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Unique Cambridge
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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Workshops, Talks & Lectures
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Cambridge Open Studios
Our Cambridge Open Studios event runs over the first four weekends of July every year, and provides the opportunity to visit working studios, and buy art direct from the artists.
Lino Block Printing Seed Packets with Nastasha Boyce
Inspired by the blossoming David Parr garden, spend an evening with printmaker Nastasha Boyce and create your own lino-block printed seed packets.
Lino Block Printing Seed Packets with Nastasha Boyce
Inspired by the blossoming David Parr garden, spend an evening with printmaker Nastasha Boyce and create your own lino-block printed seed packets.
Experience Traditional Japanese Woodblock Printing
Discover the world of traditional Japanese woodblock printing at the University of Cambridge with block cutter Saeko Nagai and printer Nobuto Ogawa (Sekioka Woodblock Studio, Tokyo). After a brief introduction to the long history of woodblock printing in Japan by Prof Laura Moretti, you will observe how a woodblock is cut and experience yourself how to print from it. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions to the two artists (translation provided). Woodblock-printed original materials from early modern Japan will also be on display. This workshop runs in conjunction with the Mitsubishi Corporation Summer School in Early Modern Palaeography (Eleventh Edition), organized by the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, at the University of Cambridge. The event is generously sponsored by Mitsubishi Corporation, London Branch.
Summer Hand-Tied Bouquet Workshop
Join us in the ballroom of University Arms with Emily Tallulah flowers for a 2-hour summer hand-tied bouquet workshop.
Science on Sundays: August 2024
Engineering to study biology: building tools to study an economically important crop disease. A talk by Dr Olaf Kranse, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge.
Pizza making workshop
Come join us for a hands-on Pizza Making Workshop where you'll learn to knead dough, toss toppings, and bake your own delicious pizza!
An Introduction to Contemporary Hand Weaving with Dalia James
Join us for an introduction to contemporary hand weaving with artist Dalia James. This tapestry frame weaving workshop will give each participant a fundamental grounding in tapestry weaving techniques.
An Introduction to Lino Printing with Zoe Ansari
In this day workshop, you will learn the basics of lino printing and the skills to get you started so you can print at home with simple tools and materials. Fuelled by inspiration from the David Parr House, you will design and carve your lino block and make a design based on the David Parr House 2024 theme, Letter, Word, Text.
Oil painting for beginners
Have you always wanted to experiment with painting in oil, but you are not really sure where to begin? Then this course is perfect for you!
Hints and Revelations: Radius Festival of Drama 2024
Run by Radius Drama Society, the day at St Mark's Church Newnham includes a directing master class with two professional actors exploring Shakespeare's The Tempest, plus a performance of A hint of an unknown God by Rex Walford, which dramatises poetry by John Betjeman, and Q&A. If booked before the 23rd September, your ticket will include lunch. All welcome.
Cambridge Travel Festival
Cambridge Travel Festival brings together, a collection of global travel destinations and experiences, to inspire your perfect holiday getaway for 2025 and beyond.
Did you know?
Part of Queen’s College, The Mathematical Bridge is something of an architectural feat, using exclusively straight pieces of timber to create an elegant arched appearance.