WHAT'S ON

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

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

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

Tue 28 January

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

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

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Natural Law: God’s Law in our Hearts

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

On 28th January at 1pm Dr Peter Bussey will give a seminar entitled ‘Natural Law: God’s Law in our Hearts’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

Wed 29 January

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

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

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

7:00PM - 8:15PM

Panel Discussion: Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa

Join us for a discussion on our current exhibition 'Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa', with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.

7:30PM - 8:30PM

In Your Own Words Storytelling Open Mic

Join us for In Your Own Words, a monthly storytelling open mic hosted by the Creative Writing Centre at Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education

Thu 30 January

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

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

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Tour of Renaturation: Fractured Identities, Future Selves by Debbie Yeboah

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

11:30AM - 12:00PM

Join us for an exhibition tour of Renaturation: Fractured Identities, Future Selves by Debbie Yeboah.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Global violence: is early prevention an effective way forward?

This talk is part of the Institute of Criminology's Lent Term 2025 Public Seminar Series.

5:30PM

Highlight How the World Made the West: A 4000 Year History

Cambridge University Library hosts an evening with the book's author, Professor Josephine Quinn.

5:30PM - 7:30PM

Exhibition launch event: A Walk through College; a Journey Through Time — Art, Architecture and Design at Churchill College, Cambridge, 1958-2024

Join the launch event at the Bill Brown Creative Workshops to explore Churchill College’s modernist legacy. Featuring rare architectural plans, drawings, and documents from the Churchill Archives Centre, it traces the College’s evolution from the 1960s to today. Discover links between its architecture and modern art collection, with works by Robyn Denny, Patrick Caulfield, and more.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

My Childhood Journey to Belsen: Peter Lantos with Professor Gilly Carr OBE

Join us on 30 January 2025 in recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day to hear Peter Lantos share his extraordinary story in conversation online with ICE's Professor Gilly Carr OBE, followed by an opportunity to ask your own questions.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Fidelio Trio

Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio.

Fri 31 January

9:00AM - 5:00PM

The slipperiness of empathy: navigating through seas of (in)visibility and erasure

Conversations on how artwork can offer a novel perspective that goes beyond traditional institutional frames and dominant ways of producing knowledge.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

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

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

A Walk through College; a Journey Through Time — Art, Architecture and Design at Churchill College, Cambridge, 1958-2024

Explore Churchill College’s modernist legacy at the Bill Brown Creative Workshops. Featuring rare architectural plans, drawings, and documents from the Churchill Archives Centre, it traces the College’s evolution from the 1960s to today. Discover connections between its architecture and modern art collection, including works by Robyn Denny and Patrick Caulfield.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

2:30PM - 5:30PM

Highlight Innovation and infrastructure in the east

Join us for this Productivity Week event focussing on the role that innovation and infrastructure plays in supporting inclusive growth across East Anglia. The event will also see the launch of the latest East Anglia Insights Paper.

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.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

7:30PM - 9:30PM

John Simpson: Leaders and Lunatics

Join the BBC's World Affairs Editor and Magdalene College Honorary Fellow and alumnus, John Simpson CBE (English, 1963) for an exclusive evening packed with unparalleled insights from one of the most distinguished foreign correspondents of our time.

Sat 1 February

9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century

Cambridge University Library's exhibitions are free and open to the public.

10:00AM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 1:00PM

Family Saturday: Winter Scents

Explore the wonderful world of winter plants!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Cambridge Treasure Hunt and a quirky one at that!

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

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Hidden Cambridge’s most popular (and not-app based) treasure hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Ebu Estandar: Dreams of the Soul: Paintings, Prints, and Textile

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Works of art across varied media by Ebu Estandar, an aboriginal Taiwanese artist now resident locally.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Trio of voice, flute, and piano

A wonderful and rarely-heard French repertoire featuring soprano Jessica Summers, flautist Helen Vidovich, and pianist Fei Ren.

Sun 2 February

10:00AM

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle

The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Stroll around the Garden following our Snowdrop Trail and discover snowdrop facts along the way.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Hidden Cambridge walking tour

An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

10:30AM - 12:00PM

90 minute Walking tour with a Blue Badge Guide around the oldest part of Cambridge (foot of Castle Hill)

11:00AM - 12:30PM

A Cambridge Treasure Hunt and a quirky one at that!

Hidden Cambridge’s most popular (and not-app based) treasure hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv).

11:00AM - 5:00PM

This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.

11:30AM - 1:00PM

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

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

12:00PM - 5:00PM