Fitzwilliam Museum news https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/images/logos/FitzLogo.svg 2024-03-01T14:24:42+00:00 The Fitzwilliam Museum press@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge: CC-BY Fitzwilliam Museum Digital Magic by DEJP3 https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/feeds/news <![CDATA[Gary Wragg, Oval Works Gaze Left, 1997]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/gary-wragg-oval-works-gaze-left-1997 Contemporary British abstract painter Gary Wragg reflects on his work, 'Oval Works Gaze Left' (1997), from our collection.

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2024-03-01T14:24:42+00:00
<![CDATA[Exciting new redisplay set to reopen in our recently refurbished galleries]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/exciting-new-redisplay-set-to-reopen-in-our-recently-refurbished-galleries See new paintings and rediscover old favourites in the Fitzwilliam Museum's recently refurbished galleries, opening together for the first time in four years. 

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2023-11-16T11:23:23+00:00
<![CDATA[Three major contemporary artworks to enter our collection]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/three-major-contemporary-artworks-to-enter-our-collection “I am deeply thankful to the Collection Fund at Frieze and the CAS patrons for supporting the acquisition of works by three outstanding international women artists, whose poetic and powerful art making can resonate across the collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum.” -Caroline Douglas 

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2023-10-12T13:27:10+01:00
<![CDATA[Landmark portrait by artist Kerry James Marshall joins our collection]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/landmark-portrait-by-artist-kerry-james-marshall-joins-our-collection Discover the landmark portrait by contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall joining the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection. 

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2023-10-03T14:40:28+01:00
<![CDATA[FUTURE/POWER: Empowering young people through museum research]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/futurepower-empowering-young-people-through-museum-research We’re excited to announce our new FUTURE/POWER learning project in partnership with Museum X. 

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2023-09-28T10:43:13+01:00
<![CDATA[Play Make Saturdays]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/play-make-saturdays Discover more about 'Make Play Saturdays', a free monthly make and play workshop for families, starting in May 2023.

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2023-04-20T17:13:58+01:00
<![CDATA[Fitzwilliam Museum announces 2023 exhibition programme]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/fitzwilliam-museum-announces-2023-exhibition-programme The Fitzwilliam Museum announces its 2023 exhibition programme.

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2023-09-06T09:27:13+01:00
<![CDATA[The Fitzwilliam Museum acquires its first David Hockney painting]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/the-fitzwilliam-museum-acquires-its-first-david-hockney-painting The Fitzwilliam Museum has acquired a painting by David Hockney through Arts Council England's Acceptance in Lieu scheme. 

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2022-12-09T15:33:36+00:00
<![CDATA[University of Cambridge publishes report on Legacies of Enslavement Inquiry]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-cambridge-publishes-report-on-legacies-of-enslavement-inquiry Findings of an investigation into the University's historical links with the transatlantic slave trade.

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2023-04-20T17:10:12+01:00
<![CDATA[Grant O'Brien appointed as Head of Visitor Experience at the Fitzwilliam Museum]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/grant-o-brien-appointed-as-head-of-visitor-experience-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum Read about the appointment of Grant O'Brien as Head of Visitor Experience at the Fitzwilliam Museum. 

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'I’m so thrilled to be joining the Fitzwilliam Museum and am hugely excited at the prospect of building upon the amazing work that has already been done by our visitor experience team. I will strive to deliver an inclusive, safe and welcoming visitor experience for each and every one of our guests and create an environment in which we can tell the stories of our collections and research in a truly accessible, engaging, immersive and experiential way. We will take our guests out of their everyday lives, creating a space that allows them to be inquisitive, moved and inspired by all we have to offer.' We look forward to welcoming Grant in November. ]]> 2022-12-01T15:39:15+00:00
<![CDATA[Temporary closure of upper floor galleries, 30 August - 24 September]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/temporary-closure-of-upper-floor-galleries-30-august-24-september A notice about temporary gallery closures at the Fitzwilliam Museum. 

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2022-08-26T16:00:58+01:00
<![CDATA[Carey Robinson appointed as Head of Learning and Participation at the Fitzwilliam Museum]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/carey-robinson-appointed-as-head-of-learning-and-participation-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum Read about the appointment of Carey Robinson as Head of Learning and Participation at the Fitzwilliam Museum.  

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'I’m delighted to be joining the Fitzwilliam Museum. This significant role embraces a high-level ambition to open up the collection and become a more expansive and permeable organisation. I look forward to this opportunity to work with brilliant colleagues and partners, to build on the Museum’s exceptional programmes and cross-cutting learning research, and to forge new spaces for creative exchange with our audiences' Luke Syson, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, said: >'I am thrilled that Carey Robinson is joining the Fitzwilliam Museum as Head of Learning and Participation. Carey has an impressive track record in the museum and learning sectors, and I look forward to working with her, our colleagues, partners, and communities to develop the Fitz’s already sector-leading learning and research programmes, and to open up the Museum for audiences in new and exciting ways' Carey Robinson joins the Fitzwilliam Museum at the end of September.]]> 2022-08-17T13:00:59+01:00
<![CDATA[Summer at the Fitzwilliam 2022]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/summer-at-the-fitzwilliam-2022 Summer at the Fitzwilliam 2022

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2022-08-03T20:59:29+01:00
<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Fitzwilliam Museum to view first official joint portrait]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-visit-the-fitzwilliam-museum-to-view-first-official-joint-portrait Read about the first official joint portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum on Thursday 23 June 2022. 

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'It has been the most extraordinary privilege of my life to be chosen to paint this picture. I wanted to show Their Royal Highnesses in a manner where they appeared both relaxed and approachable, as well as elegant and dignified. As it is the first portrait to depict them together, and specifically during their time as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I wanted the image to evoke a feeling of balance between their public and private lives. The piece was commissioned as a gift for the people of Cambridgeshire, and I hope they will enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed creating it.' The Duke and duchess of Cambridge, 2022. Painted by Jamie Coreth, Fine Art Commissions Visitors will be able to view the portrait at the Fitzwilliam Museum until the end of the year, after which the artwork will be exhibited in other community spaces and galleries around Cambridgeshire. Image: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 2022 by Jamie Coreth. Credit, Jamie Coreth/Fine Art Commissions. ]]> 2022-07-18T15:47:39+01:00
<![CDATA[Call for Information - La Ronde Enfantine by Gustave Courbet]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/call-for-information-la-ronde-enfantine-by-gustave-courbet A call for information about the painting La Ronde Enfantine by Gustave Courbet.

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2023-03-29T08:08:51+01:00
<![CDATA[Refurbishment works at the Fitzwilliam Museum]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/refurbishment-works-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum Refurbishment works at the Fitzwilliam Museum notice 

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2022-01-07T17:50:40+00:00
<![CDATA[Jennifer Grindley appointed as new Head of Communications and External Relations at the Fitzwilliam Museum]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/jennifer-grindley-appointed-as-new-head-of-communications-and-external-relations-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum Read about the appointment of Jennifer Grindley as the new Head of Communications and External Relations at the Fitzwilliam Museum. 

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‘I am delighted to be joining the Fitzwilliam Museum at an exciting time of transformation for the organisation. I look forward to working with colleagues and partners to help shape the future of this unique and treasured place, to deepen relationships with audiences in Cambridge and beyond, and to support the growth of the Museum’s already world-class reputation.’ Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum Luke Syson said: >‘I am extremely pleased that Jennifer Grindley is joining the Fitzwilliam Museum in February as Head of Communications and External Relations. These are exciting times for the Fitzwilliam as we look ahead to a programme of ground-breaking exhibitions, displays, community activities and research projects for 2022 and beyond. Jennifer will lead a major rebranding project that I hope will express the very distinctive qualities of the Fitzwilliam, with its superlative collections and its place with a great University - an extraordinary community of enquiring minds serving people everywhere. She will lead a newly reconfigured Communications team that brings together internal and external communications, brand management, our public digital offer, and membership. I know that her wealth of experience in branding, marketing and audience-building, gained in the cultural and commercial sectors, will ensure we can fully convey the energy and passion of our work at the Fitzwilliam, helping to reshape the appeal of the Museum to a larger and more diverse audience than ever before.' Jennifer Grindley joins the Fitzwilliam Museum in February 2022.]]> 2022-01-07T17:50:50+00:00
<![CDATA[New acquisitions through the Cultural Gifts Scheme]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/new-acquisitions-through-the-cultural-gifts-scheme Two intricate collages by the artist John Bingley Garland  known as The Blood Collages and a pen and ink pen drawing of the Head of Bardolph by John Hamilton Mortimer have been acquired for the nation through the Cultural Gifts Scheme, which is administered by the Arts Council

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2022-01-07T17:51:01+00:00
<![CDATA[Professor Erma Hermens appointed as new Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and Deputy Director of The Fitzwilliam Museum]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-erma-hermens-appointed-as-new-director-of-the-hamilton-kerr-institute-and-deputy-director-of-the-fitzwilliam-museum Read about the appointment of Erma Hermens as new Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and Deputy Director of The Fitzwilliam Museum  

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‘I am delighted to be appointed as the new director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and to work with a great team to reimagine the institute and build on the fantastic resources of the Fitzwilliam Museum. I look forward to integrate the wider expertise in conservation, heritage science and technical art history, present across Cambridge University, and extend the HKI’s national and international networks, to make the HKI a world leading multidisciplinary center for conservation and heritage research.’ Professor Erma Hermens joins the Fitzwilliam Museum on February 1st 2022. ]]> 2022-04-17T10:11:26+01:00
<![CDATA[Habda Rashid Appointed Curator of Modern and Contemporary British Art]]> https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/news/habda-rashid-appointed-curator-of-modern-and-contemporary-british-art Read about the appointment of Habda Rashid to the new post of Curator of Modern and Contemporary British Art - a post split between Kettle's Yard and The Fitzwilliam Museum.

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‘I am delighted to be joining colleagues at Kettle’s Yard and the Fitzwilliam Museum, two important and unique institutions, at a moment of ambition to grow the collections and expand the stories told by art to reach the widest possible audiences. Cambridge is a special place and the opportunity to continue my research as part of its esteemed academic networks is extraordinary.’ ]]> 2021-11-26T20:26:44+00:00