| Mon 24 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
London underground photo exhibtion Photographs taken on and around the London Underground to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Tube |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
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| 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
To celebrate the MRC’s 100th birthday, MRC scientists the length and breadth of the country are taking part in Open Week, throwing open their doors to give visitors a taste of some of the awe-inspiring science that goes on in our establishments. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects. |
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| Tue 25 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
London underground photo exhibtion Photographs taken on and around the London Underground to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Tube |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
|
| 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
To celebrate the MRC’s 100th birthday, MRC scientists the length and breadth of the country are taking part in Open Week, throwing open their doors to give visitors a taste of some of the awe-inspiring science that goes on in our establishments. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Creativity in the bronze age - a response An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters. |
|
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| 5:00PM |
Mary of Modena: a royal scandal The first royal birth to become a media circus was that of James Stuart in 1688, the so-called “warming-pan baby”. In this lecture, we’ll look at the newspaper stories, medals, maps, songs, and pamphlets that told conflicting and sensational tales about the child born to James II and his second wife, Mary of Modena. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Clare Birchall: conspiracy theory, secrecy, transparency Conspiracy theories have perhaps always been an irritation to those in power, but two recent transatlantic policy interventions suggest both the explicit ways in which conspiracy theories constitute a destabilising threat and some strategies for tackling them in a post 9/11, post 7/7 era. |
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| 6:30PM |
An An Evening with Sarah LeFanu talking about her new book Dreaming of Rose: A Biographer's Journal |
|
| 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 26 June 2013 | Times TBC |
three dates for your diary when Cambridge storytellers will be doing various events at Michaelhouse |
| 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Building Fitzwilliam College 1963-2013: an Architectural journey Exhibition of photographs, plans and models showing the ways in which Denys Lasdun’s original vision for Fitzwilliam College has been interpreted and transformed by successive architects and imaginative landscaping. |
|
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Monumental ceramic vessels of colour and Navajo style weaving A much anticipated joint exhibition by internationally collected and award winning sculptor Nicholas Rena whose work has just been singled out for praise by celebrated ceramicist Edmund de Waal along with the highly specialist weaving in abstract designs by St Ives artist Stella Benjamin. |
|
| 10:30AM - 11:30AM |
Alan Turing and the enigma machine This talk by Dr James Grime presents a history of both Alan Turing and the Enigma cipher - including a full demonstration of an original WWII Enigma Machine! |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Creativity in the bronze age - a response An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters. |
|
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| 1:15PM - 1:45PM |
A call to arms: re-displaying the Armoury Join Victoria Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts, at the Fitzwilliam Museum for a lunchtime talk. |
|
| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Sustainable Retrofit Challenge GreenBRIDGE and the Living Laboratory for Sustainability invite you to the Sustainable Retrofit Challenge 2 day event: Wednesday 26 June: Dr Brenda Boardman keynote speaker "Delivering Future-friendly Buildings: the next 800 years?" Thursday 27 June: Presentations by the competition participating teams and announcement of the winner |
|
| 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. |
|
| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Fairies in the gutter: Cambridge storytellers The Cambridge Storytellers present stories and songs by Ursula Holden Gill. an insightful comediennne with a voice "like molasses" |
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| Thu 27 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Building Fitzwilliam College 1963-2013: an Architectural journey Exhibition of photographs, plans and models showing the ways in which Denys Lasdun’s original vision for Fitzwilliam College has been interpreted and transformed by successive architects and imaginative landscaping. |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Monumental ceramic vessels of colour and Navajo style weaving A much anticipated joint exhibition by internationally collected and award winning sculptor Nicholas Rena whose work has just been singled out for praise by celebrated ceramicist Edmund de Waal along with the highly specialist weaving in abstract designs by St Ives artist Stella Benjamin. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Creativity in the bronze age - a response An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters. |
|
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| 2:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Sustainable Retrofit Challenge GreenBRIDGE and the Living Laboratory for Sustainability invite you to the Sustainable Retrofit Challenge 2 day event: Wednesday 26 June: Dr Brenda Boardman keynote speaker "Delivering Future-friendly Buildings: the next 800 years?" Thursday 27 June: Presentations by the competition participating teams and announcement of the winner |
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| Fri 28 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Building Fitzwilliam College 1963-2013: an Architectural journey Exhibition of photographs, plans and models showing the ways in which Denys Lasdun’s original vision for Fitzwilliam College has been interpreted and transformed by successive architects and imaginative landscaping. |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
|
| 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
Geoff Mulgan, co-founder of Demos and former Head of Policy at No 10 under Tony Blair, reflects on the role of think tanks in British political life |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of patients and researchers. The photographs capture the unique relationship between patient and doctor and the hope and human spirit wrapped up in research projects. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Monumental ceramic vessels of colour and Navajo style weaving A much anticipated joint exhibition by internationally collected and award winning sculptor Nicholas Rena whose work has just been singled out for praise by celebrated ceramicist Edmund de Waal along with the highly specialist weaving in abstract designs by St Ives artist Stella Benjamin. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Creativity in the bronze age - a response An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters. |
|
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| 12:30PM - 1:30PM |
Highlight Free lunchtime concert by the Stephen Perse foundation This is a performance of music for violin and piano |
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| Sat 29 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters. |
| 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Building Fitzwilliam College 1963-2013: an Architectural journey Exhibition of photographs, plans and models showing the ways in which Denys Lasdun’s original vision for Fitzwilliam College has been interpreted and transformed by successive architects and imaginative landscaping. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Monumental ceramic vessels of colour and Navajo style weaving A much anticipated joint exhibition by internationally collected and award winning sculptor Nicholas Rena whose work has just been singled out for praise by celebrated ceramicist Edmund de Waal along with the highly specialist weaving in abstract designs by St Ives artist Stella Benjamin. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
Creativity in the bronze age - a response An intervention into MAA’s experimental World Archaeology Gallery by a group of seven contemporary craft artists, ranging from artist jewellers to potters. |
|
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| Sun 30 June 2013 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Building Fitzwilliam College 1963-2013: an Architectural journey Exhibition of photographs, plans and models showing the ways in which Denys Lasdun’s original vision for Fitzwilliam College has been interpreted and transformed by successive architects and imaginative landscaping. |
| 11:30AM - 5:00PM |
From April to July visitors to Kettle's Yard will have the opportunity to see 'guests' from eight other University of Cambridge museums and collections carefully places amongst the artworks and objects in the house. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fashioning Switzerland: portraits and landscapes by Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries An exhibition of Swiss watercolours and prints featuring a rare selection of finely drawn and coloured portraits of Swiss women in regional costume and by the Bernese artist Markus Dinkel (1762-1832). |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Images of empire: the British Empire on nineteenth century medals A special display: A thought provoking selection of medallic artowrk, which explores British expansion across the globe during the nineteenth century, showing a wide range of medals relating to plagues and rebellions, sieges and skirmishes, victories and defeats. |
|
| 2:30PM - 5:30PM |
Highlight Madingley Hall Gardens open afternoon Madingley Hall will be opening its gardens to the public on Sunday 30 June 2013 as part of the National Gardens Scheme. |
|
| 6:00PM - 6:25PM |
To be performed by Ben Comeau (Girton College) |
