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Mon 18 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 - 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 - 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.

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.

6:15PM - 7:30PM

Trinity Hall forum: going south: the British economy in the relegation zone

A talk by Larry Elliott, Economics Editor of "The Guardian"

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Highlight Arctic film festival: launch reception

Join us at the Polar Museum for the official launch of the 'Arctic Film Festival: Voices from the North' with special guests including; Inuit musician and filmmaker Elisapie Isaac, Inuit rights advocate Aaju Peter and filmmakers Stephen A. Smith and Julia Szucs.

Tue 19 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 - 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.

10:00AM - 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.

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.

1:15PM

Art Speak

Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art 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.

2:00PM - 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.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Is there a right way to address diversity in Britain?

Professor Ted Cantle CBE will deliver a Woolf Institute lecture entitled: "Is there a right way to address diversity in Britain?" His respondents will be Dr Varun Uberoi and Sughra Ahmed.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

News from CERN and the large hadron collider

Cambridge Physics centre lecture for sixth form physicists

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

Wed 20 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 - 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.

10:00AM - 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.

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.

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

What’s going on with students taking GCSEs early? Is getting a GCSE or two in Year 9 or 10 a good thing?

Since KS3 tests were abandoned in 2010, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of students entered for GCSEs early – e.g. in Year 9 or Year 10, rather than at the end of Year 11.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Economics for a finite planet (Professor Tim Jackson)

7th talk in the 11th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development

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 - 8:30PM

Pick of the month Animal bytes launch event

This unique event launches an exploration into the human side of the Museum, with curators, staff and others sharing their experiences through the Museum specimens that have inspired them.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy

Astronomy talks and public observing

Thu 21 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 - 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.

10:00AM - 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.

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.

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.

7:00PM - 11:00PM

Tango Evening in aid of University of Cambridge veterinary school trust

Please join us for a fantastic evening of Tango at the Guildhall, all profits to Uni of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust.

Fri 22 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 - 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.

10:00AM - 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.

10:15AM - 12:00PM

MUSE

Join us for a drawing 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 - 2:00PM

Highlight Classical guitar concert- HideTakemoto

Highly aclaimed Japanese composer performs his compositions for classical guitar as well as other arrangements

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.

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.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

The Practice Sessions

Drop in pre-pub and try out something new to start your weekend - this month features a series of films selected by OUTPOST screened in the house.

Sat 23 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 - 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.

10:00AM - 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.

10:30AM - 12:30PM

An Eggcellent Adventure

Join us for Easter fun in our galleries and education studio.

11:00AM - 1:30PM

Drawing from the collection

Saturday morning drawing sessions taking inspiration from the objects at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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.

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.

7:30PM

The academy of Great St. Mary's orchestra at St. Andrew's church, Stapleford

Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Prometheus Overture, Stamitz Flute Concerto, soloist Dinah Pounds. Conductor Adam Pounds.

Sun 24 March 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge University exhibition

A stunning selection of entries from the photography competition.

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Exhibition - Ferengi! Ferengi!

James Albon travelled to Ethiopia to undertake the position of artist-in-residence for Frankfurt zoological Society in the Bale Mountains National Park.

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.

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Studio Sundays

Drop in practical art workshops 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.