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Mon 11 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

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.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Negotiations of gender, sexuality and intimacy in trans people's partnerships

Dr Tam Sanger, an Independent Researcher, gives a Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar on behalf of the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Highlight Lent talks at Michaelhouse

Faith through the lens of Art and Word. Talks will begin at 1.00pm preceded by a delicious soup and bread.

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.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Low carbon road freight transport

Lecture by Professor David Cebon, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Tue 12 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

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.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 11:30AM

It's Magic!

Explore and create art at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

1:10PM - 1:55PM

Cambridge University lunchtime concerts - spring series - week 7

The Spring Series of the Cambridge University Lunchtime Concerts

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

Come to the Fitzwilliam Museum for an art appreciation course designed specially for people with dementia and their carers.

4:30PM - 6:30PM

Thresholds

A six-session course for young people responding to our permanent collection.

6:30PM

Highlight Mary Beard

Mary Beard talking about her latest book 'Confronting the Classics' at Heffers Book Shop

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

Cambridge cafe scientifique : making a difference across the globe

Come and find out how Professor Shankar Balasubramanian from the University of Cambridge (Chemistry Department_ founded an international company that is making a difference to the lives of people all over the World.

8:00PM

CUMS concert orchestra

Cambridge University Musical Society's second symphony orchestra perform their Lent Term Concert

Wed 13 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

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.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

1:00PM - 1:30PM

Seeking spirituality - exploration of worship

Seeking spirituality in the rythym of daily life. Four open weekly lunchtime light touch explorations of worship

1:15PM - 2:00PM

The Lansdowne Relief and the Longue Durée of Maritime Entanglements

Enjoy a lunchtime talk in Seminar Room 35 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.

5:45PM - 7:45PM

Highlight 50 years on - another time of change

Speakers Linda Woodhead, Professor at Lancaster University and Director of the Religion and Society research programme and REv Malcolm Brown, Director of Mission and Public affairs for the Church of England.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's political economy seminar series on the economics of Austerity

Lord Desai will give a talk on 'What kind of Economics for Austerity?'. All are welcome.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

The things some things say

A workshop at the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology with Creative Fellow, Alana Jelinek, exploring the objects on display from their point of view. Part of a series running through 2013.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Life clubs - Self improvement workshops Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Life clubs was created in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, best-selling author of The Life Book. Sessions are every Wednesday.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy

Astronomy talks and public observing

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Endellion string quartet

The Endellion String Quartet will be celebrating its 21st Season as 'Resident Quartet' at the University of Cambridge in 2012-13. Haydn String Quartet Op.50 No.1 Britten String Quartet No.2 Op.36 Beethoven String Quartet Op.18 No.1

Thu 14 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

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.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:15AM - 4:00PM

A Day of Illustration

Join us for an illustration workshop at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

1:10PM - 1:40PM

Revisiting Elizabeth Vellacott

Join William J. Simmons, Mellon Mays Fellow, Degree Candidate History of Art, Harvard University, for a lunchtime talk about Elizabeth Vellacott at Kettle's Yard.

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.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Travelling salesman film screening

Award-winning indie film 'Travelling Salesman' is an gripping, dialogue-driven intellectual thriller.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Cambridge’s newest local nature reserve

Guy Belcher will talk about the City's newest Local Nature Reserve, why it was made into a local nature reserve and how it will be managed.

8:00PM - 9:00PM

De Profundis

Music for Passiontide: Masterpieces from 17th-century Germany

Fri 15 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Human Flows Photographic Exhibition

The result of collaboration between CRASSH and the United Photo Industries (New York), Human Flows is a juried-competition based photographic exhibition held at the Alison Richard Building from February 7 to April 1 2013. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, February 7th 2013, with a symposium and wine reception in the atrium.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Grace - an exhibition by Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson

An exhibition of paintings by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson A tribute to the artist Grace Salome Kwami (1923-2006) Work can be seen on the 3rd floor of the Alison Richard Building and in the Centre of African Studies. There is also a display in the Centre of African Studies Library

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.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM

The fork's tale

The Fork’s Tale, as narrated by Itself The story of a cannibal fork in the collections of the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology’s, complete with drawings from its point of view.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Garden writing workshop

Whether you want to write about plants and gardens for pleasure or hope to get published, this course will guide you through the basic skills of garden writing.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Free concert- Perse Foundation

The last in the present series of concerts by these talented young musicians.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Caring for museum collections

Join us for a workshop 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.

2:30PM - 3:30PM

Michaelhouse chorale

New year new term every Friday in the Chancel at Michaelhouse.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture: the infinity puzzle – from the Higgs Boson to the LHC

Professor Frank Close takes you on a journey from when Rutherford and Bohr discovered the nuclear atom 100 years ago to the present day. This talk reviews the ideas and the history, and assesses how the credits should be shared.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Highlight Prof Lorraine Daston: the rise and fall of natural disasters: whose fault?

A opportunity to hear Prof Lorraine Daston, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, discuss her work on how responsibility for natural disasters is assigned. This lecture is hosted by the 'Religion and the Idea of a Research University' project of the Faculty of Divinity.

Sat 16 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

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

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Helicopter heaven

Investigate helicopter design by making a working model.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Pitoti

A multimedia digital rock art exhibition showing at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from the 7th to the 23rd of March 2013

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Cantores singers - music for fassiontide and Easter

Free Concert

2:00PM

Highlight In conversation with Laura Ford

New Hall Art Collection Biennale

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.

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Art in the East: a panel discussion

Is enough being done to support artists so they can make exciting, innovative art in Cambridge and the Eastern region?

5:30PM

King's College foundation concert

King's College Choral Scholars past and present join forces with CUCO for the annual Foundation Concert

7:30PM - 9:45PM

Highlight Tom Poster plays Grieg with CCSO

Orchestra concert including Grieg piano concerto and Beethoven Symphony no.7

Sun 17 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Lore Burgess at Clare Hall

A commemorative retrospective exhibition of oil, watercolours and monoprints by Lore Burgess

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Susan Tuckett: belongings

‘Belongings’ is an exhibition of recent work by Sue Tuckett which began as a response to conversations with her father as he began to suffer from dementia.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Aid & abet: temporary residence

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Aid & Abet from Cambridge will bring together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Outpost: congratulations, you are the most recent visitor

Artists will be taking over the gallery at Kettle's Yard - come and see what emerges and take one of the many opportunities to meet the artists and get more involved. Outpost from Norwich will be bringing together artists from their networks to exhibit work, perform and take part in a programme of events.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight China’s White Gold: Contemporary Porcelain from Jingdezhen

To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Fitzwilliam Museum is showcasing the first major exhibition in this country of more than 80 works created in Jingdezhen, China, by over 50 contemporary ceramicists.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known illustrators of his generation. Drawn by Hand looks at individual works he has produced in the past decade: book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings and works done for hospitals in various and contrasting media.

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.

5:00PM - 12:00AM on Sun 24 March 2013

Arctic film week: voices from the north

A series of film screenings and discussions co-presented by the Canadian High Commission and National Film Board of Canada in partnership with Arts Picturehouse, the Cambridge Film Trust and the Polar Museum.