WHAT'S ON

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour

A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!

English writing in 1473

A talk by Professor Daniel Wakelin FBA, Jeremy Griffiths Professor of Medieval English Palaeography at the University of Oxford and Fellow in English at St Hilda’s College, Oxford

Britain's organic farming pioneers: What went wrong?

Early 20th century organic farming pioneers had mostly sound notions of how to farm with nature. Why didn’t we listen to them?

Blick Mead – Exploring the first place in the Stonehenge landscape

Is there a backstory to the establishment of the Neolithic Stonehenge landscape?

Film premiere and directors Q&A: C’è un soffio di vita soltanto / A breath of life (2022)

This film premiere is part of the ‘Queer testimonies from the Holocaust to 2023‘ conference. The event brings together artists and academics with the aim of discussing queer and trans testimonies from the Holocaust to the present.

Give me Inspiration! The Paradigm Shift with Dr Gillian Tett

Join our next 'Give me Inspiration' event with the Master of Churchill College, Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS, in conversation with award-winning Financial Times journalist and Provost of King’s College Cambridge, Gillian Tett. Book your free in-person or virtual ticket to hear Gillian's fascinating journey from anthropology PhD to the field of financial journalism and Cambridge.

Queer and trans testimonies: from the Holocaust to 2023

This event brings together artists and academics with the aim of discussing queer and trans testimonies from the Holocaust to the present.

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour

A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!

“Branches of an imaginary marimba”: The force of syncretism in contemporary art

Join us for a screening and lecture on the force of syncretism, the practice of contemporary art, and the history of the marimba in Guatemala. This event will be followed by a wine reception.

CLASSROOM COURSE Native trees in winter

Get to grips with the terminology of stems, winter buds and conifer needles and cones with Ros Bennett

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour

A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!

Garrod Research Seminar - Ancient DNA and cultural transmission

The Garrod Research Seminar Series is the Department of Archaeology’s principal seminar series of invited scholarly lectures. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. This term, the series will focus on the interplay of cultural evolution and archaeology.

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

Pitt-Rivers Archaeological Science Seminar - Colours in Medieval Stained Glass: the Canterbury Story

The Pitt-Rivers Archaeological Science Seminars are a relatively informal and highly dynamic venue for archaeological scientists of all kinds who share their research as it happens – often, before it has made it to publications. Our speakers include researchers based in or around Cambridge as well as visitors from around the world.

“The Birth of the Modern World”: Old and New Grand Narratives

A talk by Professor Francesca Trivellato, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Early Modern European History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ

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 ...

Wo+Men's Leadership Conference 2023

The Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre’s ninth annual conference: Shaping Success, offers an exciting day of a keynote speakers, panel discussions and a communications workshop led by outstanding leaders and renowned Cambridge Judge Business School academics.

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Tim Head: How It Is

Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition 'How It Is' featuring work by prominent British artist Tim Head, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm.

A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

Hidden Cambridge's unique (and not app-based) treasure hunt will have you discovering quirky Cambridge-including hidden away work by Quentin Blake and something from the sculptor of "The Angel of the North", but not quite on that scale! And much more

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

The "Just How Well Do You Really Know Cambridge?" Walking Tour

A walking tour by Hidden Cambridge that will have you looking at the centre of Cambridge in a whole new light!

550th Anniversary Lecture

This lecture will explore the early years of St Catharine's College, which was founded on 25 November 1473 by Robert Woodlark as 'Kateryn Hall'.

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 ...

Mahler 7

The City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's Symphony no. 7

A concert by Henry Tozer: pieces from the Great American Songbook

Henry Tozer, a London-based artist who studied at Cambridge, will be performing romantic piano improvisations and ballads, including songs of Cole Porter, Gershwin and more, as sung by Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and many more.

Museum Shop Sunday

The Polar Museum Shop is delighted to announce it will be taking part in Museum Shop Sunday on 26 November 2023, 10am - 4pm.

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

Tim Head: How It Is

Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition 'How It Is' featuring work by prominent British artist Tim Head, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm.

A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

Hidden Cambridge's unique (and not app-based) treasure hunt will have you discovering quirky Cambridge-including hidden away work by Quentin Blake and something from the sculptor of "The Angel of the North", but not quite on that scale! And much more

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

The "Just How Well Do You Really Know Cambridge?" Walking Tour

A walking tour by Hidden Cambridge that will have you looking at the centre of Cambridge in a whole new light!