“…a museum collection of beauty, quality and rarity…”
Mark Fisher, Britain's Best Museums and Galleries
The Fitzwilliam Museum houses world-class collections of works of art and antiquities spanning centuries and civilisations.
Highlights include masterpieces of painting from the fourteenth century to the present day, drawings and prints, sculpture, furniture, armour, pottery and glass, oriental art, illuminated manuscripts, coins and medals and antiquities from Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome and Cyprus.
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The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China
5 May – 11 November 2012
Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs.
This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient Chinese royal treasures ever to travel outside China.
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French Impressionist Gallery now open
See artworks by Monet, Matisse, Cézanne, Pissarro, Degas, Sisley and Renoir in the newly renovated Gallery 5.
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Temporary Gallery closures
Galleries 12 & 11: The series of spectacular exhibitions continuing through 2012 will involve the temporary removal of displays of 20th century art in the Adeane Gallery (12) and early 20th century art in Gallery 11.
Podcasts from The Fitzwilliam Museum
New podcast episodes are now available to listen to online or download.
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What's On
Exhibitions
England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer: Coins and medals from the 17th-cenutry
Sculpture Promenade 2012
Edgelands
Talks and Events
Lunchtime Talks
People and Pots: Use and Collection of Islamic Ceramics
Courses
Adult Workshops
Uncovering the Hidden Legacy of Ancient Egypt: An Early African Civilisation