| Until 18 January 2009 | Charrington Print Room | Palaces in the night: the urban landscape in Whistler's prints |
| Until 30 December 2008 | Glaisher Gallery | Japanese Pottery |
| 2 October 2008 - 4 January 2009 | Adeane and 20th Century Galleries | From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia |
| 2 October 2008 - 4 January 2009 | Octagon Gallery | Bordering the Black Sea: Greeks, 'Barbarians', and their coins |
| 7 October 2008 - 8 February 2009 | Shiba Gallery | Dreams and lies: Picasso prints from the Museum's collection |
| 7 October 2008 - 14 December 2009 | Gallery 3 | The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and Lady Nevell's Book |
| 4 November 2008 - 17 March 2009 | Mellon Gallery | 'I turned it into a palace': Sir Sydney Cockerell and the Fitzwilliam Museum |
Lunchtime talks take place from 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. in the Seminar Room (Room 35), unless otherwise stated. No booking is required.
| 8 October | The 'act and power of a face': two late portraits by van Dyck, by Gill Hart, Outreach and Access Officer - in Gallery 3 |
| 9 October | Talk to accompany the exhibition 'From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia' - in Gallery 12 |
| 15 October | The human comedy: stories from English satirical prints, by Temi-Tope Odumosu, Department of History of Art |
| 22 October | Medieval treasures in the Fitzwilliam, by Professor Paul Binski, Professor of the History of Medieval Art |
| 23 October | Talk to accompany the exhibition 'From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia' - in Gallery 12 |
| 23 October | Refreshingly different: mints and coins, by Dr Anna Gannon, Affiliated Lecturer in History of Art |
| 24 October | Sculpted portraits in the 17th and 18th century, by Dr David Oldfield, Affiliated Lecturer in History of Art - in Gallery 17 |
| 28 October | The Fitzwilliam Museum: a study in the classical language of architecture, by Professor David Watkin, Professor in the History of Architecture |
| 29 October | Sex and violence in Titian, by Professor Paul Joannides, Department of History of Art - in Gallery 7 |
| 30 October | Italy and Islam, by Professor Deborah Howard, Head of Department of History of Art and Professor of Architectural History |
| 31 October | Ancient Coins from the Black Sea, by Dr Adrian Popescu, Senior Assistant Keeper, Department of Coins and Medals |
| 31 October | Dreams and lies: poetry and politics in Picasso's prints of the 1930s, by Craig Hartley, Senior Assistant Keeper, Paintings, Drawings, and Prints |
A recital by Dr Gerald Gifford focusing on William Byrd's compositions preserved in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and Lady Nevell's Book, presented on an Italian harpsichord, will take place on 14 November, from 1.15 p.m. to 2 p.m.
'Writing Lives', a talk by Penelope Lively, will take place in the Fitzwilliam Courtyard on 23 October, from 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) and are available from the ADC theatre (tel. 01223 300085, Tuesday - Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.).
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 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/.