What's On

A talk by Onur Engin (University of Cambridge) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

An afterhours film screening of Derek Jarman's queer classic, Sebastiane

Join us for a craft workshop all about pollinators!

With a dash of sunny weather, a sprinkle of great vibes, and a wedge of excellent company, we welcome the return of the Eddington Beer Garden.

A workshop about making and living with mistakes, with surgeon, educator and writer David Alderson and visual artist Kirsten Lavers

Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility.

A morning workshop for people interested in games (table top, role play) and also in thinking about how we can improve conversations around death and dying.

An evening of poetry inspired by Greek and Roman sculpture

Join the Jesus College Intellectual Forum and Gates Cambridge to hear from Boat Race winner and elite rower Jenna Armstrong in conversation with Olympian Cath Bishop. They will discuss rowing, leadership, and the challenges of competing in elite sport.

Based in City Road Cambridge, Frederick R.Leach ran an important decorative arts company during the heyday of the Arts and Crafts Movement. This talk explores the life and impact of Leach, who was David Parr's employer and looks at the creative legacy of the Leach family, looking at some of the marks they made in Cambridge and beyond over four generations.

Join us on 23rd April, 6.30pm - 8.30pm for a talk with textile artist Lynn Setterington who will share her work featured in her book Connecting Threads, a collection of twelve textile projects created between 1981 and 2024. Each project acts as a social history document, telling untold stories and highlighting overlooked people, histories, and places through stitch.

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

Join us for an evening of conversation about the hidden stories behind the world’s iconic natural history museums, celebrating the launch of Jack Ashby’s new book, Nature’s Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums.

Trinity College Fellows' Garden Open for the National Gardens Scheme

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.

This carefully crafted programme brings together Purcell’s music for the church and the theatre. It showcases the composer’s matchless imagination and inspiring insight in pieces dealing with the eternal themes of joy, loss, betrayal, and love, capturing the flavour of late 17th century England when music flourished after the Restoration – but with a French taste.

Discover the distinctive visual language of British-Nigerian artist Joy Labinjo

The Choir of St John’s College & The Gesualdo Six in concert

Join contemporary British artist Kimathi Donkor for an insightful talk on his work in Rise Up. Discover the inspiration behind his evocative creations as Donkor discusses how his art reimagines mythical, legendary, and domestic encounters from Africa and its global diasporas.

British contemporary artist Karen McLean talks about her powerful work Ar’n’t I a Woman! (2021), on display in our Rise Up exhibition. Rooted in historical research, McLean’s installations, sound and moving image works incorporate evocative and symbolic materials such as sugar, blue soap and hessian bags and interrogate the complex legacies of colonialism.