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The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam
Tue 23 July 2019 - Sun 10 November 2019
Fitzwilliam Museum
This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’. Painted in 1824, it was accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Daniel Katz Ltd. and presented to the Museum in 2018 (in honour of ex?Director, Tim Knox). The portrait is displayed alongside paintings and watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s wider collections, which reflect the allure of Egypt and Egyptian antiquities to British artists of the 19th century. Part of the exhibition focuses on the remarkable character of Belzoni, his commercial interest in ancient Egypt, and his extraordinary gift to the Fitzwilliam in 1823 of the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 23 July 2019 until Sunday 10 November 2019
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 23 July 2019 until Sunday 10 November 2019
12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 26 August 2019
All times
| 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 |
| Tue 3 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 4 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 5 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 6 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 7 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 8 September 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 10 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 11 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 12 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 13 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 14 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 15 September 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 17 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 18 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 19 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 20 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 21 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 22 September 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 24 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 25 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 26 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 27 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 28 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 29 September 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 1 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 2 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 3 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 4 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 5 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 6 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 8 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 9 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 10 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 11 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 12 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 13 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 15 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 16 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 17 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 18 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 19 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 20 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 22 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 23 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 24 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 25 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 26 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 27 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 29 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 30 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 31 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 1 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 2 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 3 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 5 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 6 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 7 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 8 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 9 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 10 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |