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Wed 13 November 2019 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Good Government Bad Government

An exhibition of paintings by Frank Creber and Michael Johnson

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Modern Primitives

An exhibition of figurative sculptures by Cambridge based artist John Clark.

9:30AM - 2:30PM

Sir Lionel Whitby: War hero, medical pioneer, Master

An archive exhibition featuring highlights from a recent donation of personal papers of the eminent bacteriologist, haematologist and Regius Professor of Physic at the University (1945-56)

10:00AM - 4:00PM

24 Portraits: Recovering and Reimagining Women's Labour

An exhibition by Emma Copley exploring the the representation of women who work in Pathology. Part of The Rising Tide programme.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection

Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Goddesses, by Marian Maguire

Greek goddesses are re-imagined through a feminist lens in this contemporary art exhibition by New Zealand Artist Marian Maguire.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Rembrandt and the Nude

Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. This exhibition draws attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form, despite attacks received from critics of the time.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration

This exhibition brings together a remarkable range of works from the Museum’s collections to explore the ways in which artists and composers have engaged in a dialogue between sight and sound.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Creative Connections: Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists

An exhibition of photographic portraits of female scientists and artists.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Datafied Refuge: Digital Boundaries for a Life in Refuge

Smartphones to hand, many refugees today document their traversals, creating data trails. As they enter new geographical contexts, they are subject to more data processing. Join us & take part in the production of guidelines to ensure that refugee centred technologies take a rights-based approach.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Should we provide Safe Havens for Academics at Risk?

Baroness Onora O'Neill, philosopher and Cara Patron Stephen Wordsworth, Executive Director, Cara Dr Mehmet Erman Erol, Postdoctoral Researcher and Cara Fellow Matt Mahmoudi, PhD candidate and Jo Cox Scholar Dr James Gardom, Dean and Fellow of Pembroke (Chair)

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Alexander Buzgalin

Talk Title- 'The End of History: The Political Economy of Post-Liberal Capitalism' Alexander Buzgalin is professor at the department of Political Economy and director of the Center for Modern Marxist Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University and Editor in Chief of Questions of Political Economy.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Café Sci Cambridge: The surprising science of fatherhood

We celebrate November with a fascinating talk about biology and psychology of fatherhood.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Baroque Suites

Handel Water Music Suite in F major Bach Third Orchestral Suite Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in C major Telemann Suite in A minor for Recorder and Strings Cambridge University Collegium Musicum Margaret Faultless director Sophie Westbrooke recorder (CUMS Concerto Competition 2019 prize-winner)