| Today | 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Conference The annual Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference will take place on 16-17 July 2026, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
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| 9:30AM - 2:30PM |
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! |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making? |
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| 11:00AM |
David Hockney: Beneath the Surface Opening on 1 July and running throughout the summer at MODO in Cambridge, the exhibition places Hockney's iconic swimming pool works at the centre of a new immersive and interactive gallery experience. |
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| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining walking tour, yet! Led by a qualified Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Free exhibition celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Heong Gallery at Downing College, Cambridge. |
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| 1:00PM |
Why animals talk…and can we translate what they say? Dr Arik Kershenbaum (Girton College, University of Cambridge) examines how evolutionary pressures shape animal communication, exploring its complexity across species. He considers whether AI could “translate” these signals, and how concepts like meaning apply beyond human language, with examples from dolphins and wolves. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
An exhibition which brings together the work of three contemporary artists, Vicken Parsons, Jeff McMillan and David Batchelor, for whom colour has been an abiding preoccupation over many years. |
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| 7:00PM - 8:15PM |
In Conversation and Book Launch: Rebecca Birrell 'Venus, Vanishing' Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house to celebrate author Rebecca Birrell’s debut novel Venus, Vanishing. |
