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2026 Exhibitions and Major Displays Programme
The Fitzwilliam Museum announces its programme of major exhibitions and displays that confront enduring issues from the past that remain powerfully present in our lives today....
11 November 2025
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Bound Together: Leather from Northern Nigeria
The hidden skills and expertise of the Nigerian people behind the creation of a century of northern Nigerian leathers in the University of Cambridge collections is revealed for the first time in a new...
19 August 2025
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Made in Ancient Egypt
This autumn, the Fitzwilliam Museum will present the first exhibition to explore ancient Egypt through the lens of its craftspeople....
3 July 2025
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Discovering Dürer
From 1 April - 3 August 2025, the Fitzwilliam Museum will present 'Discovering Dürer', a new free display of over 50 prints by one of the most ambitious, experimental and acclaimed pioneers of the me...
11 June 2025
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Dr Ladan Akbarnia Appointed as Head of Curatorial
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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Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition
'Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition' at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge will tell the multifaceted story of the fight to end transatlantic slavery, its aftermath and ongoing legacies....
20 February 2025
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