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Fitzwilliam Museum: Events

Exhibitions

Until 8 February 2009 Shiba GalleryDreams 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
27 January - 31 May 2009 Octagon GalleryThe immortal stone: Chinese jades from the Neolithic period to the 20th century
17 February - 17 May 2009 Charrington Print RoomChanging faces: Anthony Van Dyck as an etcher
Shiba GalleryKachōfūgetsu: the natural world in Japanese prints

Lunchtime talks

Art in Context talks take place at 1.15 p.m. in the Seminar Room unless otherwise stated. No booking is required, but space may be limited.

21 January The paintings of Charles Brinsley Marlay, by David Scrase, Keeper of Paintings, Drawings, and Prints - in Gallery 6.
28 January The immortal stone: Chinese jades at the Fitzwilliam Museum, by James Lin, Assistant Keeper, Applied Arts.
4 February Brueghel: it's all in the detail, by Gill Hart, Outreach and Access Officer - in Gallery 8.
11 February Behind the screens at the museum: what's going on with the Greek and Roman Collections, by Lucilla Burn, Keeper of Antiquities, and Julie Dawson, Senior Assistant Keeper, Conservation.
18 February Mastering a new medium: Anthony Van Dyck as an etcher, by Elenor Ling, Documentation Assistant, Prints.
25 February Two Cambridge outsiders: Sydney Cockerell and Thomas Hardy, by Claire Tomalin, author - in Gallery 3.
4 March 'Great red letter day': Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon as collectors of drawings, by Jane Munro, Senior Assistant Keeper, Paintings, Drawings, and Prints.
11 March Clear dawn: the creation of a Japanese print collection, by Craig Hartley, Senior Assistant Keeper, Prints.

Music

Promenade Concerts will take place on Sundays from 1.15 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Gallery 3 on the following dates: 18 January, 25 January, 1 February, 8 February, 15 February, 22 February, 1 March, and 8 March.

Handel at the Fitzwilliam, harpsichord recitals of Handel music, by Dr Gerald Gifford, will take place on 23 January and 27 February at 1.15 p.m.

Songs through the centuries, a recital on lute, guitar, and voice, by James Eisner, will take place on 30 January at 1.15 p.m.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For further information, telephone 01223 332900, or see the website at http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/.