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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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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.
The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle
The Women’s Art Collection: Conversation Not Spectacle is a group exhibition that explores the history and development of The Women’s Art Collection.
Art Exhibition: ‘On Being One’
Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'On Being One' featuring work by visual artist Sophy Rickett, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10.00 - 17.00.
Exhibition: Words to Live By; Words to Live With
Join us for House Guests: Words to Live By; Words to Live With, an exhibition that invites artists, designers, and makers to creatively respond to the extraordinary interiors and history of 186 Gwydir Street, Cambridge.
Cork and Canvas
Get creative at Rowan’s Cork and Canvas evening – a relaxed night of art, socialising, and creativity. Join us for a guided session led by a Rowan Art Tutor, where you’ll paint your own 5″x 7″ canvas in a friendly environment.
Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition
Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition.
Did you know?
One of the most famous figures in English history, Oliver Cromwell, was laid to rest at Westminster Abbey, but his decapitated head is buried in the grounds of Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge. Grisly but true!