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🧭🌳Responding to our ancient Oriental Plane and evoking the meeting of pathways, Susanna Heron's impressive new integrated piece ‘Esquina' reveals depth and the presence of something hidden beneath the surface with its light-catching edges 🪨

The Friends of Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology are delighted to be welcoming @leah_luchi, Senior Lecturer UTS, to speak at the annual Von Hügel Lecture Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 11/10/23 at 5pm! [1/2] 📸Z 8117 Turtle shell mask (Le op), Torres Strait 🔗collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/504326

So proud of our Fellow Clare Pettitt & her book 'Serial Forms: The Unfinished Project of Modernity, 1815-1848', winning a 2023 Rose Mary Crawshay Prize 📚🏆 The judges praised its originality & exploration of how seriality shaped C.19th urban life & media ow.ly/qjjH50PK98C

🌱 Just stumbled upon the Master's enchanting pond! The verdant new planting makes it a hidden gem behind his historic walls 💧🌿 #NatureBeauty #PondLife

🌿✂️ Embrace the artistry of Brendon Sims & his team! The Front Slips' perfectly clipped yew trees & hedges are a testament to patience and nature's beauty. We're celebrating our fabulous gardeners (namely Theo & Andrew) crafting horticultural wonders! 🏡🪴💚 #Topiary #GreenThumbs

The Cambridge teams shone at the 2023 BUSA Team Racing Championships! 🌟 Red & Blue teams impressed; Blue clinched the highest UK team position with BUCS gold 🏆 Kudos to all the hard work! 💙⛵ #CambridgeSailing #BUCS2023

The continuous, light-sensitive limestone of 'Esquina', our new commission from Susanna Heron, captures the days' changing light on its edges, revealing depth & the presence of something hidden beneath the surface ⛏🪨 ow.ly/tUgH50PKJJk Ross Video

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Thank you to Yasmin, Jenna, and Bharath from Emmanuel College, Cambridge for visiting yesterday. They spoke to our scholars about Cambridge University, the application process, and university life Emmanuel College SLO

Some amazing students & our Outreach Coordinator, Fran, visited 25 schools recently, sharing student life & myth-busting about Cambridge! And Fran was featured on BBC Radio Sheffield yesterday 🎧🎧 Listen to her chatting to Toby about our work in the city: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Post-scarifying the Front Court lawn! Aerating the soil, removing thatch and debris, and encouraging germination to reinforce its health over the winter months 🌱🌱

Love you autumnal Front Court 🍂🧡

Just appreciating our Head Chef Nathan's 'galaxy' chocolates as he experiments throughout the Term with all different kinds of flavours and decorations 👨‍🍳🍽

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s Friends' next talk is by Dr Jody Joy, the curator behind #MAABeneathOurFeet on 14 Nov Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 5:30pm! This is a Friends only event, so join to book a place: maa.cam.ac.uk/support-us/bec… Discounts are available for Cambridge University students.

Golden hour on the ginkgo 🧡🍂

We're absolutely THRILLED for our wonderful Fellow Ayşe Zarakol's incredible achievement: the Koç Unviersity Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science - so many congratulations from the entire college community 💛🎓

Love to see the incredible ongoing successes of projects from our former Research Fellows! Congrats to the sensational Peter J. Christopher for some VERY exciting satellite work, stemming from many aspects of his recent research 🛰️🚀

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Natural and architectural beauty intertwine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge 🌷🏫