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Detail of the mummy board of Nespawershefyt, a supervisor of craftsmen’s workshops and temple scribes Thebes (c. 1000 BC)

Egyptian Coffins Project

21 March 2019

The Fitzwilliam Museum shares the results of its in-depth study of its ancient Egyptian coffins collection in a new website.

Image: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nocturne: The River at Battersea, 1878

The Fitzwilliam focusses on the prints of Whistler

11 March 2019

Our major show, Whistler & Nature closes next week, but there are still plenty of opportunities to connect with James McNeil Whistler at the Fitzwilliam.

Road closures around the Museum for Sunday’s half marathon

26 February 2019

This Sunday 3 March the Cambridge Half Marathon will go through the city and there will be a number of road closures and diversions in place.

February half term week at the Fitzwilliam 2019

6 February 2019

Free activities during half term, including Twilight at the Museums, SOURCE sessions for art students, Fitz Kits for the very young, and exhibitions and displays for all.

Display in Gallery 21 shows evidence of Eddington's prehistoric and Roman past

28 January 2019

Mosaic floor fragments, a highly decorated Roman ceramic container and a toilet spoon are amongst the objects on display that have been found by the CAU.

Christmas at the Fitzwilliam

19 December 2018

Open: 27-29 December 10.00 – 17.00 & 30 December 12.00 – 17.00 • Closed: 24-26, 31 December & 1 January • Treat yourself to some culture, seasonal shopping, food and drink...

Portrait of Giovanni Belzoni, donated to the Fitzwilliam

4 December 2018

A portrait of Giovanni Belzoni, alongside Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Bedford have been donated to the Fitz.

Advent Calendar on Facebook and Twitter 2018

4 December 2018

Christmas is a time for giving and in our 2018 social media advent calendar we are celebrating gifts that have been made to the Museum.

Rossetti drawing bought in second-hand bookshop for £75 on display

29 November 2018

The chalk drawing by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, will go on display in ‘Collecting and Giving: Highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest’.

Museum Shop Sunday: 25 November

15 November 2018

Join us for Museum Shop Sunday, with some enticing offers on one of the best Christmas shopping weekends of the year.

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