Where’s Wallis?
Kettle’s Yard holds the largest collection of Alfred Wallis artworks in the world. Wallis is one of our visitors’ favourite artists and we’re consistently delighted by the kind words we receive about our collection and the exhibitions of his paintings. In advance of our reopening we’ve been conserving thirty five pieces by Wallis, and are hosting exhibitions of his seascapes…
Introducing the India Unboxed Video Series
What connects a head-hunter’s trophy, a meteorite, Hercules, a painting of a Hindu temple, an ornate desk, a brass instrument, a tin of tea (unopened), an exotic orchid, a gharial, stacks of home movies and 8,000 lines of Sanskrit manuscript? The answer is India – and Cambridge. Among the many millions of objects held across the University’s eight museums, Botanic…
Lyme Regis Rocks
Over the May Bank Holiday weekend, four Cambridge organisations took part in the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Over the past few years the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have been joined by the UK Antarctic heritage Trust (UKAHT) and the Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). This year the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences also joined in. On…
