A new temporary art installation co-curated with a group of young people from Parkside Community College and artist Hilary Cox Condron. This creative response to the Museum’s collections and the current climate crisis explores extinction, climate change and hope for the future.
Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2024-25 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle’s Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen Chamber Music concerts over the year, saving up to £120. Subscription tickets will be available to collect at the first concert that you attend.
Through awe-inspiring prints of glass-plate negatives, guest curator Dr Christine Finn showcases the work of Danish photographer, lecturer and author Sophus Tromholt (1851–1896).
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,Downing Street,CambridgeCB2 3DZ
06/12/2024
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Free
An exciting new exhibition which explores interactions between Indigenous communities of the volcanic Pacific region and colonial institutions through historic artefacts and specially commissioned artistic responses.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
25/01/2025
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
£50 (£10 Open House community card holders), booking required
Inspired by the Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa exhibition and Portia’s use of batik in her artwork, join artist Sandra Scott for this batik workshop for adults.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
29/01/2025
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
£12 (£9 Friends, £6 Students), booking required
Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a discussion on our current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
01/02/2025
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10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. Tours running throughout February
Join us for a relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, sensory play resources, as well as tips and ideas to help you enjoy your visit. There’s no need to book, just drop-in.
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
06/02/2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Free
Celebrate our newly opened exhibition, A Room of One's Own by Mark Mann
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
08/02/2025
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. Tours running throughout February
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
15/02/2025
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. Tours running throughout February
Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill, CB2 3PQ
17/02/2025
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Free
See The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum (previously St John’s Voices) in rehearsal for night prayer (Compline), and learn how the cycle of the moon impacts Christian, Jewish, and Muslim festivals.
The Fitzwilliam Museum invites you to experience twilight under a different light... Come to get hands on with free activities in the galleries for all the family, enjoy live performances, or read your favourite stories.
Experience the Garden’s Glasshouse Range after dark with Orchid Lates, our adult-only ‘lates’ event where you can immerse yourself in the beautiful world of orchids.
Standard entry to the Museum applies. Drop-in craft free for all.
Light up the past at the Museum of Cambridge for this late night opening with special Magic Lantern displays! Make your own lantern at this drop-in craft session.
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
20/02/2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free
We need your help! Can you reunite the hero Odysseus with his shipwrecked men? Join us for an adventure under the sea as we open late and turn out the lights for Twilight at the museum.
Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition.
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
23/02/2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Free
Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. Tours running throughout February
Paint What Matters! is a unique exhibition at Kettle’s Yard celebrating the talent and creativity of children and young people in Cambridge. The exhibition will share the work of up to 1,000 young artists aged 4-21 years across our two galleries.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
22/03/2025
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Free
This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or taking singular positions, each artist in this exhibition explores broader conditions of domination and conflict, as well as horizons for survival.
Join us for a performance by the Leonore Piano Trio in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
Join us for a performance by Marie Schreer, violin, Taher Adel, poet, and Aaron Holloway-Nahum, electronics, in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
15/05/2025
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
£24 (£5 students), booking required
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Join us for a performance by Joseph Havlat, piano, and Deni Teo, cello, in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
12/07/2025
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Free
This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists will present new paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
15/11/2025
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Free
The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.
