Open Cambridge
A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.
| Mon 29 May 2023 | 12:00AM |
Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
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| 6:15PM - 7:45PM |
Small class with experienced teacher Robert Ashman. |
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| Tue 30 May 2023 | 12:00AM |
Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
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| 10:00AM - 11:00AM |
Highlight Book Club Storytelling: Giants Take Over the Library The Really Popular Book Club is being taken over by storytelling for this Raymond Briggs-themed family event. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Sensory Trail: May half-term trail Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:30PM |
Germany and Ukraine, with Benedikt Franke As the world awaits the imminent first German National Security Strategy document, the Centre for Geopolitics offers a distinguished lecturer and two expert panellists to discuss the issues it will address. |
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| Wed 31 May 2023 | 12:00AM |
Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Sensory Trail: May half-term trail Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
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| 11:45AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME. Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
All are invited to the hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar 'Tackling Bias and Inequities in Health and Genomic Data' with Dr Maxine Mackintosh of the Diverse Data Initiative at Genomics England. |
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| Thu 1 June 2023 | 12:00AM |
Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Sensory Trail: May half-term trail Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
|
| 11:45AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME. Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy. |
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| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Oschinsky Research Associate, Dr James White, talks about the connections and communities associated with this collection. Hosted at Cambridge University Library. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:30PM |
Kate Pretty Lecture 2023: Building Belonging Through Music The Sixth Kate Pretty Lecture will be given by Master of Jesus College, Sonita Alleyne who will consider how music performance connects with issues of wellbeing, inclusivity, and outreach, contributing to a sense of belonging. |
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| Fri 2 June 2023 | 12:00AM |
Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
An exhibition of contemporary art from Japan |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Sensory Trail: May half-term trail Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
A tour of the Pepys Library with Dr Jane Hughes, Pepys Librarian and Fellow of Magdalene College. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
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| 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. |
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| 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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| Sat 3 June 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Polar Sensory Trail: May half-term trail Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
|
| 11:45AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME. Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy. |
|
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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| Sun 4 June 2023 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie. |
| 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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| 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 - 5:00PM |
Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 11:45AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME. Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today. |