| Mon 9 November | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
What Did Viruses Ever Do For Us? The Evolution of “Good” Viruses Viruses generally get a very bad press. Deservedly so. Viruses cause serious epidemics and pandemics in humans and threaten food security by causing crop and livestock diseases. Viruses are the largest group of emerging plant pathogens. |
|
| 8:30PM - 9:05PM |
Highlight Cambridge Schola: Vespers at Gonville & Caius Cambridge Schola (half of the choir) sing the ancient office of Vespers |
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| Tue 10 November | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 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 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: ISE WORKSHOP 10 NOV 2026 Workshop with Ise City. AWANISHI Masahiko will introduce Okihiki culture and lead a workshop for creating the Zai used in Okihiki ceremonies. Tickets are available below. |
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| Wed 11 November | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 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 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 4:00PM - 7:00PM |
Stopping Disease Before it Happens! Join us for an hour of talks either in the afternoon (4-5pm) or evening (6-7pm) to explore how local research prevents disease, improves early diagnosis, and directly benefits patients. Chat with local researchers, over food about their research in-between. |
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| Thu 12 November | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 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 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Legal cynicism and the enduring legacy of abusive policing - Dr Thiago R. Oliveira This event is part of the Institute of Criminology's Public Guest Seminar Series for Michaelmas Term 2026. A drinks reception follows the talk. These events are free and everyone is welcome. Please register to attend either in-person or online by clicking the link at the bottom of this page. |
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| 5:30PM - 6:45PM |
Churchill’s secret chart-makers A talk by Adrian Webb in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
Dance for wellbeing! Join us for a second year of salsa dancing at Homerton College. |
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| Fri 13 November | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 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 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 2:15PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Jean Froissart's Chronicles, with G. Croenen (Liverpool) Godfried Croenen (University of Liverpool) will speak about "Chronicles" by Jean Froissart |
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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 - 7:15PM |
Haylock Consort - Tomkins: These Distracted Tymes Join the Haylock Consort at 6.30pm on Friday 13th November in the Chapel of Robinson College Cambridge for an evening commemorating the life and work of the Welsh composer, Thomas Tomkins. |
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| Sat 14 November | 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 10:30AM - 4:30PM |
An Introduction to Glass Painting with Flora Jamieson Join stained-glass artist Flora Jamieson for an introduction to the traditional art of glass painting. Learn historic stained-glass painting techniques and create your own beautifully painted glass quarry, which will be kiln-fired, finished and ready to hang in your home. |
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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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
|
| 2:00PM - 6:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
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| 6:00PM - 9:00PM |
As 2026 draws to a close, Cambridge’s Pro Wrestling EAST present their final show of the year, and their sixteenth show overall! |
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| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Patrick Hemmerlé: Haydn, Osborne, Schumann This concert brings together three contrasting works performed by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet and pianist Patrick Hemmerlé. |
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| 7:00PM - 9:30PM |
Highlight Sakhya - Charity Diwali Celebrations 2026 Sakhya invites you to its Diwali celebrations for 2026: an evening of the Indian classical dance form Kathak by Ragini Madan of Antarang Cambridge, along with gourmet Indian buffet dinner (by Seven Stars, Cambridge) and freestyle Bollywood dancing. All proceeds go to charity. |
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| Sun 15 November | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
A major new artist project by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963, Syria), presented across the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and The Heong Gallery In Cambridge. |
