| Sun 1 December | 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 |
Little Robin’s Christmas Trail Christmas is little Robin Redbreast’s favourite time of year. She visits all the festive plants in the Garden, and this year, you’re invited too! |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Art Exhibition: 'On Being One' Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'On Being One' featuring work by visual artist Sophy Rickett, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10.00 - 17.00. |
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| 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, |
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| 10:30AM - 12:00PM |
90 minute Walking tour with a Blue Badge Guide around the oldest part of Cambridge (foot of Castle Hill) |
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Cambridge Off-The-Beaten-Track Walking Tour No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site! |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
A G E N D A Yevheniia Laptii: Cherkaski Tyshky This display features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv). |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’ This new display brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. |
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| 11:30AM - 1:00PM |
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. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place 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. |
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| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
Cambridge and Colonialism Tour This tour examines Cambridge's colonial history, highlighting how its architecture, scholars, and institutions were shaped by imperial wealth and ideas. Led by researchers, it shares stories of exploitation, resistance, and the university’s colonial legacy. Developed with University of Cambridge Museums, the tour ends at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. |
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| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
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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| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
MEET NAT GEO EXPLORER HARSHA VADLAMANI 1 DEC 2024 National Geographic Explorer/Photographer Harsha Vadlamani will be giving a talk on his long-term project ‘Can One Farmer Feed 23 People?’. This is a rare chance to meet Harsha whose work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, GEO, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, Scientific American, Foreign Affairs, Nature, Wired. |
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| 5:00PM - 9:30PM |
Cambridge Botanic Lights will again bring the Garden to life after dark with spectacular displays and artistic installations – creating a beautiful landscape for visitors to enjoy after dark. |
