Thu 24 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Highlight Will Carter - Man of Letters An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era. |
10:00AM - 5:00PM |
![]() Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest This new exhibition is the first of its kind to examine the interplay between money, power and dissent over the last 200 years – with a key strand of the show exploring the role of the individual in protesting for rights and representation. |
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10:00AM - 6:00PM |
![]() Highlight Life is Still Life Life is Still Life presents an exciting selection of modern and contemporary works by women artists in the genre of still life. |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Pick of the month Paint Like the Swallow Sings Calypso Kettle’s Yard is pleased to present Paint Like the Swallow Sings Calypso, a major new exhibition curated in dialogue with artists Paul Dash (b. 1946, Barbados), Errol Lloyd (b. 1943, Jamaica) and John Lyons (b. 1933, Trinidad). |
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12:00PM - 5:00PM |
![]() Highlight GAVIN TURK: IN SEARCH OF ARIADNE A new exhibition by artist Gavin Turk opens on 6 October 2022. In Search of Ariadne unravels the cultural meme of the reclining figure in art. What is the reclining figure? Why is this something that artists have been intrigued with for centuries and where does this form originate? |
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1:30PM - 4:30PM |
![]() Highlight Enslavement and Salvation at Queens’ College: an Old Library exhibition Following two years’ research, this exhibition investigates Queens’ College’s links to the Atlantic Slave Trade, exploring the complex lives and worlds of a variety of Queens’ members through books and other objects they left behind. |
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2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Will Carter - Man of Letters An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era. |
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3:00PM - 4:00PM |
![]() Realising the health potential through sustainable built environment designs - Dr Ronita Bardhan Dr Ronita Bardhan of the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, will discuss realising health potential through sustainable built environment designs. |
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5:00PM - 6:00PM |
![]() Highlight Sandars Lectures 2022 The Sandars Readership in Bibliography is one of the most prestigious honorary posts to which book historians, librarians and researchers can be appointed. Those elected deliver a series of lectures on their chosen subject. |
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6:00PM - 7:30PM |
![]() 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. |
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6:30PM - 7:30PM |
![]() Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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8:00PM - 10:00PM |
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as pianist Susan Tomes returns to Kettle’s Yard. |