Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.
From goddesses and ancient myths to powerful emperors explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in amongst the statues and sculptures of the atmospheric Cast Gallery at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
These semi-autobiographical works use layers of colour and texture and various artistic techniques including batik stencilling, block-printing, drawing and painting with ink.
Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’
From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?
Our volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology.
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From 21 September, visitors to the Whipple Museum will encounter an example of “guerilla history” - a blue plaque from nearby Bene’t Street which was repeatedly graffitied to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin’s enormous contribution to our understanding of genetics. The plaque will go on display for the first time, and will be exhibited alongside Franklin’s own handwritten DNA research notes from early 1953.
Explore the links between sport and our mental wellbeing in this insightful conversation led by Chris Young, co-curator of our exhibition ‘Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body’. He’s joined by mental health expert and former athlete Professor Gordon Harold and health science historian, Vanessa Heggie.
In response to ‘Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body’, the exhibition’s co-curator Carrie Vout leads a dynamic discussion exploring a century of change for women in sport. Joining her in conversation are former British Champion swimmer Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, gold medal-winning Paralympian Liz Johnson and Vice Chairman of the British Olympic Association Annamarie Phelps.
Luke Syson, Director and Marlay Curator of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Dr David Dibosa, Director of Research and Interpretation at Tate, explore the imaginative and critical approach of an artist widely regarded as one of the most important working today.
This is a free taster session for our Parkinson's Dance Course.
We're inviting people affected by Parkinson’s to take part in a short course led by dance for health artist Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and inspired by objects, artefacts and artworks from the University of Cambridge Museums.
