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Mon 9 June 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Drugscapes: Are We All Users?

An exhibition featuring the work of over 50 media students from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City who collaborated with students at Homerton College, University of Cambridge in developing critical and creative takes on the topic of drugs.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

11:00AM - 2:00PM

Getting involved in Cambridge- Come meet our public involvement teams!

Meet Public Involvement Teams at the drop in session

Tue 10 June 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Drugscapes: Are We All Users?

An exhibition featuring the work of over 50 media students from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City who collaborated with students at Homerton College, University of Cambridge in developing critical and creative takes on the topic of drugs.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Social Protection for Female Sex Workers in Jamaica: Implications for Social Policy and Development

Public lecture on the topic of Social Protection for Female Sex Workers in Jamaica: Implications for Social Policy and Development.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Inside The Cambridge Female Refuge

Mill Road History Society presents a talk about the history of the Cambridge Female Refuge. Going inside its walls, we will explore the rationale for the building design and highlight furnishings and everyday objects in specific rooms and their role in ‘re-moralising’ women inmates.

Wed 11 June 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Health Research in Cambridge and how you can help shape it! (online)

Find out more about health research in Cambridge and how you can help researchers improve their research.

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Report Launch: The High Stakes of Tracking Menstruation

Join the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy for the launch of their new report, The High Stakes of Tracking Menstruation, on the role of the femtech industry and how we can improve access to menstrual knowledge and care for all in the current moment.

Thu 12 June 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

10:00AM - 3:00PM

Cambridge Patient and Public Involvement Showcase

What difference does public involvement make to our research in Cambridge? Come and find out!

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

3:30PM - 4:30PM

PPI in Discovery & Pre-clinical research panel discussion

What difference does public involvement make in pre-clinical research- Come and find out!

Fri 13 June 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

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.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World.

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.

Sat 14 June 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

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

Festival of Plants 2025

Join us for a day exploring the wonderful world of plants

10:30AM - 1:00PM

The Art of Button Making with Kate Webber

Craft your own unique ceramic buttons with ceramic artist Kate Webber. Use textures and screen-printing techniques with coloured slip to design one-of-a-kind creations.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Guided House Tour

Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

12:30PM - 1:45PM

Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! A Walking Tour

Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide

3:00PM - 5:00PM

Odissi Dance Workshop

Join the Intellectual Forum and internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly for an afternoon workshop that will introduce you to the art of Odissi dance, one of the eight recognised classical Indian dance forms.

7:30PM - 9:15PM

Highlight The Song of the Mass: German Romantic Choral Music

Rheinberger’s a cappella Mass for double choir (subtitled 'The Song of the Mass') is one of the most beautiful choral works of the 19th century: elegant, flowing, and beautiful. We situate it among other sublime choral music from Romantic-era Germany, with songs, sacred music, and lieder by Brahms, Mendelssohn, as well as neglected songs by Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

Cambridge University Symphony Chorus perform Ein deutsches Requiem alongside the East Anglia Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Young.

8:30PM - 9:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

Sun 15 June 11:00AM - 5:00PM

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis.

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.

12:30PM - 1:45PM

Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! A Walking Tour

Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide

2:30PM - 3:00PM

Science on Sundays – June 2025

Patterns and form: Lessons from plants

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.