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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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Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum
Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools!
Our Place in Space | Ice From Above at the Polar Museum
Join the team at The Polar Museum and help to map the coldest places on planet Earth with a giant floor map.
Our Place in Space | Cycle the Solar System
Hop on your bike and cycle your way through the solar system with fellow explorers.
Our Place in Space | Minecraft and Coding Sessions
Our Creative Learning team are coming to Cambridge for a week of Minecraft and coding workshops inspired by Our Place in Space. Free digital workshops will see you create your own space vehicle or design a game inspired by the iconic Space Invaders arcade game.
Painting and Prosecco
Spend the evening trying your hand at something new - paint brush in one hand, wine glass in the other!
FREE Cafe Cabaret : Banana Ukulele Band & Aerialist Katriana
Come and enjoy an afternoon’s free entertainment in Haddenham Arts Centre’s garden marquee. Marvel at Banana Ukulele, gasp at Aerialist Katriana. 2.30pm - 4pm, no need to book, just turn up and enjoy!
Meteors on Midsummer — Silent Disco Skygazing | Our Place in Space
Taking place on Midsummer Common during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, this unique event will invite you to lie back and open your eyes and ears to the wonder of the sky.
Our Place in Space | Storytelling at the Sun
Take yourself and your family or friends on a storytelling adventure by the Sun on Sunday 14 or 21 August.
ART EXHIBITION – 5 BRITISH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS – FREE
We are proud to host an exhibition of pictures from five living artists, curated by Alan Kluckow in collaboration with Stapleford Granary. Christopher Farrell, Nicholas Herbert, Boo Mitford, Sally Moore, William Balthazar Rose OPENING Sunday 4 September, 9:00am - 2:00pm, with curator Alan Kluckow Open every day (Monday to Friday 08:30 - 4:00pm, Saturday 08:30 - 3:00pm and Sunday 9:00pm - 2:00pm) More info https://www.staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions-overview/5-contemporary-british-artists
Open Cambridge
Discover Cambridge inventions past and present alongside some unmissable tours this September as Open Cambridge welcomes the public once again.
Eddington Arts
A great opportunity to browse the work of local artists and meet the makers. Jewellery, ceramics, paintings, clocks, textiles, chocolates and much more! Set in the stunning Storey's Field Centre, Eddington, the event promises to showcase the best in handmade art and craft. A chance to meet local artists, buy their work and learn about the processes and inspiration behind it.
Cambridge Bead Fair
Beads & pearls for the home jewellery maker. Many new semi precious imported into the UK by MrBead. Along with crystal & seed beads from Southampton Bead Shop, findings and other beads by Beading Fantastic, plus other sellers. Free admission & free refreshments!
Time and Place
Visual Artists Jo Tunmer and Cathy Faithfull began their art collaboration three years ago, inspired by the reporting of human tragedies caused by accelerating climate change. Since they began in 2019 a lot in the world has changed, including a shift in the artists work. At the beginning of the collaboration the work was driven by climate change statistics and data but this has now shifted to incorporate elements of 'time'. The exhibition is thought-provoking and both artists will be in attendance for the duration of the event. The ticketed private preview will be held on Friday 30th September 2022.
Excellence of Youth Art Show
A celebration of exciting, young UK artists. The exhibition features 22 artists aged 18 to 32, working across a wide range of media. Private View: Friday 14th October. Opening at 6pm Refreshments served. VIP Entry £25 Open to the Public: Saturday 15th 10 am to 6pm and Sunday 16th October 10am to 4pm. Entry £5 Excellence of Youth, Quy Mill Hotel. Proceeds in support of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Children with Cancer UK https://www.excellence-of-youth.org/ -
Cambridge and Empire Launch Event
Join us for our official launch of the Cambridge and Empire tour, featuring walking tours of Cambridge and a panel discussion about the city's historic connections to the British Empire.
Cambridge & Empire – Special Tour
This tour explores the historic connections between the University of Cambridge and the British Empire. This tour outlines local entanglements with the transatlantic slave trade, and takes a close look at controversies surrounding museum collections and the development of certain academic disciplines at Cambridge.
Did you know?
In 1958, a group of engineering students managed to hoist an Austin Seven car onto the roof of Senate House, with the help of some clever calculations. It took the university a week to remove it – and will surely go down in history as one of the boldest student pranks ever!