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This week in the East of England
ExhibitionUntil 27 Sept · Colchester
Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate — Last Weeks
Free, glowing neon-sign sculptures fill Colchester's contemporary art gallery — catch this long-running show before it finally closes.
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHFree entry, no booking
ExhibitionUntil 4 Oct · Norwich
Living by the Rule: Contemporary Meets Medieval
An exhibition pairing contemporary artists with medieval monastic art and objects, exploring rules, ritual and rebellion.
Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, Norwich, NR4 7TJPay if and what you want
ExhibitionUntil 30 May · Norwich
Tree of Life — Seyi Adelekun
An immersive, hand-woven sisal-rope installation honouring trees as anchors of cultural memory, filling the Sainsbury Centre's East End Gallery.
Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJPay what you want
ExhibitionUntil 31 Oct · Colchester
Museum of the Moon at Colchester Castle
A glowing seven-metre lunar sculpture by artist Luke Jerram floats inside Britain's oldest Norman keep for its final weeks on show.
Colchester Castle, Castle Park, High Street, Colchester CO1 1TJCastle admission (adult £13.95, child £8.50) plus £1 exhibition supplement
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 21 Nov · Westleton
Discover Minsmere in Autumn
Guided walks through the RSPB's most famous Suffolk reserve, timed for migrant birds, fungi and the last of the autumn colour.
RSPB Minsmere, Sheepwash Lane, Westleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 3BY£9 adult / £5 child (non-members; includes reserve entry and a hot drink)
Market👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Cambridge
Cambridge Autumn Food, Home & Craft Fair
A free weekend fair on Parker's Piece, with food and drink, arts and crafts, and cookery demos running all day.
Parker's Piece, CambridgeFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 31 Jan · Cambridge
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera
A major, free photography retrospective opens at Kettle's Yard, tracing five decades of Sunil Gupta's work.
Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · Colchester
Simon Carter: From the Landscape
Essex artist Simon Carter's most ambitious show yet turns Firstsite's galleries into a walk-through painting of the coast — free entry.
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JHFree
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