| Mon 29 April 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
What the War Did to Our Memories: an art exhibition with Syrian artist Diala Brisly The Cambridge Migration Society is welcoming Syrian artist Diala Brisly for an exhibition of her paintings at the Institute of Criminology. |
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| Tue 30 April 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Artist Alan Reynolds (1926-2014) had a close relationship with Kettle’s Yard, including a solo exhibition in 2003. Kettle’s Yard recently received a substantial legacy following the artist’s death and that of his wife, Vona, in 2016. This display celebrates Alan and Vona’s generosity, featuring paintings, prints and notebooks that showcase Reynolds’ rich and varied career. |
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| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
The recent rapid widespread deployment of AI and robotic systems has raised considerable ethical concern, in both public and academic arenas. In this talk Prof. Nigel Crook will explore the motivations for developing machines with moral competence and outline some current approaches. |
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| 1:10PM - 1:55PM |
Lunchtime Concert - Saxophone Choir Saxophone Choir Directed by Ignazio Mañá-Mesas |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Unique humans and missing extraterrestrials: a strange connection? Animals cannot count and never speak, two pointers to the immense gulf that separates us. Only we are interested in extraterrestrials, but they are oddly shy. Professor Simon Conway Morris FRS questions that maybe the world we inhabit is much stranger than current orthodoxies allow? |
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| 6:00PM - 7:45PM |
Performance and In Conversation: Oscar Murillo Join us for a free evening with artist Oscar Murillo. From 6pm there will be a live performance by Murillo in the galleries as part of the current exhibition. From 6.45pm Oscar Murillo will be in conversation with artist Mandy El-Sayegh. Chaired by Elvira Dyangani Ose (Director of The Showroom, London). |
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| 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 1 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| Thu 2 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 11:00AM - 1:00PM |
Visit The Old Library, Magdalene College The Old Library, Magdalene College, will be open to the public for viewing in 2019 on the First Thursday of the month from 11am to 1pm. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
|
| 1:15PM - 1:35PM |
Join Jennifer Powell, Head of Collection and Programme, for an introduction to the exhibition. |
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| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
Weekly after school club every Thursday from 2 May. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Sir Richard Stone Annual Lecture 2019: Firms and Growth The Sir Richard Stone Annual Lecture is a major event in the Faculty annual calendar and honours Sir Richard Stone, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, founding Director of the Department of Applied Economics in the University of Cambridge and a major contributor to developments in microeconomics. |
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| 5:45PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Girton150 The Visitor’s Lecture by the Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond The Visitor’s Lecture is delivered by The Right Honourable, The Baroness Hale of Richmond (1963, Law), President of the UK Supreme Court, Visitor to Girton College since 2004 and Honorary President of the Cambridge University Law Society. Her Lecture is titled “100 Years of Women in Law”. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Coercion in Literature: Sophie Hannah Join us for an evening with author Sophie Hannah as she discusses coercion in literature. |
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| Fri 3 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition created in collaboration with the photography organisation Shutter Hub. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Museum of Zoology Gallery Tour Take a tour around the Museum of Zoology |
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| Sat 4 May 2019 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Discovery: 200 years of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Founded in 1819, the Cambridge Philosophical Society provided an open forum for Cambridge graduates to discuss current scientific ideas and present new research. This exhibition shows us how the activity of the Cambridge Philosophical Society underpins 200 years of discovery. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
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| 12:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arbury Carnival is not far off. Join our workshop, create your 'bedtime story' themed costume with our artists, and join us in the procession on the 8 June at noon leaving from Armitage Way. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum. |
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| 8:00PM |
Highlight Robert Cohen directs Cambridge University Orchestra For their final concert of the season, the Cambridge University Orchestra are joined by cellist Robert Cohen. One of the foremost cellists of our time, Cohen has been described as “a virtuoso of genius” and “divinely gifted”. Cohen also maintains an active career as a conductor and in 2010 became professor of cello at the Royal Academy of Music. |
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| Sun 5 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women in Art: Hong Kong Women in Art: Hong Kong brings together the works of seven contemporary female artists covering the past 50 years of artistic development in Hong Kong. The works, which are in a variety of media from ink drawing to installation, all explore contemporary politics and the role of female artists within it. |
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight KIP GRESHAM: THE ART OF COLLABORATION The Art of Collaboration celebrates over 40 years of artistic partnerships between Master Printer, Kip Gresham, and giants of the British and international art world, featuring work by 21 Royal Academicians. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people. |
|
| 4:00PM - 6:00PM |
Mozart – Quartets for flute and string trio |
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| 4:00PM - 6:00PM |
A programme celebrating Mozart's beloved quartets for flute and string trio |
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| 6:00PM - 6:25PM |
To be performed by Jonathan Rennert (Director of Music, St Michael’s Cornhill) |
