Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
England
Website
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone
01223 332900
Fax
01223 332923
From Egyptian coffins to Impressionist masterpieces; illuminated manuscripts to Renaissance sculpture; rare coins and medals to Oriental applied arts – the Fitzwilliam Museum’s world-class collections of art and antiquities span centuries and civilizations.
Located in the heart of historic Cambridge, and occupying an extraordinary building built in 1816 housing almost half a million objects, the Fitz has been hailed as ‘the finest small museum in Europe’ – and admission is completely free.
Experience works by Titian, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Caneletto, Gainsborough, Monet, Degas, and Picasso, and enjoy our diverse range of temporary exhibitions – as well as the new contemporary Sculpture Promenade in the Museum’s ground. Also, discover the Fitz’s varied programme of events and activities - including music concerts, free lunchtime talks by experts, workshops for all ages and fully accessible tours – or take a break from the galleries’ treasures with a visit to the Courtyard Shop and Café.
The entire collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
England
Website
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone
01223 332900
Fax
01223 332923
The Fitzwilliam Museum has magnificent permanent collections of international importance. The entire collection is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Holdings include antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; English and European pottery and glass; furniture, clocks, fans and armour, coins, medals, illuminated, literary and music manuscripts and rare printed books; paintings, including masterpieces by Simone Martini, Domenico Veneziano, Veronese, Titian, Rubens, Hals, Van Dyck, Canaletto, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Monet and Picasso, portrait miniatures and 20th century art, and changing displays of drawings, watercolours and prints. The collections also include artefacts from Sudan and Cyprus, and Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, rugs and samplers.
Founded in 1816, the Museum is housed in splendid buildings, the first of which, designed by George Basevi opened in 1848.
Collection details
Weapons and War, Music, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- Ancient Egypt, Sudan
- Greece and Rome
- Roman and Romano-Egyptian Art
- Western Asiatic displays and Cypriot Art
- English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, fans, armour
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean art
- Simone Martini, Domenico Veneziano, Titian, Veronese, Rubens, Van Dyck, Hals, Canaletto, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Picasso
- Designated Collection
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Public access available to collections information
- Specialist publications on collections available
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
England
Website
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone
01223 332900
Fax
01223 332923
Matthew Boulton and the Industrial Revolution
Boulton's Soho Mint was at the cutting edge of technology in the Industrial Revolution, producing some of the finest coins and medals of the eighteenth century, leading examples of which may be seen in this small display.
Suitable for
- All ages
Where
Glaisher Gallery (27)
Admission
Free
Recent Acquisitions of Drawings and Prints
A chance to see a selection of recent additions to the Fitzwilliam's collection of drawings and prints, including important works that are going on public display for the first time. The featured artists include Giovanni Francesco Guercino, Salvator Rosa, Jean Étienne Liotard, Francisco de Goya, Edgas Degas, Frédéric Bazille, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani and Georg Baselitz.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Where
Shiba Gallery
Admission
Free
Hidden Depths: Sargent, Sickert, Spencer
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Languages
- This exhibition focuses on three of the most original painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Walter Sickert (1860-1942) and Stanley Spencer (1891-1959). The Fitzwilliam's holdings of their paintings, watercolours and drawings are amongst the finest in the UK. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore these 'Hidden Depths' of the Museum's collection and to see what united these artists artistically and divided them stylistically.
Where
Mellon Gallery
Admission
Free
Clouds and Myths: Monotypes by Lino Mannocci
A selection of recent works by Italian-born artist Lino Mannocci (b.1945). Mannocci's work explores the world of myth, setting figures in a poetic landscape frequently dominated by cloud or sea. In his monotypes - a print usually created simply by painting with ink directly onto a printing plate - figures extracted from famous works of art
(and other sources) are subtly incorporated into the print surface. 'Clouds and Myths' will feature a group of prints using figures from the Fitzwilliam's paintings by Domenico Veneziano (1400-1461).
Suitable for
- All ages
Where
Shiba Gallery (14)
Admission
Free
The Angel and the Virgin: A brief history of the Annunciation
An exhibition selected from the Museum's collection by the artist, writer and print historian Lino Mannocci, whose own work can be seen in the exhibition 'Clouds and Myths'. Illuminating the different ways in which artists have depicted the Annunciation - the revelation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive a child who was the son of God - this selection unites a range of old master prints from the 15th to 17th centuries with a select group of manuscripts, enamels and ceramics. At the exhibition's centre is the 'Annunciation' panel by Domenico Veneziano - a source of inspiration for Mannocci's own work.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
12-12am
Where
Charrington Print Room (16)
Admission
Free
Netsuke: Japanese Art in Miniature
This exhibition brings together two hundred superb examples of netsuke - a form of miniature sculpture originating in 17th century Japan - including many early and rare examples of the medium depicting animals, human forms and figures from Japanese legend. Often elaborately carved, netsuke functioned as 'toggles' for silk cords upon which Japanese men strung their pipes, purses or writing implements.
Suitable for
- All ages
Where
Octagon Gallery (10)
Admission
Free
Sculpture Promenade 2010
The second annual Sculpture Promenade on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam features work by five members of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, ranging from monumental pieces in bronze and steel to wind-driven, mobile forms.
Suitable for
- All ages
Admission
Free
Maggi Hambling: The Wave
A major exhibition of new and challenging sea paintings by celebrated contemporary artist Maggi Hambling. The power and energy of the North Sea is brilliantly evoked in Hambling's work and her long-standing fascination with its elemental character is revealed in this series of evocative and sensual portraits of the wave. A small group of watercolours showing the artist's early depictions of the sea acts as an introdution to more recent monotypes and large scale paintings.
Suitable for
- All ages
Where
Mellon Gallery (13)
Admission
Free
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
England
Website
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone
01223 332900
Fax
01223 332923
Night at the Museum
Evening opening with something for everyone!
Enjoy a late night view of The Wave, an exhibition by Maggi Hambling, one of Britain's most distinguished artists; listen to music and relax with a drink in the Courtyard Bar.
Make a Marine Mobile inspired by the sea (sign up on arrival for a half-hour session in the studio - for all ages).
Find out 'Who Killed Hippolytus - and Why' in a museum trail focussing on the myths behind the sea gods and nymphs in the collection (for young people and adults)
For families new to our Fitz Kits try out the Fish Kit taster activity in the galleries.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
6-8:30pm
Admission
Free
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
England
Website
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone
01223 332900
Fax
01223 332923
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