Our press releases

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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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' 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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Open until 13 April 2025, the Fitzwilliam Museum brings together four monumental still life paintings by the 17th-century artist Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606-1684) for the first time since they were crea...

18 December 2024

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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. ...

13 November 2024

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The museum is delighted to announce Sir Richard Heaton KCB,the Warden of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, as the new Chair of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Syndicate. Sir Richard succeeds Cathe...

30 September 2024

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