Our press releases

On 16 May 2025, the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, announced Dr Ladan Akbarnia as its new Head of Curatorial and Professor of Islamic World Collections joining the Museum in September 20...

19 May 2025

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Open until 13 April 2025, the Fitzwilliam Museum brings together four monumental still life paintings by the 17th-century artist Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606-1684) for the first time since they were crea...

18 December 2024

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The museum is delighted to announce Sir Richard Heaton KCB,the Warden of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, as the new Chair of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Syndicate. Sir Richard succeeds Cathe...

30 September 2024

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A new display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, 'Women in Japanese Prints', opening 20 August until 17 November 2024, will reveal the diverse representation of women during a unique era of Japan...

20 August 2024

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This autumn, the Fitzwilliam Museum will present 'Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place', a major exhibition by one of the leading contemporary artists working today. Alongside two dedicated galleries of Li...

2 August 2024

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A major new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, 'Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body', will look back on this pivotal moment when traditions and trailblazers collided, fusing the Olympi...

9 July 2024

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