Mon 9 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov. |
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10:00AM |
Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden The Botanic Garden is delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition. |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
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10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Quakers and Activism - from abolition to Just Stop Oil Quakers have been at the forefront of social protests throughout their history, often using disruptive and vilified methods to make change. This talk will highlight how and why this small faith group packs such a powerful punch when it comes to peaceful protest. |
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Tue 10 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov. |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
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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 - 4:00PM |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘Venus and Mars’ is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s. |
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10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Hertha Ayrton: 'A Shining Light' A prolific inventor and suffrage campaigner, Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) was one of Cambridge University’s first female scientists. Despite winning prestigious awards for her research into electricity and sand ripples, she was excluded from the Royal Society, but has now become an iconic figurehead encouraging women to pursue scientific careers. |
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7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Electric Dreaming: Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Art Artists, AI researchers, and community experts showcase the potentials and pitfalls of AI for the art industry. |
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7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Frederick Leach: A Well-connected and Much-travelled Cambridge Artworkman Mill Road History presents a talk by Shelley Lockwood who will introduce us to the beautiful and extensive work of Mr Leach of City Road |
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Wed 11 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov. |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
|
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 |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
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10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
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10:30AM - 5:30PM |
Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast. |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
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12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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4:00PM - 5:00PM |
Third Nature: Public Art at Cambridge West, a New Innovation District Cambridge West unveils a new public artwork, Third Nature. Join artist group Troika in a discussion chaired by Andrew Nairne, Director, Kettle’s Yard. This event explores nature at the intersection of art, science and technology and includes a close look at Third Nature, which consists of 15 native and non-native mature trees, selected with the Botanic Gardens, and in a tree library grid pattern. |
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Thu 12 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov. |
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10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Open Day at the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College Parker Library is known for its collection of manuscripts and early printed books. Visit our current exhibition, talk to our archivist and see the work that is being done with the conservation team. |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
|
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 |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
|
10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
|
10:30AM - 5:30PM |
Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast. |
|
11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
|
12:00PM - 2:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
|
12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Open Day at the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College Parker Library is known for its collection of manuscripts and early printed books. Visit our current exhibition, talk to our archivist and see the work that is being done with the conservation team. |
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Fri 13 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
9:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov. |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
|
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 |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures. |
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10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
|
10:30AM - 5:30PM |
Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast. |
|
11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
|
12:00PM - 2:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
|
12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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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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7:30PM - 11:00PM |
Frontman of The Wonder Stuff goes solo. |
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Sat 14 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
|
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 - 4:00PM |
Old Paper Roots: How to Grow a Library The 17th-century Old Library of St John’s College presents an exhibition on the relationship between paper and plants, with a show-and-tell corner exploring the various ways in which books are made. |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The Famous Facets of The Painted Church 'The Famous Facets of The Painted Church' will enable visitors to take a deeper look into the people connected with All Saints Church including the architect GF Bodley, Arts & Crafts Artists like William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones and the ecclesiastical textiles of Watts & Co, a firm co founded 150 years ago by Bodley. |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening. |
|
10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes' Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures. |
|
10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
|
11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
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12:00PM - 4:00PM |
Cambridge's community makerspace has provided a home to over 10 years of making, inventing and collaboration in the heart of the city. See products, prototypes and creations from science and engineering to craft and arts as well as the wide range of equipment on site our 400 members have used to make them. |
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12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA. |
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1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Cambridge Off-The-Beaten-Track Walking Tour No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site! |
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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
?CARVING A CHARACTER: THE HIDDEN CRAFT OF THE NOH MASK 14 SEP 2024 Master craftsperson and second-generation Noh mask-maker, KITAZAWA Hideta, will introduce the fascinating world of Noh masks |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Lawrence Room, Girton College Small, friendly museum displaying local Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds, artefacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Syria and more. |
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6:00PM |
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS at Murray Edwards College Cancelled Murray Edwards College is excited to partner with Enchanted Cinema to bring The Last Night of the Proms to the big screen. |
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Sun 15 September | 12:00AM |
Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024. |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Our Autumn Art Adventure is back! |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
The Famous Facets of The Painted Church 'The Famous Facets of The Painted Church' will enable visitors to take a deeper look into the people connected with All Saints Church including the architect GF Bodley, Arts & Crafts Artists like William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones and the ecclesiastical textiles of Watts & Co, a firm co founded 150 years ago by Bodley. |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch". |
|
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College. |
|
10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes' Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm. |
|
10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures. |
|
10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college, |
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11:00AM - 4:00PM |
Discover Routes, Networks and Connections in Histon Road Cemetery in the north of the city, with its multiple and varied connections and links across the city and beyond, across society and time. Family names on tombs and vaults - Thoday, Mitcham, Sturton - connect Cambridge past with Cambridge present. The cemetery is a goldmine of social history and a beautiful place. |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. |
|
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 |
Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA. |
|
1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Cambridge Off-The-Beaten-Track Walking Tour No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site! |
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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. |