Mon 1 August 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 - 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 - 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 - 3:30PM |
![]() Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools! |
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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 2 August 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 - 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 - 3:30PM |
![]() Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools! |
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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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Wed 3 August 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 - 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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Thu 4 August 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 - 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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11:30AM - 4:00PM |
![]() Butterfly Time Machine Family Day Come and meet actors from Emergency Exit Arts as they transform into butterfly explorers at the Museum of Zoology. |
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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
![]() Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools! |
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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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Fri 5 August 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 - 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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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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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
![]() Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools! |
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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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7:30PM - 8:30PM |
![]() Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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Sat 6 August 2022 | 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
![]() Our Place in Space – Morning Yoga on Midsummer Common Relax, unwind and be mindful by Mercury! Take part in a relaxing open-air yoga session on Midsummer Common this Summer. |
9:00AM - 10:00AM |
![]() Our Place in Space – Morning Yoga on Midsummer Common Relax, unwind and be mindful by Mercury! Take part in a relaxing open-air yoga session on Midsummer Common this Summer. |
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9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
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10:00AM - 11:00AM |
![]() Our Place in Space - Ice From Above at the Polar Museum Join the team at The Polar Museum and help to map the coldest places on planet Earth with a giant floor map. |
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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. |
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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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12:00PM - 1:30PM |
![]() 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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2:00PM - 3:00PM |
![]() Exhibition tour with printmaker Louise Stebbing Printmaker Louise Stebbing will give a tour of her current retrospective of 40 years of printmaking. |
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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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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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7:30PM - 8:30PM |
![]() Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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Sun 7 August 2022 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
![]() Our Place in Space – Morning Yoga on Midsummer Common Relax, unwind and be mindful by Mercury! Take part in a relaxing open-air yoga session on Midsummer Common this Summer. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
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10:00AM - 11:00AM |
![]() Our Place in Space - Cycle the Solar System Hop on your bike and cycle your way through the solar system with fellow explorers. |
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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. |
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10:30AM - 12:00PM |
![]() 90 minute Walking tour with a Blue Badge Guide around the oldest part of Cambridge (foot of Castle Hill) |
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10:30AM - 12:00PM |
![]() 90 minute Walking tour with a Blue Badge Guide around the oldest part of Cambridge (foot of Castle Hill) |
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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. |
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1:00PM |
![]() Welcome to BioBlitz 2022! 24 hours of bookable talks & activities at Cambridge University Botanic Garden |
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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. |