Exhibitions
Designers & Jewellery 1850 –1940: Jewellery & Metalwork from The Fitzwilliam Museum
Showcasing little-known treasures from the Fitzwilliam Museum’s outstanding permanent collection, this exhibition celebrates exquisitely-designed and often hand-crafted jewellery and metalwork, dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
31/07/2018 to 11/11/2018
Free
Print REbels: Haden, Palmer, Whistler and the origins of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
This touring exhibition commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder and first President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910). See a selection of prints, ranging from Haden to work by current RE members.
18/09/2018 to 06/01/2019
Free
Displays
The Frua-Valsecchi collection
Over the past fifty years, Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi have built up a remarkable collection of paintings, furniture, sculpture, glass and ceramics. This includes the renowned nude portrait of Patricia Preece by Stanley Spencer (Gallery 1), a Spanish 17th century polychrome wood sculpture of the Christ Child (Gallery 6), Art Nouveau Tiffany glass (Gallery 1) and an extremely rare Meissen porcelain vulture (Gallery 27)...
01/08/2016 to 30/12/2018
Free
1918: Victory and a new Europe
In 1918 the western allies led by Britain, France and the United States finally defeated Germany and its allies, after four years of brutal conflict. The great empires of Germany, Austria and Turkey fell, and a new Europe was born. The end of World War I and its consequences are seen through the coins, medals and banknotes of the time
05/06/2018 to 30/09/2018
Free
Talks and Events
Harriet Kelsall presents The Creative’s Guide to Starting a Business: How to turn your talent into a career
Join Harriet Kelsall, award winning creative business woman, as she tells the story of how she started her jewellery company and shares the tips that she’s learned about starting and growing a successful creative business...
22/09/2018
15:00 to 16:15
£8
Tour
for Young People
ReSource: Rebel rebel
13 - 18 yrs
Visit the Print REbels exhibition, which features a special selection of artworks from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Then join guest artist Hideki Arichi in our studio to create your own drypoint print - a technique of printmaking using a special plastic plate and an etching needle.
22/09/2018
11:00 to 13:00
£5
Make! Print it
11 - 13 yrs
Be inspired by the Print REbels exhibition, featuring a special selection of artworks from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Then create your own print in drypoint - a technique of printmaking using a special plastic plate and an etching needle. With guest artist Hideki Arichi.
22/09/2018
14:00 to 16:00
£5
