Eager Explorers
Ever found yourself asking “why?”, “how?”, or “what if?”—then this is your kind of event.
| Mon 19 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| Tue 20 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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| Wed 21 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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| Thu 22 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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| 7:30PM - 11:00PM |
Martin McAloon (of Prefab Sprout) Touring Prefab Sprout's landmark "Steve McQueen" album, plus all the hits! |
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| Fri 23 October | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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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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| Sat 24 October | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
The Art of Broom Making with Jon Baily Spend a Saturday learning the craft of traditional broom making in a small, hands-on workshop, with a glimpse inside the richly decorated interiors of David Parr House at lunchtime. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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| 11:30AM - 1:00PM |
Walking tour of Gregory Hardiman's Cambridge Join me for a stroll around Cambridge as Gregory Hardiman would have known it in the 1820s, exploring the key locations in the books written by me, Susan Grossey |
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| Sun 25 October | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
| 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. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
An Enamel Revolution: China and the World Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |