This winter we’re encouraging you to Come on in and discover amazing worlds on your doorstep at University of Cambridge Museums and partners.



Who’s involved?

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Cambridge University Botanic Garden 

Museum of Classical Archaeology

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Kettle’s Yard

The Polar Museum

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Museum of Zoology

And our partners

ADC Theatre

West Road Concert Hall

Museum of Cambridge

Museum of Technology


What do you need to do?

Now’s the time to take a trip back to your favourite Cambridge cultural venues. Or why not set foot in one you’ve never visited before? Come on in – we would love to see you.

And do take a look at our Instagram account to see our series of specially created Reels to whet your appetite for the collections and treats in store.


Feeling inspired?

Why not create a Reel yourself? We’d love to see them – or any other posts on social media about what you’ve learned, enjoyed or savoured.

Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ComeOnInCam so we can share your post and celebrate the best of Cambridge culture together.

 

The campaign is backed by the Culture Recovery Fund from Arts Council England.

What's On

Kettle's Yard
03 Mar 2019

Artist led workshops for families of all ages.

Kettle's Yard

Artist led workshops for families of all ages.

Kettle's Yard

Join Kettle's Yard for a special opening evening and performance with Anthea Hamilton.

Kettle's Yard

Join curator Dr Amy Tobin for a short, free tour of the exhibitions, ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois and Julie Mehretu: Drawings and Monotypes.

Kettle's Yard

Work with our team of artists and volunteers in this hands-on after-school art club, starting on 31 January.

Kettle's Yard
02 Jan 2019

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated the lunchtime concert series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

Kettle's Yard
01 May 2019

This informal creative development evening for the network of teachers in Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas is designed to support the development of arts skills and arts education knowledge.

Kettle's Yard
01 Jun 2019

Join us for a free lunchtime talk about Rose Garrard’s ‘Casting Room I’ on Wednesday, 6 February 2019 at 1.30pm with curator Dr Amy Tobin.

Kettle's Yard
01 Aug 2019

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated the lunchtime concert series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

Kettle's Yard

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated this series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

Kettle's Yard

Talk exploring Congdon’s paintings and the artist’s connections with Jim Ede.

Kettle's Yard

Join us for a workshop exploring the architecture of Kettle’s Yard and taking inspiration from the Julie Mehretu exhibition. Create an architectural artwork to take home.

Kettle's Yard

Open studio for students studying a creative subject at GCSE or A-Level. Work with a professional artist and develop your exam portfolio.

Kettle's Yard

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated this series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

Kettle's Yard

Join us for an evening of new poetry in the Kettle’s Yard House curated by Anne Boyer, the Judith E Wilson Professor of Poetry.

Kettle's Yard

Milan Siljanov is currently a member of the Young Artist Programme of the Bavarian State Opera.

Kettle's Yard

Get creative at Kettle’s Yard this half term with free, drop-in drawing activities in our Clore Learning Studio.

Kettle's Yard

Join artist Lucy Steggals and our community collaborators who have created activities together, inspired by Louise Bourgeois. Join them to enjoy and explore spirals, webs and weaving.

Kettle's Yard

Join Dr Aline Guillermet, Junior Research Fellow, Visual Culture & History of Art, University of Cambridge and Andrew Nairne, Director as they discuss Julie Mehretu’s work.

Kettle's Yard
03 Jan 2019

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated this series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. 

Kettle's Yard

Rose Garrard’s ‘Casting Room I’ will be on display in the Research Space on the 1st floor of Kettle’s Yard.

Kettle's Yard
02 Aug 2019

Hannah Kemp-Welch shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities.

Kettle's Yard

Join artist Ian Giles for a public meeting about Open Ramble East – a series of walks being organised with and for LGBTQI+ people living in the East of England.

Kettle's Yard

On the second floor of Kettle’s Yard, just at the top of the stairs, we are currently displaying Evan Roth’s Red Lines, 2018, an Artangel Commission.

Kettle's Yard
11 Apr 2018

Anthea Hamilton installs her work, and works by other artists, in the House following Kettle’s Yard’s collaboration with the artist at The Hepworth Wakefield in 2016/17.

Kettle's Yard
02 Aug 2019

Join us for an audio described and touch tour of the current exhibitions.

Kettle's Yard
02 Aug 2019

Come as Your Favourite Artist!

Kettle's Yard
02 Aug 2019

Kettle’s Yard student music programmer Luke Fitzgerald has curated this series titled Crossing Centuries, performed by some of the best student musicians in Cambridge.

Kettle's Yard
02 Sep 2019

A day of activities for families, artist-led workshops, talks, tours and much more, celebrating women artists in the collection and the exhibitions.

Kettle's Yard
02 Oct 2019

An afternoon exploring the exhibitions, themes of motherhood and female arts practise. For mothers who are professional and/or passionate artists or makers.

Kettle's Yard

Hannah Kemp-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities in Hyperlocal Radio.

Kettle's Yard

Find out more about Bourgeois in our panel discussion with Alice Blackhurst (Centre for Film and Screen), Alyce Mahon (History of Art) and Juliet Mitchell (Psychoanalysis and Gender Studies).

Kettle's Yard

Book now for a workshop with professional tapestry artist Julie Taylor exploring original design making and interpretations for woven tapestry.

Kettle's Yard

Inspired by Hannah Kemp-Welch’s Open House residency, we welcome Cambridge Repair Café to Kettle’s Yard. Repair Cafés match people with broken items with the people that can fix them.

Kettle's Yard

Broomberg & Chanarin were part of fig-futures at Kettle’s Yard.

Kettle's Yard
01 Oct 2018

For Actions. The image of the world can be different, Cornelia Parker created a veil of marks upon the two window panes in Helen Ede’s bedroom in the Kettle’s Yard House.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

 

A talk with Dr Richard Kelleher, Assistant Keeper (Medieval and Modern), Coins and Medals.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

 

Drop-in and enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Drop-in and enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art.