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Exhibitions

William Blake etching named Head of a Damned Soul.

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.

Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, 4th Duchess of Bedford, c.1767

Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009 – 2019

Tue 21 May 2019 - Sun 1 September 2019

Fitzwilliam Museum

This exhibition is the second of two successive selections of works on paper which celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities and other supporters. Each tells a story of disinterested commitment to giving for the benefit of others. Preserved, researched and displayed by the Museum and made globally accessible in digital form they exit the private sphere to be enjoyed by all. Thomas Gainsborough, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, George Shaw and Glenn Brown are some of the artists represented in this exhibition.

Cost: Free

Enquiries and booking

No need to book.

Timing

10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 21 May 2019 until Sunday 1 September 2019

12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 21 May 2019 until Sunday 1 September 2019

12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 26 August 2019

All times

Tue 21 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 22 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 23 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 24 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 25 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 26 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 28 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 29 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 30 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 31 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 1 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 2 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 4 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 5 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 6 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 7 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 8 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 9 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 11 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 12 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 13 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 14 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 15 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 16 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 18 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 19 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 20 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 21 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 22 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 23 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 25 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 26 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 27 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 28 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 29 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 30 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 2 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 3 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 4 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 5 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 6 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 7 July 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 9 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 10 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 11 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 12 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 13 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 14 July 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 16 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 17 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 18 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 19 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 20 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 21 July 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 23 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 24 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 25 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 26 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 27 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 28 July 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 30 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 31 July 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 1 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 2 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 3 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 4 August 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 6 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 7 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 8 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 9 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 10 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 11 August 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 13 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 14 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 15 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 16 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 17 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 18 August 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 20 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 21 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 22 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 23 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 24 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 25 August 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Mon 26 August 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 27 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 28 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 29 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 30 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 31 August 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 1 September 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM

Venue

Address: Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
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