Online Exhibitions

Fans

An online exhibition exploring the history of the fan in its various forms and the range of fans in the Fitzwilliam Museum collection.
21st Century Engraved Glass

An exhibition by the Guild of Glass Engravers
Netsuke: Japanese Art in Miniature

This small exhibition brings together 250 superb examples of netsuke - a form of miniature sculpture originating in 17th-century Japan.
Ceramic Art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus

This online exhibition presents a number of Cypriot pots and other objects from the collection of the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, along with 8 from the Fitzwilliam Museum's own collection.
Stories behind the Stitches: Schoolgirl Samplers of the 18th and 19th Centuries

Discover information about the makers, the schools they attended and the function of needlework in these institutions.
Weaving Stories

Many stories in the Bible are very dramatic and exciting. They make good pictures and have inspired artists for hundreds of years in every possible medium: wood, stone, paint, glass, mosaic, weaving and embroidery.
Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

A dazzling journey through the decorative arts: from the hand-crafted luxuries of the Renaissance to the first stirrings of mass commerce in the Enlightenment.
Arming a Knight and his Horse

On 29 May 2013, the Fitzwilliam Museum hosted its very own Armoury Extravaganza. This public-facing, interactive event sought to explore the human experience of wearing armour, highlighting the importance of fit, form, function and fashion.

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