambridge

2:00PM - 6:00PM

Escape from Colditz - Papercuts, Collage and Installation

The Robert Cripps Gallery is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition by Leipzig-based artist Annette Schröter. Inspired in part by her origins near Colditz Castle in Germany and by the tales of wartime derring-do immortalised in the 1970s BBC TV series “Colditz”, Escape from Colditz is a contemplation on the theme of escape or escapism presented in a unique series of papercuts and collage.

4:00PM - 8:30PM

GLOBAL CULTURES: EXPERT TASTES 15 NOV 2025

A food-focused afternoon with screenings of DROPS OF HEAVEN (Japanese w/ English subtitles) and LA BRIGADE (French w/ English subtitles)

7:30PM

Fitzwilliam String Quartet: Beethoven, Bray, Shostakovich

The Fitzwilliam Quartet open their series of three concerts with works by Beethoven, Charlotte Bray, and Shostakovich.

7:30PM - 9:15PM

Highlight Visions of paradise: New Cambridge Singers

In this concert of beautiful, celestial choral music, New Cambridge Singers conjure up the sounds of heaven itself. Music of profound consolation and depth from composers spanning six centuries and a complete performance of the masterly Requiem by Eleanor Daley, one of the most beloved and widely-performed Canadian composers of our time.