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Mon 17 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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.

Tue 18 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

10:00AM - 11:30AM

It's Magic!

Explore the Fitzwilliam Museum's collections

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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 Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Tomb Treasures of Han China: a special lecture

Enjoy two complementary exhibition talks by special guest speakers from the loan museums in China: Lilin Wang (Xuzhou Museum) and Fang Wang (Nanyue King Museum).

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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

Portals to the world

An art appreciation course designed specially for people with demetia and their carers at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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

7:30PM - 8:30PM

A thanksgiving for Summer

The Wren Choir will sing at a service at Pembroke Chapel

7:45PM

Cubicle Four

A touching and hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a busy A&E cubicle in this award-winning new play.

Wed 19 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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 Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

A biblical masterpiece of storytelling and its interpretation

Enjoy a lunchtime talk in Seminar Room 3 of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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

Research methods in action: how do researchers use the CRAS (complexity-resources-abstractness and strategy) framework and Kelly’s repertory grid (KRG) technique in assessment research studies?

One aim of the Cambridge Assessment Research Division is to explore methodological thinking to ensure that Cambridge Assessment is at the forefront of intellectual debates. This seminar will report on recent research which has critically evaluated two different research methods used for developing and evaluating educational assessments.

7:45PM

Cubicle Four

A touching and hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a busy A&E cubicle in this award-winning new play.

Thu 20 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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 Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

10:30AM - 12:30PM

Echoes of Cyprus

Join us for a tile making workshop using colour and sgraffito techniques at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

1:10PM - 2:00PM

Thursday lunchtime talks

Tour of Kettle's Yard house with Associate Artist, Jeremy Millar

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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

The Lawrence room

Girton College has an extremely unusual Egyptian mummy called Hermione, which can now be viewed in the College’s small museum.

7:30PM - 10:30PM

Bright club: animal, vegetable or mineral

Bright Club returns to Cambridge for "Animal, Vegetable or Mineral". Cambridge Dons getting behind the Microphone and talking about their work though Stand-up Comedy.

7:45PM

Cubicle Four

A touching and hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a busy A&E cubicle in this award-winning new play.

Fri 21 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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 Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Highlight Lunchtime concert

Free concerts for all

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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.

7:45PM

Cubicle Four

A touching and hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a busy A&E cubicle in this award-winning new play.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

Open air film screening: Aelita

Open air screening of the remarkable 1924 Soviet silent film, Aelita (dir. Iakov Protazanov), in front of the University Library, West Road.

Sat 22 September 2012 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Poems, drawings & Cambridge

Jinggan Yu : poems, drawings & Cambridge

9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight A Soviet design for life: the Catherine Cooke collection of 20th-century Russian architecture and design

An exhibition of stunning examples of twentieth-century Russian design and architecture, including posters, books, packaging, postcards, pop-up books and many more fascinating items.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

A way of seeing by Anthony Nicholson

Exhibition at Clare Hall

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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 Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

10:30AM - 12:30PM

Colours in clay

Visit our Medieval Cyprus exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Castle Hill open day

Come and explore the history, heritage and art of Castle Hill, with free events for all ages.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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 - 6:00PM

A question of ageing

Join us in Cambridge for a ‘Question Time’ style discussion with speakers from Cambridge and the international research community, industry, the clinical world and charities.

4:30PM

Associate artist lunchtime talks - Lorna Macintyre

Lorna Macintyre will discuss her work with Lizzie Fisher.

7:30PM

East anglia chamber orchestra

EACO perform the following programme: Haydn - Symphony No. 103 (Drum Roll) Francaix - L'Hortage de Flore for oboe and orchestra Brahms - Symphony No. 1 Conductor: Tony Halstead Soloist: Janet Wrench Leader: Helen Medlock

7:45PM

Cubicle Four

A touching and hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a busy A&E cubicle in this award-winning new play.

Sun 23 September 2012 9:00AM - 6:00PM

A way of seeing by Anthony Nicholson

Exhibition at Clare Hall

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clare Wardman

Through painting and drawing, Clare Wardman investigates the movement of natural light and shadow.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Roberta Booth: new morning 2010-2012

Roberta Booth MA, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, whose career has spanned over 35 years, with her work being exhibited world wide.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Highlight 2012/13 Associate Artists

Introducing Kettle’s Yard’s Associate Artists, this display presents work by Matei Bejenaru, Matthew Darbyshire, Lorna Macintyre and Jeremy Millar alongside objects, artworks or archive materials they have selected from the Kettle’s Yard collection.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

An exhibition of brilliantly coloured ceramics from Medieval Cyprus, together with related items from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.

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.

1:15PM

Music Concert

Enjoy a classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3 at the Fitzwilliam Museum

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Alumni Weekend Promenade Concert

Enjoy a classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3 at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

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.