What's On: What's On

Fri 6 September

12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM

Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition.

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

The Candia Skull: from Minoan Crete to 17th-century Cambridge

A display about the discovery of a fossilised skull in 17th-century Crete and the findings of recent scientific investigation. Visitors are advised that this exhibition contains human remains.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge

Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘Venus and Mars’ is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now

This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg

Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

1:30PM - 3:30PM

Newnham and Bletchley Park: Women’s Work in World War II

A new exhibition unveiled earlier this year tells the incredible story of Newnham College women’s war work, at Bletchley Park and beyond. More than 70 students and alumnae were secretly recruited for World War Two codebreaking work at Bletchley Park, thanks partly to the personal connections of three Newnham women, Alda Milner-Barry, former Principal Pernel Strachey and Ray Strachey.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Arthur Eddington - Physicist, Astronomer and Quaker

A new area in Cambridge has been named after Arthur Eddington but who was he? This talk will introduce the man behind the great scientific discoveries.

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.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Town End Close Open Evening

Come and explore Girton's only nature reserve!

6:30PM - 7:30PM

'Energy walk': Cambridge's former gasworks

Free walking tour that explores the impact of the former Cambridge gasworks on local society, economy and the environment. Duration: ~60 mins (~1km walking distance).

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Rape Crisis Volunteers - 40 years strong

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre was founded by volunteers 42 years ago. To this day, they are a crucial part of the organisation. Join us to learn the history of the centre and the incredible work our volunteers do, as well as learn more about how to join us as a volunteer. There will be opportunities for questions too!

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Fri 6 September	12:00AM	Pick of the month Open Cambridge A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Nature • Line • Colour An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.
	10:00AM	Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden The Botanic Garden is delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition.
	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	The Candia Skull: from Minoan Crete to 17th-century Cambridge A display about the discovery of a fossilised skull in 17th-century Crete and the findings of recent scientific investigation. Visitors are advised that this exhibition contains human remains.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Wolfson's Poetry Trail A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Wolfson's Tree Trail A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘Venus and Mars’ is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College 70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.
	12:00PM - 2:00PM	Wren Library The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.
	1:30PM - 3:30PM	Newnham and Bletchley Park: Women’s Work in World War II A new exhibition unveiled earlier this year tells the incredible story of Newnham College women’s war work, at Bletchley Park and beyond. More than 70 students and alumnae were secretly recruited for World War Two codebreaking work at Bletchley Park, thanks partly to the personal connections of three Newnham women, Alda Milner-Barry, former Principal Pernel Strachey and Ray Strachey.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.
	3:00PM - 4:00PM	Arthur Eddington - Physicist, Astronomer and Quaker A new area in Cambridge has been named after Arthur Eddington but who was he? This talk will introduce the man behind the great scientific discoveries.
	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.
	6:00PM - 8:00PM	Town End Close Open Evening Come and explore Girton's only nature reserve!
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	'Energy walk': Cambridge's former gasworks Free walking tour that explores the impact of the former Cambridge gasworks on local society, economy and the environment. Duration: ~60 mins (~1km walking distance).
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Rape Crisis Volunteers - 40 years strong Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre was founded by volunteers 42 years ago. To this day, they are a crucial part of the organisation. Join us to learn the history of the centre and the incredible work our volunteers do, as well as learn more about how to join us as a volunteer. There will be opportunities for questions too!