Throes of the Modernist Dream: Prints by Rachel Whiteread, Grayson Perry and Sarah Morris from the Paragon Press
An exhibition of contemporary prints by Rachel Whiteread, Grayson Perry and Sarah Morris from the Paragon Press contending with the urban world and “the death throes of the modernist dream.”
| Mon 16 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
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| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 11 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Reading Tolstoy and Flaubert in English This new short course at Madingley Hall will consider problems and theories of translation and, at the same time, will engage you in a close reading of two world masterpieces: Lev Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, and Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Art as power and performance: Byzantine and modern art compared and contrasted For the Byzantines, art was a craft central to their culture and lavishly supported by the state. From the ‘Modern’ period on, ‘artists’ have fulfilled a more variable role in society. This new short course at Madingley Hall will help you develop your analytical skills in both these periods of art, opening up new areas of knowledge of Byzantine society and of the way art is consumed today. |
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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. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Putting resilience at the heart of the development agenda Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012: Helen Clark |
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| Tue 17 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
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| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 12 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Polar challenges in the 21st century This unique new lecture series at Madingley Hall, given by leading Cambridge scientists, will explain the key differences between the polar regions, including their politics and governance. You will learn about the major changes occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic, and discover what these might mean for the rest of the world. |
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| 10:00AM - 2:00PM |
Development in the 21st Century Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012: Helen Clark |
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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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
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| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
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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. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
The Road to Rio: Recommitting to sustainable development Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012: Helen Clark |
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| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Highlight Andrew Pontzen at Cambridge Skeptics in the Pub Andrew has talked about physics in pretty much every imaginable situation from live TV (Stargazing Live/Back To Earth), through comedy nights to 800-pupil A-level masterclasses — and most things in-between, including major speaking engagements at science festivals around the UK. |
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| 7:15PM - 9:15PM |
Decoding: from The Da Vinci Code to Cambridge spies In this new short course at Madingley Hall, we will find meaning in the meaningless, reveal hidden truths and decipher secrets. The course will show how the idea of decoding can occur in genetics, landscape history, the study of sacred texts, sociology and espionage. |
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| Wed 18 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
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| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Wed 13 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Humps, bumps, buildings and hedges: walking through history This new short course is a set of five fieldtrips around the theme of medieval landscape. Each session will be based on a different site, each within 15 miles of Cambridge and each focusing on a different general topic. |
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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 |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
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| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
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| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Out of place - exploring themes of the Edgelands exhibition A talk complementing the Fitzwilliam Museum's current exhibition of contemporary prints, Edgelands. |
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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. |
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| 4:30PM - 6:30PM |
Just how closely should textbooks link to public examinations? There is considerable controversy in the English educational system over the relationship between textbooks and public examinations. Some commentators have criticised strongly the existence of ANY kind of structured relationship between the two. |
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| Thu 19 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Thu 14 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
|
| 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 |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
|
| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
|
| 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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| 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 20 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
|
| 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 |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
|
| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
|
| 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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| Sat 21 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of Ethiopia |
| 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sat 16 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
|
| 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 |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Exhibition by Iranian artist |
|
| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
|
| 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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| Sun 22 April 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art and faith- new ways of seeing Innovative art exhibition which seeks to explore inter-faith dialogue in the world of aesthetics. |
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Swimmers by Quentin Blake Works created for the new Maternity Wing of the University Hospital at Angers, France |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 17 June 2012 |
Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman. |
|
| 11:30AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 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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| 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Musica 432: a feast of early music Medieval ensemble Musica 432 present a feast of early music in this free concert at Madingley Church. |
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| 3:00PM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Jacobean lute music Jakob Lindberg plays music for solo lute by Dowland, Johnson, Hely and others in Downing's Baroque theatre |
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| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Art and faith- new ways of seeing Innovative art exhibition which seeks to explore inter-faith dialogue in the world of aesthetics. |