Art in Context talks will take place on Wednesdays from 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. Admission is free, and no booking is required.
14 February | The workmen of Deir el Medina, by Helen Strudwick, Outreach Officer (Egypt). |
21 February | Splendid 17th century silver from Paris and London, by Julia Poole, Keeper of Applied Arts. |
28 February | Mummy portraits, by Lucy Wrapson, Intern at the Hamilton Kerr Institute. |
7 March | 'Starting at Zero': Josef Albers and Black Mountain College, by Julia Tozer, Head of Education. |
14 March | Pictures that tell a story: Joseph Highmore's print series after Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela', by Elenor Ling, Documentation Assistant. |
Lunchtime Talks, linked to the exhibition Treasures of Today, will take place on Thursdays from 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. Admission is free, and no booking is required.
22 February | Revealing silver's secret past - the use of compositional analysis, hallmarks, and radiography to detect fakes in antique silver, by Dr Robert Organ, of the Goldsmiths Company. |
1 March | The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and its patronage of modern silver, by Rosemary Ransome Wallis, of the Goldsmiths Company. |
8 March | The art of the enameller, by Jane Short, silversmith and exhibitor in Treasures of Today. |
15 March | Silver sense, by Hiroshi Suzuki, silversmith and exhibitor in Treasures of Today. |
until 11 March | Rembrandt and Saskia |
until 29 April | Treasures of Today - Silver from Goldsmiths' Hall, London 1980-2006
No Straight Lines: Maggi Hambling Drawings, 1963-2007 |
6 March - 10 June | Frank Auerbach: Etchings and Drypoints, 1954-2006 |
20 March - 5 August | Vive la différence! The English and French stereotype in satirical prints 1720-1815 |
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For further information, telephone 01223 332900, or see the website at http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/.