| Until 14 December 2008 | Gallery 3 | The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and Lady Nevell's Book |
| Until 30 December 2008 | Glaisher Gallery | Japanese Pottery |
| Until 4 January 2009 | Adeane and 20th Century Galleries | From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia |
| Until 4 January 2009 | Octagon Gallery | Bordering the Black Sea: Greeks, 'Barbarians', and their coins |
| Until 18 January 2009 | Charrington Print Room | Palaces in the night: the urban landscape in Whistler's prints |
| Until 8 February 2009 | Shiba Gallery | Dreams and lies: Picasso prints from the Museum's collection |
| Until 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.
| 5 November | A passion for poetry: Dr J. W. L. Glaisher (1848-1928) and the collecting of ceramics as history and art, by Dr Julia Poole, Keeper of Applied Arts. |
| 6 November | Gold and the ancient world, by Dr Spike Bucklow, Research Scientist, Hamilton Kerr Institute. |
| 12 November | 'I turned it into a palace': Sir Sydney Cockerell's new museum, by Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper, Manuscripts and Printed Books. |
| 13 November | William Byrd and 'My Ladye Nevells Booke', by Dr Sandra Tuppen, Curator, Music Collections, The British Gallery - in Gallery 3. |
| 19 November | Eagles, towers, and swords: the coinage of the Transylvanian princes (16th-18th centuries), by Dr Adrian Popescu, Senior Assistant Keeper, Coins and Medals. |
| 20 November | Talk to accompany the exhibition 'From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia' - in Gallery 12. |
| 26 November | Thomas Hardy's original manuscript of 'Jude the Obscure': conservation and research, by Mrs Svetlana Taylor, Research Associate, Manuscripts and Printed Books. |
| 28 November | The art of illumination, by Mrs Penny Price, painter, printer, calligrapher, and scribe to the University. |
| 3 December | Gold and pigments in the Macclesfield Psalter, by Dr Spike Bucklow, Research Scientist, Hamilton Kerr Institute. |
| 4 December | Talk to accompany the exhibition 'From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia' - in Gallery 12. |
| 18 December | Talk to accompany the exhibition 'From the land of the Golden Fleece: tomb treasures of Ancient Georgia' - in Gallery 12. |
On 14 November, from 1.15 p.m. to 2 p.m., there will be 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.
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/.