| Mon 9 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| 6:00PM |
Highlight SciScreen Dr Jeff Dalley will talk about the effects of drug abuse in the brain and the recent advances in the development of new treatments for drug addiction, before the screening of Trainspotting (1996). After the film there is a Q&A session at the cinema mezzanine with drinks and free nibbles. |
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| Tue 10 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 10:00AM - 11:30AM |
A creative workshop for ages 2 -5 |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
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| 10:00AM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
Cambridge Cafe Scientifique - Brain control of appetite and body weight Love food, but don’t know why? Gain weight by just looking at food while your friend can eat a whole pie and not gain an ounce? Dr. Lora Heisler, Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge discusses how signals in our brain influence what we eat, when and how much, and how our genes impact on appetite and body weight gain. |
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| Wed 11 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 9:30AM - 3:30PM |
Archaeological discovery days for schools - time travel for beginners Led by Dr Carenza Lewis, well-known from Channel 4’s Time Team, Discovery Days are curriculum extension learning courses for school groups which introduce new knowledge, ideas and approaches from the multi-disciplinary subject of archaeology in practical hands-on activities. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
|
| 10:00AM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
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| Thu 12 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
|
| 10:00AM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Girton College has an extremely unusual Egyptian mummy called Hermione, which can now be viewed in the College’s small museum. |
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| Fri 13 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Highlight One day meeting - Geometry in Science A one-day scientific meeting covering “geometry” in various senses, both as aspects of mathematics and to illustrate the many ways that scientists use geometric thinking - open to all who are interested |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
|
| 10:00AM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| Sat 14 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 1:00PM - 5:00PM |
Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. |
|
| 1:30PM - 4:30PM |
With the Cambridge University Bobbin Lace Society |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| Sun 15 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma. |
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Braided together Hair in the work of contemporary women artists |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer Coins and medals from the 17th-century |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Splendour & power: imperial treasures from Vienna Come prepared to be dazzled by this glittering exhibition of jewellery, vessels and small-scale masterpieces from the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, displayed together for the first time in the UK. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Triumph, protection and dreams The East African headrest in context |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence Explore the intimacy and beauty of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer and his seventeenth-century contemporaries - visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for details of evening openings in the final two weeks. |
|
| 1:00PM - 5:00PM |
Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles. |
|
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Highlight Cerys Jones (mezzo-soprano) and Tim Watts (piano) Cerys Jones (mezzo-soprano) and Tim Watts (piano) perform a free concert at Madingley Hall. |
