Illuminations exhibition extended
14 December 2005 ̽»¨Ö±²¥unique opportunity to see some of the world’s most beautiful illuminated manuscripts, dating from between the sixth and sixteenth centuries, has been extended until December 30.
A pleasing terror
28 November 2005Medieval scholar, pioneering bicyclist, and writer of supernatural tales, Montague Rhodes James was a well-known Cambridge figure.
Illuminations on TV
28 October 2005There will be a 30-minute programme on the current exhibition, ̽»¨Ö±²¥Cambridge Illuminations, on BBC 4 on Sunday October 30 at 19.35. ̽»¨Ö±²¥'Arts Report' title is 'Illuminations - Treasures of the Middle Ages'.
A year in literature
05 October 2005Magdalene College's celebration of A Year in Literature will be launched this evening (5 October) with a reading from Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and a talk by the Festival's Honorary Director, the acclaimed poet John Mole.
Alumni Weekend
21 September 2005Over 1,000 people from 15 countries are returning to Cambridge for the 15th Alumni Weekend.
More Room at the UL
01 September 2005A six million pound extension to the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library’s storage facilities comes on line this Autumn.
"God bears me a grudge"
26 August 2005A forgotten diary has revealed some previously unseen sides to Winston Churchill’s personality.
Fitzwilliam Painting short-listed for the Greatest Painting in Britain
18 August 2005‘ ̽»¨Ö±²¥Last of England’, painted by Ford Madox Brown and housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum has been short-listed in a poll by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and the National Gallery to find the Greatest Painting in Britain.
Cambridge Illuminations
25 July 2005A spectacular exhibition of medieval illuminated manuscripts opens at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library today, July 26.
Royal visit
09 June 2005Glorious weather accompanied the first visit by Her Majesty ̽»¨Ö±²¥Queen to the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge in five years.
