Matt Smith
Matt Smith's Flux: Parian unpacked
Tue 6 March 2018 - Sun 1 July 2018
Fitzwilliam Museum
Who writes history? Whose histories define Britishness, and how does this change over time? Why do museums celebrate the lives of some people and ignore others?
Exploring themes of mass production, celebrity, colonialism and our notion of history, this impressive installation by ceramic artist and curator, Matt Smith, features over 100 sculptural Parian busts from the Glynn collection. Highlighting previously widely-celebrated 19th century figures, Matt challenges the traditional reading of these figures and their achievements.
Parian is a fine, unglazed porcelain resembling marble. It is an unstable material, and the unpredictability of it provides a platform from which we can examine our changing views of history and our changing opinions of those individuals depicted – accepting that our understanding of the past is always in flux. New work in Parian made by Matt will also be placed around the galleries in the Museum, challenging us to look at the permanent collection in a new light. An illustrated catalogue is available to purchase from the Courtyard Shop.
The Glynn collection of over 300 pieces of Parian was accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance
Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to The Fitzwilliam Museum in 2016
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 6 March 2018 until Thursday 29 March 2018
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Sunday every week from Saturday 31 March 2018 until Sunday 1 July 2018
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 6 March 2018 until Sunday 1 July 2018
12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 2 April 2018
All times
Tue 6 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 7 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 8 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 9 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 10 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 11 March 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 13 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 14 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 15 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 16 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 17 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 18 March 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 20 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 21 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 22 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 23 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 24 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 25 March 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 27 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 28 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 29 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 31 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Mon 2 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 10 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 14 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 15 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 17 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 21 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 22 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 24 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 25 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 26 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 1 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 8 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 15 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 17 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 18 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 20 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 22 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 24 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 25 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 27 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 29 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 30 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 31 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 1 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 2 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 3 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 5 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 6 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 7 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 9 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 10 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 12 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 17 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 19 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 23 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 24 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM | |
Tue 26 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 30 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 July 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
12:00PM - 5:00PM |