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Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

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Thu 7 May 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shape Shifters

In this exhibition, abstraction is expressed in a female form – not from a biological or essentialist perspective, but as a plurality of voices that take the abstract to new depths.

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

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig

Step inside the world of Angelina Ballerina as the Museum of Cambridge opens a new exhibition ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’!

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

War Craft

What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making?

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre!

Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining walking tour, yet! Led by a qualified Cambridge Green Badge Guide

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Kenji Umeda: a journey

This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede.

12:00PM - 7:00PM

Driftlines film festival

Driftlines presents a dynamic programme of screenings, workshops, and director discussions. We invite you to join as we explore a wide range of themes, from food sovereignty and Indigenous governance to pollution and climate change.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Bridges and Battlefields in Education: Reflections on embedding 'diverse', critical, and anti-racist approaches in schools

This session on race and education presents two practical case studies from our work embedding anti-racist approaches in schools.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The Importance of Teaching about Science and Religion in a Time of Global Uncertainty

We will be holding a public lecture on Thursday 7th May at 6pm. Our speaker will be Prof. Michael Reiss and his talk is entitled ‘The Importance of Teaching about Science and Religion in a Time of Global Uncertainty’.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Salsa Sessions: Dance for Wellbeing

Join us at Homerton College on Thursdays, 18:00-20:00 pm for 'New York' style salsa!

6:30PM - 7:45PM

Special Service | Organ Festival

The Organ Festival continues with a specially-devised service recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Entitled Tuned for Praise: We are an Easter People, Alleluia is our Song, the service is led by the Rev’d Canon Dr Victoria Johnson, Dean of Chapel, and the Rev’d Graham Dunn, Chaplain, with music directed by Christopher Gray.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Nash Ensemble

Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Nash Ensemble in the Kettle’s Yard house.