Rare Books events
Rare books events lists lectures, seminars,
exhibitions etc. happening in Cambridge.
Exhibitions in the University
Library
Cambridge Bibliographical
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Friends of Cambridge University
Library
Exhibitions in the University Library
Current exhibition
Books & Babies: Communicating Reproduction
7 July–23 December 2011
(closed 29 August and 12–18 September inclusive)
Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–16:30, Sunday closed
Admission free
The London underground displays posters for fertility clinics, directed at both women and men. Picture books teach children the facts of life. We are always reading about reproduction. Reproduction also describes what communication media do—multiply images, sounds and text for wider consumption. This exhibition is about these two senses of reproduction, about babies and books, and the ways in which they have interacted in the past and continue to interact today. Before reproduction there was generation, a broader view of how all things come into being than passing on the blueprint of a particular form of life. Before electronic media there were clay figurines, papyrus, parchment, printed books and journals. The interactions between communication media and ideas about reproduction have transformed the most intimate aspects of our lives. ‘Books and Babies: Communicating Reproduction’ has been supported by a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award to the ‘Generation to Reproduction’ project.
Corridor exhibitions
The display cases in the North corridor of the University Library house temporary exhibitions of items from the Library's collections relating to events in Cambridge, or to significant dates and anniversaries. Library readers who are members of the University are welcome to bring up to two visitors at a time to see exhibitions. Members of the public who do not hold Library readers' tickets may be able to make an appointment with the curator to gain access to the exhibition area. For further information contact the joint Exhibitions Officer, Katie Birkwood (tel: 01223 747434).
Food Glorious Food! Dining at the UL
Feast, famine, food memoirs, Roman dishes and much more besides is covered in this mouth-watering exhibition.
The display runs until 13 January 2012.
Cambridge Bibliographical Society
Friends of Cambridge University Library