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Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025

Be part of a transformative three-day event uniting global thinkers, scholars, and leaders to shape the future—sign up today!

Thu 13 March 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shutter Hub Open 2025

The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail

Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones.

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

A Room of One's Own

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem

Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition

Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Highlight "The History of Art in Antiquity" by Johann Joachim Winckelmann

"The History of Art in Antiquity" by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, introduced by Katherine Harloe (School of Advanced Study, University of London)

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition

This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War.