Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025
Be part of a transformative three-day event uniting global thinkers, scholars, and leaders to shape the future—sign up today!
| Mon 25 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Louise Stebbing: A retrospective - 40 years of printmaking An exhibition of printmaking at the Alison Richard Building. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
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| 1:00PM - 3:30PM |
Highlight Meet and Make at the Polar Museum Join us for our new wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum! Meet and Make at the Museum sessions are all about giving you a supportive and social space to be creative. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 6:15PM - 7:45PM |
Small class with experienced teacher Robert Ashman. |
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| Tue 26 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Louise Stebbing: A retrospective - 40 years of printmaking An exhibition of printmaking at the Alison Richard Building. |
|
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 10:00AM - 12:30PM |
Polar Stay and Play – Museum Openings for Under 5s Explore the Polar Museum with your little ones when it is closed to the public! |
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| 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
CLASSROOM COURSE Bringing scent to the garden Join Head of Horticulture Sally Pettit on this half day course discovering which plants will add scent to your garden |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight The Really Popular Book Club: Atonement by Ian McEwan Cambridge University Libraries will be joined by Professor Helen McCarthy to discuss this Booker shortlisted historical novel. |
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| Wed 27 July 2022 | 9:00AM |
Short (approx. 10 min) films taking viewers on a virtual wander around the Garden. |
| 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Louise Stebbing: A retrospective - 40 years of printmaking An exhibition of printmaking at the Alison Richard Building. |
|
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
Become a gin explorer in this hands-on and immersive virtual workshop |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 6:15PM - 7:15PM |
Sounds Green. Live music at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with Classico Latino. Head to the Botanic Garden for an evening of live open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music. Enjoy Latin American rhythms and sounds fused with the smooth elegance of classical strings from Classico Latino. |
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| Thu 28 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Louise Stebbing: A retrospective - 40 years of printmaking An exhibition of printmaking at the Alison Richard Building. |
|
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
From Southwold to Alice Springs: Selected Works from the Collection of Robert Cripps From Southwold to Alice Springs is a major exhibition of works from the remarkable collection of Robert Cripps, focusing on East Anglian and Australian art. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
Antarctic Art: Creative Journeys Join artist Shelly Perkins and the Polar Museum’s Curator Charlotte Connelly to hear about the long tradition of expedition artists in Antarctica, and Shelly’s own experiences of travelling south with the Royal Navy. |
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| Fri 29 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Louise Stebbing: A retrospective - 40 years of printmaking An exhibition of printmaking at the Alison Richard Building. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
CLASSROOM COURSE Printmaking with daylight An introduction to the innovative and versatile method of fine art printmaking using sunlight and water |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
A tour of the Pepys Library with Dr Jane Hughes, Pepys Librarian and Fellow of Magdalene College. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to James Blunt, via James Bond. The tour will be led by Green Badge Guides. |
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| Sat 30 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
CLASSROOM COURSE Printmaking with daylight An introduction to the innovative and versatile method of fine art printmaking using sunlight and water |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Pop-ups - Summer Saturdays at the Polar Museum Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends. Try out our pop-up activity station bursting with different activities, games and books to discover. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art exhibition: 'Kill or Cure' Lethal or life-giving? Wolfson's exciting contemporary art exhibition explores the potential of animals, plants, and substances from the natural world to ‘Kill’ and/or ‘Cure’. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
|
| 12:00PM - 2:00PM |
Our Place in Space | Oliver Jeffers Book Signing Journey along to the activities tent to meet Oliver Jeffers and get your favourite book signed as part of the Our Place in Space Cambridge launch weekend! |
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| 12:00PM - 9:00PM |
Our Place in Space Launch Weekend Help us welcome the Our Place in Space sculpture trail to Cambridge with a 2 day extravaganza of talks, art, activities, music and food. |
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| 2:30PM - 4:30PM |
Our Place in Space | Ask a NASA Astronaut: Kayla Barron with Maggie Aderin-Pocock As part of the Our Place in Space launch weekend line-up of events on Midsummer Common, come along to the Stage Tent to get the opportunity to ask questions to a real-life astronaut — Kayla Barron. |
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| 2:30PM - 4:30PM |
Discover Cambridge in a different way on this guided walking tour, focusing on the uncomfortable stories of power and privilege which have shaped both the university and the city. |
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| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
Our Place in Space - Guided Tours of the Solar System Join us for a guided tour of the Our Place in Space sculpture trail of the solar system on the spectacular Midsummer Common. |
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| 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Our Place in Space | Twilight Talk | Kayla Barron, Oliver Jeffers and Professor Stephen Smartt Join us to find out what happens when the worlds of an astronaut, artist and astrophysicist collide! |
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| Sun 31 July 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art exhibition: 'Kill or Cure' Lethal or life-giving? Wolfson's exciting contemporary art exhibition explores the potential of animals, plants, and substances from the natural world to ‘Kill’ and/or ‘Cure’. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight True to Nature: Open Air Painting in Europe 1780 In this unique exhibition, explore the inventive ways artists in the 18th and 19th centuries recorded fleeting moment in nature, capturing the effects of light, drama, and atmosphere first-hand in the open air. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
almost unthought - experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai Clare Hall Art Committee presents an exhibition of experimental works in aluminium by Silvano Cattai. |
|
| 11:30AM - 1:00PM |
Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to James Blunt, via James Bond. The tour will be led by Green Badge Guides. |
|
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
Our Place in Space - Guided Tours of the Solar System Join us for a guided tour of the Our Place in Space sculpture trail of the solar system on the spectacular Midsummer Common. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Our Place in Space Launch Weekend Help us welcome the Our Place in Space sculpture trail to Cambridge with a 2 day extravaganza of talks, art, activities, music and food. |
|
| 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Our Place in Space - Guided Tours of the Solar System Join us for a guided tour of the Our Place in Space sculpture trail of the solar system on the spectacular Midsummer Common. |
|
| 2:30PM - 4:30PM |
Discover Cambridge in a different way on this guided walking tour, focusing on the uncomfortable stories of power and privilege which have shaped both the university and the city. |
|
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Our Place in Space | Even You Song Join us for a spectacular performance of live choral music based on traditional Even Song. |