The Fitzwilliam Museum

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Closed 24th December to 27th December 2021 and 31st December 2021 to 1st January 2022 inclusive closed Gallery closures and collection updates

Gold of the Great Steppe

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Current exhibitions and new displays

Virtue and Vice

Virtue, Vice & the Senses: Prints 1540–1660

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Tuesday 27th July 2021 to Sunday 31st October 2021

Pegasus Drinking from the Fountain of Hippocrene, with miniature of Edith Emma Cooper. Miniature painted and pendant designed by Charles de Sousy Ricketts, made by Carlo & Arthur Giuliano, 1901 (M/P.

The Collection of Charles de Sousy Ricketts and Charles Haslewood Shannon

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Tuesday 08th June 2021 to Friday 31st December 2021

Scent from Nature Exhibition Poster

Scent from Nature: Beauty’s botanical origins

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Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Sunday 31st October 2021

Discover our galleries

A highlight image for Gallery 21: Greece & Rome

Gallery 21: Greece & Rome

A highlight image for Gallery 15: Dutch Art 17th–18th Century

Gallery 15: Dutch Art 17th–18th Century

A highlight image for Gallery 10: Octagon Exhibitions

Gallery 10: Octagon Exhibitions

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The Marlay Group

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Indian Manuscript

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Things to do

In My Mind's Eye

Citizen Science

A pair of fancy shoes

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Collections highlights

Christ on the Pinnacle of the Temple

Christ on the Pinnacle of the Temple

Ichikawa Ichizo III as Rokusaburo the Carpenter,

Woodblock Print

A section of the Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead

The Founder's entrance of the museum

The Founder's entrance of the museum

Fugaku sanjû-rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji)

Fugaku sanjû-rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji)

Butterflies and other insects by Jan van Kessel the Elder

Butterflies and other insects by Jan van Kessel the Elder

Large Moon Jar 1. Hirai, Akiko (2018) Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the Art Fund. © Akiko Hirai.

Large Moon Jar 1. Hirai, Akiko (2018) Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the Art Fund. © Akiko Hirai.

Our research

The Rothschild bronzes - Michelangelo

Michelangelo – A Discovery

Touching the Pashley elephant on a touch tour

Material Cultures in Public Engagement

Edgar Degas (1834-1917), At the Café, c.1875 – 7 (detail)

Degas: A Passion for Perfection

Latest news

Recumbent Golden stag plaque

Ancient Gold treasures from Kazakhstan on show in UK first

Sir Nicholas Goodison

Sir Nicholas Goodison (16 May 1934 – 7 July 2021)

Two young children enjoy the gallery - © Martin Bond.

Shortlisted for Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award

Gifts from the Fitzwilliam Museum shop

Featured image for the project: Arts & Crafts Tiles - Notecard pack

Arts & Crafts Tiles - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Penzance Harbour - Face mask

Penzance Harbour - Face mask

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Samplers - Notecard pack

Samplers - Notecard pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: The Cambridge Colouring Book

The Cambridge Colouring Book

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