Pembroke Open Doors Festival
On Saturday 16th September, as part of the Open Cambridge festival, we will be throwing open the gates to our recently completed development of the Old Press/Mill Lane to members of the public. Join us for a series of free events, spread across the day.
Phase 1 of the development (Phase 2, Ray & Dagmar Dolby Court, is due for completion in late 2024) features a mix of sympathetically renovated buildings and new spaces, designed by the architects Haworth Tompkins. It is directly opposite the College's main site on Trumpington Street.
Timetable of events
| Time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM - 1.00 PM | Showcase 10 minute talks by Pembroke's Fellows | 4 Mill Lane, CB2 1RP |
| 1:45 PM - 6.00 PM | Exhibition | Exhibition Room, CB2 1RJ |
| 3.00 PM | Tender Stones dance recital (performance 1) | Auditorium, CB2 1RJ |
| 5.30 PM | Artist Alison Turnbull in conversation with curator Harriet Loffler | Foyer, CB2 1RJ |
| 6.30 PM | Tender Stones dance recital (performance 2) | Auditorium, CB2 1RJ |
Showcase Talks
11.00 AM to 1.00 PM, 4 Mill Lane (CB2 1RP)
24 talks, spread across six rooms in 4 Mill Lane, each lasting 10 minutes.
Come and listen to Pembroke Fellows talk about their cutting-edge research. The talks range across subjects as diverse as quantum computing, Minoan Crete, Russian art and entropy.
Book your talks now.
Engaging Pembroke
1.45 PM to 6.00 PM, The Exhibition Room (Trumpington Street, CB2 1RJ)
An exhibition featuring works by three Cambridge-based artists, Idit Nathan, Rebecca Ilett and Xinyi Bi.
Artists have responded to the brief of ‘bringing Pembroke College’s site, spaces, history and communities into dialogue with the work of contemporary artists creating new insights into the work of the College and its collection.
The exhibition launches on 16 September at 1:45 PM and will be introduced by Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley. The exhibition runs until Sunday 8 October.
Tender Stones
3.00 PM and 6.30 PM, The Auditorium (Trumpington Street, CB2 1RJ)
Dancer and choreographer, Lucy Suggate, and her three fellow dancers will be premiering 'Tender Stones' in Pembroke's new performance space, the Auditorium.
There will be two performances, at 3.00 PM and 6.30 PM.
This new work is called Tender Stones and is an artistic and poetic exercise in making stone, informed by Pembroke College’s original site, the work wants us to consider ways we connect the past to the present and how we pay attention to time and space. Lucy has used an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating closely with Charlie Ford, an artist and designer, using drawing, paper, sculpture, and dance to explore the illusory possibilities of humble materials. During the performance, a team of four performers will construct paper stones with uncanny effects on time, weight, and tenderness.
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On Sunday 17 September, Lucy will be running two dance workshops, 'Drift // Paper // Tender // Stone', in the Auditorium, one for children at 10.30 AM and for over-16s from 1.00 PM .
Alison Turnbull in conversation with Harriet Loffler
5.30 PM, The Foyer (Trumpington Street, CB2 1RJ)
Artist Alison Turnbull will be in conversation with Harriet Loffler, Curator of the Women’s Art Collection at Murray Edwards College, discussing Turnbull’s new permanent commissions for the Chiu Court and the Foyer of Pembroke Mill Lane. An opportunity to view the work in the presence of the artist and hear about the inspirations behind the work.
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Pembroke Open Doors Festival discounts
Pembroke is pleased to be associated with Espresso Lane and Fitzbillies. Festival attendees can receive a 10% discount when showing either their electronic or paper booking confirmation.