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Artist: Unknown

09 Jul 2019

A bold new exhibition at Kettle’s Yard brings together mysterious treasures from thirteen University of Cambridge collections to strip away the cult...

José María Sert (1874–1945), Photographic study for The Triumphs of Humanity, 1937 Gelatin silver print, with highlights in black pastel squared up, 240 x 300 mm, Private Collection

Secret lives of the mannequin revealed at the Fitzwilliam Museum

14 Oct 2014

Life-size mannequins, dolls and over 180 remarkable artworks from collections across the world will be going on display in Cambridge today (14...

Detail from 'How many millions are starving? Ten' by Vladimir Maiakovskii

A Soviet Design for Life

03 Jul 2012

A unique tour through the Soviet century – via one woman’s extraordinary collection of books, propaganda posters, ration coupons and even cigarette...

Activist art reflects fight for rights of African AIDS sufferers

22 Jun 2012

A new exhibition launching at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the psychology and politics of living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa...

Twelve Short Walks, 2005, George Shaw (detail)

Grey days in empty places

16 May 2012

A show at the Fitzwilliam Museum featuring the work of contemporary British artists Michael Landy and George Shaw explores the places in between town...

Diana Bell and Cambridge school children with the Big Book outside Cambridge University Library

The big book visits the big library

12 May 2011

It may already be home to more than seven million books, but Cambridge University Library is to host one of the world’s biggest books from May 19-21...