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Tue 4 November 9:00AM - 6:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Family Matters: Holding you up

18 artists’ photographs, paintings, performances, films, sculptures, toys and drawings offer us imaginative and playful ways to consider the impacts of family.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

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 Magpies' Magic Forest

There is old magic in the trees, and the magpies know where to find it

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Made in Ancient Egypt

From elaborately decorated coffins to the Books of the Dead, ancient Egyptians produced objects which remain iconic today. But who were the makers behind them and how were they made?

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Everyday Wonder to Revelation: an exhibition of paintings by Alan Caine

Clare Hall is honoured to host an exhibition of paintings by Alan Caine (1936–2022), running from 10th October to 20th November 2025. Visitors are welcome daily between 10am and 5pm.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Digital Accessibility and Faith

On 4th November at 1pm Prof. Jennifer George will give a seminar entitled ‘Digital Accessibility and Faith’.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Escape from Colditz - Papercuts, Collage and Installation

The Robert Cripps Gallery is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition by Leipzig-based artist Annette Schröter. Inspired in part by her origins near Colditz Castle in Germany and by the tales of wartime derring-do immortalised in the 1970s BBC TV series “Colditz”, Escape from Colditz is a contemplation on the theme of escape or escapism presented in a unique series of papercuts and collage.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The Master’s Book Club: Prof. Sharon Peacock CBE FMedSci in conversation with Prof. Tim Minshall author of ‘Your Life is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters, and How We Can Do It Better'

Don't miss our next Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with author and Churchill College Fellow Prof. Minshall, as they discuss his book; 'Your Life is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters, and How We Can Do It Better', described as ‘Revelatory’ (Sunday Times), ‘Fascinating’ (The Times), and one of the ‘Best summer books of 2025’ (Financial Times).

7:00PM - 9:00PM

The Carnival of the Planets

Experience a cosmic journey where music, art, and science collide. The Clio Project present Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and the spectacular new work The Carnival of the Planets by Prêcheur Llarena & Eyer. Featuring pianist Alexander Doronin, conducted by Alvin Arumugam.

7:30PM - 8:45PM

Art and authoritarianism: Resistant fiction in an age of post-truth

Is art a reason to hope when authoritarianism looms? Can a novel actually change anything? How is fiction different from post-truth? These and other questions will be asked and answered as Sarah Colvin introduces her new book Literature and Epistemic Injustice: Power and Resistance in the Contemporary Novel (Routledge) and a range of contemporary novels from around the world.