| Mon 18 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
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| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:45PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight John Piper at Churchill College An exhibition of original prints in the Chapel at Churchill College celebrating Piper's stained glass windows |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum: supporting peace, reconciliation and tolerance On Monday 18th June the Woolf Institute will host a speaker event by The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum. |
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| 5:15PM - 6:15PM |
2012 Raymond and Beverly Sackler distinguished lecture 'The New Science of Ageing' will be given by Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FMedSci |
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| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Discussion based sculpture course |
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| Tue 19 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:45PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 3:30PM - 5:00PM |
Students and teachers views and experiences of A level unit re-sits The current system of allowing re-sits of individual units at A level has been subject to recent criticism that it has contributed to the lowering of the A level standard over time and leads to a focus on exams at the expense of deeper learning. |
|
| 4:30PM - 6:00PM |
For young people aged 11-14 |
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| 6:00PM - 6:45PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Ian Stewart, Turing patterns and animal markings In the early 1950s, Alan Turing showed his colleagues a drawing with irregular black-and-white patches, asking them whether they agreed that it looked like a cow. |
|
| 7:15PM - 8:15PM |
University social club swimming Cancelled This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals |
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| Wed 20 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:45PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
A closer look at an object from the Fitzwilliam Museum prints exhibition Designed to Impress. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 4:15PM - 5:45PM |
Weekly art club for 8-11s |
|
| 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight How might we protect the wages of the weak? A free public lecture at Madingley Hall by Professor William Brown, Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Cambridge. |
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| Thu 21 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:45PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 10:30AM - 12:30PM |
For blind or partially sighted people and their friends. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 1:10PM - 2:00PM |
Lunchtime talk with Ruth Scurr, Historian, University of Cambridge. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 5:00PM |
Highlight Christopher Kloeble 'Meistens alles sehr schnell' Christopher Kloeble is a German author, who was Writer In Residence at the University of Cambridge in 2011. He will read extracts from his new book "Meistens alles sehr schnell" This talk will be in German. |
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| Fri 22 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
|
| 8:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight 9th technology ventures conference It’s an all-day event featuring speakers from around the world (including Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and David S. Rose of Gust), moderated panel discussions, business workshops, startup showcase (introducing start-up companies from Cambridge and further afield), company exhibitions, lunch and refreshments, and plenty of networking opportunities. |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:45PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
London 2012: unlimited global alchemy Unlimited Global Alchemy is a series of sketches, large scale paintings and portrait films. It is a collaboration between British and South African artists, focusing around the themes of a shared positive survivalist instinct, human frailty and resilience. Part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad |
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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. |
|
| 12:30PM - 1:45PM |
Highlight Music for freedom A unique lunchtime concert of chamber music with harp followed by a folk set, given by some of the university's leading performers and accompanied by tea, coffee and cake. In aid of The A21 Campaign (abolishing human trafficking) |
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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. |
|
| 3:00PM - 11:59PM |
Join us as we try to count as many plant and animal species as possible in 24 hours. |
|
| 6:00PM - 9:30PM |
Highlight Women's word literary dinner with Sandi Toksvig The opening event of the 2012 Women's Word Festival will feature a dinner and talk with comedienne Sandi Toksvig |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Andrew Hodges: 100 years of Alan Turing, 1000000 years of the computer A public lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges - leading biographer and Fellow at Oxford - on the extraordinary life and work of Alan Turing. This lecture is public, no booking needed and open to all. |
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| Sat 23 June 2012 | 12:00AM - 3:00PM |
Join us as we try to count as many plant and animal species as possible in 24 hours. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
|
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Middle East: nile valley hope and dreams Photography of The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott An exhibition of Antarctic work by landscape and wildlife artist Dafila Scott |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
London 2012: unlimited global alchemy Unlimited Global Alchemy is a series of sketches, large scale paintings and portrait films. It is a collaboration between British and South African artists, focusing around the themes of a shared positive survivalist instinct, human frailty and resilience. Part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad |
|
| 11:00AM - 3:00PM |
Art workshop for families, with Dafila Scott For families with children ages 6+ - visit the exhibition 'The Edge of Beyond' with Antarctic artist Dafila Scott - and then explore a range of materials and techniques |
|
| 11:00AM - 4:00PM |
An exhibition of artworks by members of CRC Foundation Learning and Supportive Education inspired by the Museum of Zoology. |
|
| 11:30AM - 12:45PM |
Women's qord: In conversation with Lisa Appignanesi Prize-winning writer, novelist, cultural commentator and broadcaster Lisa Appignanesi will be in conversation with Lucy Cavendish College President Professor Janet Todd, and the audience. Lisa will be discussing her novels and career to date, as well as the recurrent topics of love, passion and obsession |
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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. |
|
| 11:45AM - 1:45PM |
For adults and those aged 16+ |
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| 1:15PM - 3:00PM |
Highlight Women's word: crime writers' lunch - 'first crime lucky' This Women's Word event, chaired by Sophie Hannah, will offer the opportunity to meet four future queens of crime fiction, all of whom have recently published, or are about to publish their first crime novels. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
A Saturday afternoon classical guitar concert of music from the renaissance. Early music by John Dowland, Francis Cutting, Luis de Milan, Luis de Narvaez, Alonso Mudarra and other composers. With galliards by Dowland and pavanes by Milan, the concert also includes the tunes Willson’s wilde, Tarleton’s Resurrection, and Guardame las Vacas. Played by guitarist Tim Christmas. |
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| 3:00PM - 6:30PM |
The limits of seeing: art, space and perception A chance to visualise space from the inside out with art installations, activities, talks, experiments and play. |
|
| 3:30PM |
Highlight Unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of Alan Turing (1912-1954) Brilliant wartime codebreaker Alan Turing is to be honored in Cambridge on the centenary of his birth. A blue plaque commemorating the computer scientist will be unveiled by the Mayor of Cambridge on Turing's 100th birthday. |
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| 3:30PM - 5:30PM |
Women's word: the 'austerity' olympics - London 1948 To tie in with the excitement surrounding the 2012 London Olympics, the final Women's Word event for Saturday 23rd June will feature award-winning author Janie Hampton discussing the 1948 London 'Austerity' Olympics, and will feature archive footage from the 1948 competition. |
|
| 7:30PM - 9:45PM |
Highlight Concert by CCSO and Orpheus singers music by Brahms, Delius, Debussy and Wagner |
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| 7:30PM - 9:45PM |
Highlight Concert by city of Cambridge symphony orchestra Brahms Requiem plus works by Delius, Debussy and Wagner |
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| Sun 24 June 2012 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition in the Chancel to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic signifiance of Christ. The exhibition includes framed pictures on static screens, and a continuous loop of prayer and image frames. |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ. |
|
| 9:00AM - 11:00PM |
Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Practice based sculpture workshop |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Laura Havenhand Large scale portraits made out of representative imagery challenging society’s normal actions that lead to the subjugation of individuals. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 6:15PM - 8:30PM |
Traditon and transition in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures Conference to be hosted by the Woolf Institute (Cambridge) together with the Center for the Study of Jews, Christians, Muslims at The Open University of Israel |
