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Fri 18 September 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity

An exhibition by Cambridge-based artists Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Idit Elia Nathan, Sara Paynter, Sarah Wood and Rachel Wooller

9:00AM - 6:30PM

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

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:30AM - 4:30PM

One-day meeting - The Future of UK Landscape Regeneration

The Future of UK Landscape Regeneration

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 - 5:00PM

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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

Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

Exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge

11:00AM

Highlight David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

Opening on 1 July and running throughout the summer at MODO in Cambridge, the exhibition places Hockney's iconic swimming pool works at the centre of a new immersive and interactive gallery experience.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

TEN GOOD YEARS

Free exhibition celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Heong Gallery at Downing College, Cambridge.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.

7:00PM - 10:30PM

Mull Historical Society

Following on from the critical and commercial success of the previous record, In My Mind There’s a Room album, Colin MacIntyre aka Mull Historical Society will return this year with another literary inspired marvel.