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| Mon 11 March 2024 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
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| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
Highlight Touch Tours for Blind and Partially Sighted Adults: Arctic Culture Join the Polar Museum team for a Touch Tour and explore a range of objects from different Arctic Cultures. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Using organoids to reveal what sets the human brain apart A Lecture by Dr Madeline Lancaster, Group Leader in the Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
Date: Monday, 11 March 2024 Time: 18:00 -19:30 Speakers: Professor Michael Kenny and Dr Davide Luca Talk Title: Drifting apart? The urban-rural continuum and the evolution of political disenchantment across 30 European countries |
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| Tue 12 March 2024 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Fri 7 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
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| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
On 12th March at 1pm Dr Nathan Bossoh will give a seminar entitled ‘Science, Religion and the Material Turn: Exploring New Global Potentials through Colonial Museum African collections’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert | INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS FOR CHAMBER MUSIC SCHEME SHOWCASE Discover the pinnacle of chamber music artistry with the intercollegiate Instrumental Awards for Chamber Music showcase concert – a celebration of Cambridge University’s exceptional instrumental talent. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
1848: Resonances of a 19th Century Revolution Dr. Fernanda Gallo, Lecturer in History & Politics, Homerton College, in conversation with Sir Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History, St Catharine's College. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Deep cultural history and the humanities Do the humanities still matter? |
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| 5:45PM - 7:00PM |
VS Naipaul and the Quest for Modernity, with Pankaj Mishra VS Naipaul wrote about the difficult transition to modernity in remote corners of the non-Western world. How have they evolved in the decades since? |
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| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Biblical Justice for Transforming the World Biblical Justice for Transforming the World is designed both for those working in social justice ministry and for anyone else seeking to relate their faith more effectively to public life. Through readings, conversation and reflection on participant’s experience, we will explore a compelling biblical and theological underpinning for justice work in our contemporary world, with a focus on poverty. |
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| Wed 13 March 2024 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Embark on the enchanting Student Poetry Trail at the Botanic Garden. Discover the hidden voices of plants through poetry! |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sat 8 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
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| 3:30PM - 4:30PM |
The Noah Books project: from modern Hebrew classics to contemporary comics for children Hebrew comics and picturebooks for children |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Cambridge University New Music Group side by side with the Riot Ensemble |
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| Thu 14 March 2024 | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Cambridge Festival 2024 The Cambridge Festival returns for 2024. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Cambridge Creative Encounters Exhibition The Cambridge Creative Encounters exhibition showcases the creative outcomes of the 2023 edition of the project, bringing together researchers from the University of Cambridge and creative professionals. |
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| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Embark on the enchanting Student Poetry Trail at the Botanic Garden. Discover the hidden voices of plants through poetry! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 9 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
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| Fri 15 March 2024 | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Cambridge Festival 2024 The Cambridge Festival returns for 2024. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Cambridge Creative Encounters Exhibition The Cambridge Creative Encounters exhibition showcases the creative outcomes of the 2023 edition of the project, bringing together researchers from the University of Cambridge and creative professionals. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Embark on the enchanting Student Poetry Trail at the Botanic Garden. Discover the hidden voices of plants through poetry! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 10 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
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| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Writing for display in the Ancient World A lunchtime talk with the VIEWS Project team |
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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 Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
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 16 March 2024 | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Cambridge Festival 2024 The Cambridge Festival returns for 2024. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Cambridge Creative Encounters Exhibition The Cambridge Creative Encounters exhibition showcases the creative outcomes of the 2023 edition of the project, bringing together researchers from the University of Cambridge and creative professionals. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Pick of the month West Cambridge Cambridge Festival Day Join a wide selection of interactive family events set to take place across the University's West Cambridge Campus. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Embark on the enchanting Student Poetry Trail at the Botanic Garden. Discover the hidden voices of plants through poetry! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 11 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
|
| 11:00AM - 4:00PM |
Pick of the month Big Biomedical Campus Day at the Cambridge Academy For Science & Technology Family-day sharing interactive activities about the latest research across the University's cutting edge Biomedical Campus. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
|
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
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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| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Continuum Choir with conductor Harry Guthrie, performing in Clare Chapel Join Continuum in the Chapel of Clare College Cambridge for a programme tracing Lent through music from the Iberian Peninsula. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Academy of Great St.Mary's Orchestral concert Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet overture Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain Shostakovich: Symphony no.5 This is a fund raising event. |
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| 7:30PM - 10:00PM |
Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra with Mo Pleasure CUJO presents a feast of funk and jazz fusion in this concert with Mo Pleasure, former member of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
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| Sun 17 March 2024 | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Cambridge Festival 2024 The Cambridge Festival returns for 2024. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Cambridge Creative Encounters Exhibition The Cambridge Creative Encounters exhibition showcases the creative outcomes of the 2023 edition of the project, bringing together researchers from the University of Cambridge and creative professionals. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Embark on the enchanting Student Poetry Trail at the Botanic Garden. Discover the hidden voices of plants through poetry! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage. |
|
| 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 Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM on Wed 12 June 2024 |
Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. |
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| 2:30PM - 3:00PM |
Science on Sundays: March 2024 An immense archive of plant diversity: the many uses of the Cambridge University Herbarium. A talk by Dr Anne Dubéarnès, Cambridge University Herbarium, University of Cambridge. |