| Mon 12 February | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 1:30PM - 3:30PM |
Highlight Meet & Make at the Museum – Love in the polar regions: pop up cards Join us for our museum wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum! This session we will be making pop-up polar cards and talking about the love in the polar regions. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
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| Tue 13 February | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 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 - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
On 13th February at 1pm Prof. Martin Barlow will give a seminar entitled ‘Kepler, Galileo and Aliens’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert | CAMBRIDGE PIANO TRIO The Fitzwilliam College Auditorium provides the perfect setting for the Cambridge Piano Trio. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
‘Trap Life’: The psychosocial underpinnings of street crime in inner-city London How does socio-economic marginality and trauma underpin different criminal identities in contemporary London? |
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| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Mill Road History Society presents the remarkable and unexpected tale of a young chimney sweep in Victorian England. |
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| Wed 14 February | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 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 - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 1:30PM - 3:30PM |
Charles Darwin in Cambridge: A Walking Tour Find out why Charles Darwin, an undergraduate in Cambridge, once said "Upon the whole, the three years I spent at Cambridge were the most joyful of my happy life.” |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography. Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge) will speak about "Histories" by Herodotus and engage in discussion with the attendees. |
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| Thu 15 February | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 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 - 5:00PM |
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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 1:30PM |
Exhibition Tour – Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends Join us in the galleries for an informal exhibition tour of Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends with Kettle’s Yard curator, Guy Haywood. |
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| 1:30PM - 3:30PM |
Charles Darwin in Cambridge: A Walking Tour Find out why Charles Darwin, an undergraduate in Cambridge, once said "Upon the whole, the three years I spent at Cambridge were the most joyful of my happy life.” |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
From culture wars to misinformation: why social media is not the problem Just over a decade ago, social media was celebrated for its power to share ideas and drive political change. Why have attitudes now changed? In this talk followed by open discussion, Timandra Harkness explores new digital technologies and the new identity-driven forms of culture and politics, and asks: how did we get here, why does it matter and where do we go from here? |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
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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| Fri 16 February | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 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 - 5:00PM |
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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
|
| 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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| 5:45PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Girton College's 60th Founders’ Memorial Lecture with Professor Olivette Otele We are delighted to announce that our 60th Founders’ Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Olivette Otele on ‘Europe and America Engaging with Transatlantic Enslavement: Memories, Legacies and Restorative Justice’ |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
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 17 February | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition. |
| 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 |
Explore the museum this half term with your family and friends. Try out our pop-up activity station bursting with different activities boxes, puzzles and books. For families. No booking required. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
|
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
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| 10:00AM - 7:00PM |
Cambridge Zero Community Day 2024 Join us! The theme of the day is Climate Resilient Communities, encouraging participation, engagement, and action. Sessions will include hands-on activities for families and children, storytelling, stalls by community groups, Cambridge Climate Society, the City Council and much more! |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
The Perspective of the Medieval Scribe Medieval Manuscripts of the Pepys and Old Libraries of Magdalene College Cambridge. |
|
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
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 18 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones! |
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Women & Water Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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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 |
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. |
|
| 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. |
