Search Email & phone search A–Z Contact us WHAT'S ON Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge Submit events University of Cambridge What's On EXHIBITIONS Maud Sulter: The Centre of the Frame The exhibition brings together Maud Sulter’s iconic photographic series Zabat (1989), which features portraits of contemporary Black female figures dressed as the Greek Muses. Subscribe to our email newsletter View this week's ExhibitionsView all this week's events HIGHLIGHT © 1970 Hallmark, Inc./ Peanuts Worldwide, LLC. LUCY VAN PELT: DIRECTOR OF EVERYTHING Fri 5 November - Sun 6 February 2022 The Heong Gallery About the Exhibition Lucy Van Pelt is one of the most enduring female characters in the 'Peanuts' universe, having made her first appearance in the comic strip in March 1952. Charles M. Schulz soon realised that Lucy, a character he initially disliked for her ‘cold-blooded’ self-sufficiency, would be the perfect antidote to Charlie Brown’s self-doubt and childhood anxieties. Lucy is the model of self-belief, whether it be in her frustration with the perceived shortcomings of others, or with her readiness to dispense advice. A disaster on the baseball field, Lucy is always ready with a justification for why she didn’t catch the ball. The football gag, where Lucy convinces Charlie Brown to run up and kick the ball before pulling it away, could only work for nearly fifty years because the reader looks forward to each ingenious ruse. It is in the makeshift psychiatric booth that Lucy truly comes into her own, charging 5 cents for the advice that she otherwise dispenses free and, frequently, unsolicited. By creating a character who is so outspoken, Schulz made space in the comic to address feminism, mental health, religion, and the frustrations of childhood in frank and sophisticated ways that had not been attempted in the comic strip form. About 'Peanuts' Drawn by Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' was syndicated in newspapers from 1950 to 2000, gaining a global following amongst fans of all ages. The everyday struggles and ponderings of a group of perpetual pre-teens in an unnamed midwestern town captured the zeitgeist over five decades, while maintaining the childlike innocence of its characters. Working within the strict gag-a-day format of newspaper funnies, Schulz was able to create complex characters who were given the space to follow their thoughts while still delivering the laughs and the running gags. The Peanuts gang appeared in several television specials and films, books, and promotional materials and the strip has been cited widely as an inspiration for comic strip artists who followed. Cost: Free Enquiries and booking No need to book. Timing IN PERSON 12:00pm-5:00pm Wednesday-Sunday every week from Friday 5 November until Sunday 6 February 2022 (except between Thursday 23 December and Monday 3 January 2022) Subscribe to iCal All times Some occurrences are in the past - Show TODAY Thu 2 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 3 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 4 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 5 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 8 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 9 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 10 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 11 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 12 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 15 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 16 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 17 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 18 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 19 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 22 December 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 5 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 6 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 7 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 8 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 9 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 12 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 13 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 14 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 15 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 16 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 19 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 20 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 21 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 22 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 23 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 26 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 27 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 28 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 29 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 30 January 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wed 2 February 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thu 3 February 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Fri 4 February 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sat 5 February 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sun 6 February 2022 12:00pm - 5:00pm Venue Address: The Heong Gallery Downing College Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom Email: gallery@dow.cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223334800 Website © 2011 What's On, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN Information provided by communicationsservices@admin.cam.ac.uk, 29 November 2011 Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information