Taking inspiration from ‘William Blake’s Universe’ and ‘The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg’ at Murray Edwards College, this workshop draws upon contemplative practice and cross-genre techniques.

Presented in collaboration with The Women's Art Collection.

Students are eligible for free tickets for this event - please contact tickets@museums.cam.ac.uk to book these. 

This reading group brings together the visionary writings of William Blake and ecofeminist, activist and artist Monica Sjöö to explore the role of spirituality and belief in committed art practices.

Image: Detail of William Blake, ‘Albion's Angel rose / Europe A Prophecy’, 1794-1821 © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.

From exploring herbarium uses to discovering the secrets of wildflowers and fungi, come and discover the fascinating world of plant science in just 30 minutes! Science on Sundays is a free, informal and monthly series of talks, sharing the latest discoveries in plant science and research with our visitors.

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘fungus’? Mushrooms? Moulds? Diseases?  What about a maze of fungal filaments living in partnership with the plants all around you?

From exploring herbarium uses to discovering the secrets of wildflowers and fungi, come and discover the fascinating world of plant science in just 30 minutes! Science on Sundays is a free, informal and monthly series of talks, sharing the latest discoveries in plant science and research with our visitors.

From exploring herbarium uses to discovering the secrets of wildflowers and fungi, come and discover the fascinating world of plant science in just 30 minutes! Science on Sundays is a free, informal and monthly series of talks, sharing the latest discoveries in plant science and research with our visitors.

Do you know how plants get their scientific names?

Did you know that the Botanic Garden is home to some very weird and wonderful meat-eating plants? Come along to join us as we find out more about these weird plants, including what they eat, how they catch it and where they grow in the wild. At the session, you’ll be able to see the plants in action, watch videos, ask questions and have a go at making your own paper carnivorous plant to take home.

Join us for a special event in the Kettle’s Yard house, where artist Issam Kourbaj will be in conversation with exhibition curator Guy Haywood.

Please note attendees can visit the exhibition Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive from 6pm.

Being subject to a Greek tyrant was bad, but was being a tyrant yourself good if you could get away with it? Join Il-Kweon Sir for this lunchtime foray into those early Greek lyric poets who, living in the age of tyrants, explore the almost irresistible allure of tyranny – but also its dangers.

This talk will last 30 minutes, with 15 minutes for questions.

 

Our society relies heavily on the manipulation of Earth’s rich natural resources. Steel, an alloy of iron and carbon, is a great example of this. But the technological road from working the first iron objects to the ultimate stainless steels of today was long and bumpy. Join Jana Mokrisova for this talk which explores the beginnings of iron working in the Bronze and Iron Ages, and the many experiments that led to some more, and some less, successful discoveries along it.

This talk will last 30 minutes, with 15 minutes for questions.

 

Join Thomas Matthews Boehmer as he shines a light on the urban history of York (Eboracum), the most northerly provincial capital of the Roman Empire. By combining the results from new geophysics, recent excavations and older investigations, this talk demonstrates how new stories are constantly emerging from beneath the tarmacadam of one of Britain’s most touristed cities.

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