Exhibitions
William Blake’s Universe
Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.
Following Hercules: the story of classical art
Fri 25 September 2015 - Sun 6 December 2015
Fitzwilliam Museum
Hercules is one of the best loved heroes from ancient Greece. Known in antiquity for completing twelve tasks or ‘labours’ that confirmed his status as a god, Hercules is today tasked with one more — to show visitors to the Fitzwilliam how sculptures made in the Mediterranean millennia ago came to define western art. Hercules inhabits each of the forty objects on display, which range from exquisite miniatures and Renaissance prints, drawings and paintings, to Wedgwood cameos and a giant polystyrene statue. The result is an arresting visual experience of differing scales, styles and material, which gives ongoing meaning to the ‘classical’.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Friday 25 September 2015 until Sunday 6 December 2015
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Friday 25 September 2015 until Sunday 6 December 2015
All times
| Fri 25 September 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 26 September 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 27 September 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 29 September 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 30 September 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 1 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 2 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 3 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 4 October 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 6 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 7 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 8 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 9 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 10 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 11 October 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 13 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 14 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 15 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 16 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 17 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 18 October 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 20 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 21 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 22 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 23 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 24 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 25 October 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 27 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 28 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 29 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 30 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 31 October 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 1 November 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 3 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 4 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 5 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 6 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 7 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 8 November 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 10 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 11 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 12 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 13 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 14 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 15 November 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 17 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 18 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 19 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 20 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 21 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 22 November 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 24 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 25 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 26 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 27 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 28 November 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 29 November 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 1 December 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 2 December 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 3 December 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 4 December 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 5 December 2015 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 6 December 2015 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |