Mon 15 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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6:15PM - 7:45PM |
![]() Small class with experienced teacher Robert Ashman. |
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Tue 16 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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Wed 17 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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Thu 18 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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6:00PM - 7:30PM |
![]() Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures. |
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7:00PM - 8:30PM |
![]() 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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Fri 19 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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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 20 August 2022 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
This summer, find fun and adventure close to home with free/ low-cost family events and activities |
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 - 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. |
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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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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. |
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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 21 August 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’. |
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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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11:00AM - 12:00PM |
![]() Our Place in Space - Storytelling at the Sun Take yourself and your family or friends on a storytelling adventure by the Our Place in Space Sun on Sunday 14 or 21 August. |
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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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2:00PM - 3:00PM |
![]() Our Place in Space - Storytelling at the Sun Take yourself and your family or friends on a storytelling adventure by the Our Place in Space Sun on Sunday 14 or 21 August. |
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2:30PM - 4:00PM |
![]() Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures. |
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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. |