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From making your own gin with one of the world’s most innovative distilleries, to trying the best of the Cambridge food scene – here are some uniquely Cambridge experiences to seek out during your stay
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Art & Exhibitions
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Exhibition: The Stories Behind the Stitches
The Museum of Cambridge opens a temporary exhibition, “The Stories Behind the Stitches”, exploring wellness, disability and self-expression through Cambridge textiles. “The Stories Behind the Stitches” is a temporary exhibition of needlework, quilts, and other textile objects which explore how the needle and thread has been paramount in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire community’s self-expression during times of War, throughout education, and times of celebration. The exhibit is now open and will be on display until Autumn 2024.
Art Exhibition: ‘Life Within Landscapes’
Explore Wolfson Colleges's newest exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', which features a selection of remarkable artworks by three female Cambridge-based contemporary artists, Sandra Scott, Nadia Koo and Selena Scott, inspired by their Caribbean heritage.
Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours
This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world. In June 2024, Rooney spent three weeks making a new ‘mural’, painting directly on the walls of one of Kettle’s Yard’s two galleries. In the other gallery a group of new paintings is exhibited for the first time.
Life at Fitzbillies
Over the summer Fitzbillies will be home to an exhibition of paintings of Life at Fitzbillies by local artist, Naomi Tomkys OBE. The oil paintings and watercolours celebrate the customers, bakers, characters and cakes of Fitzbillies.
Ely Museum Tours
Guided Tours at Ely Museum
Children’s ‘Cambridge Inspired’ Community Design Competition
Channel your child’s creativity with our Sterling Silver pendant design competition.
Open Cambridge
Open Cambridge is a celebration of our community, the heritage and history. It highlights stories of Cambridge and the surrounding area. It provides an inclusive platform to showcase extraordinary spaces, places and people. Open Cambridge brings together our community for ten days to celebrate, discover and explore.
Lino Cutting & printing workshop
A lino cutting workshop where you’ll craft your own unique prints. Sign up today to secure your spot and start exploring this accessible and graphic printmaking technique!
Introduction to charcoal drawing, learn to draw wildlife portraits
Learn to draw wildlife portraits in charcoal! Beginners art class!
Sip & Paint
Enjoy a relaxing summer evening at Graduate Cambridge, painting a picturesque scene from our Garden with expert guidance from our artist.
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Explore the past in our volunteer-led queer-themed tours
Bourn Windmill Open Day
Guided tours of the UK's oldest windmill. Have a go at turning the mill. Teas & cakes. £4 adults. £1 children.
East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month – Cambridge
Celebrate ESEA Heritage Month with us at this vibrant event organised by ESEA Cambridge, with support from the Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum, besea.n, Cambridge City Council, and the UK Education Garden. Highlights: Culinary Delights: Savour diverse cuisines on offer from Hong Kong, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and others. Cultural Performances: Enjoy East Timorese cultural dance, Southeast Asian martial arts, and musical performances by the Cambridge Chinese Academy. Panel Discussion: Join a discussion on generational trauma and healing with speakers Natalie Hung, Vina Fernandes, and Angelina Wong Jardin. Workshops & Activities: Participate in dumpling making, calligraphy, origami, healing music for kids, and more.
Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place
Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place 20 September 2024 – 2 March 2025 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. Widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary artists working today, Ligon is best known for his text-based paintings which include the words of writers such as James Baldwin, Gertrude Stein and Zora Neale Hurston. Through these artworks, he explores the social, cultural and political constructions of race.
Sip & Paint
Enjoy a relaxing summer evening at Graduate Cambridge, painting a picturesque scene from our Garden with expert guidance from our artist.
Cambridge Camera Club Photography Exhibition 2024
Cambridge Camera Club Annual Public Exhibition 2024 Stewarded by club members there will be an opportunity to get tips and advice. The exhibition runs from 1-5pm on Monday, 10am-5pm on Tuesday, 10am-8pm on Wednesday and 10am-5pm from Thursday to Saturday.
Did you know?
Want to visit Europe’s largest air museum? Pay a visit to IWM Duxford, which houses a huge collection of aircraft and aviation exhibits, as well as hosting regular flying displays.