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.
Enigma machine courtesy of Simon Singh / Linear B tablet (detail) © The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Codebreakers and Groundbreakers
Tue 24 October 2017 - Sun 4 February 2018
Fitzwilliam Museum
A pioneering and interdisciplinary exhibition, Codebreakers and Groundbreakers will bring together, for the first time, the remarkable intellectual achievements and parallel narratives of two groups of ‘codebreakers’ working at the same time, but independently: those involved in breaking the Second World War codes and those who deciphered the ancient script of Linear B – Europe’s earliest comprehensible writing system.
In a display including an Enigma machine, a rare loan from GCHQ, and unique archival documents held at the University of Cambridge, the exhibition will explore and celebrate the genius of Second World War codebreakers such as Alan Turing and Bill Tutte; as well as Michael Ventris and John Chadwick (himself a Bletchley codebreaker) who deciphered Linear B. It will also encourage visitors to explore ‘codebreaking’ in all its forms.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 24 October 2017 until Saturday 23 December 2017
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Wednesday 27 December 2017 until Sunday 4 February 2018
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 24 October 2017 until Friday 29 December 2017
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Monday 1 January 2018 until Sunday 4 February 2018
All times
| Tue 24 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 25 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 26 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 27 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 28 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 29 October 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 31 October 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 1 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 2 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 3 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 4 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 5 November 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 7 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 8 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 9 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 10 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 11 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 12 November 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 14 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 15 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 16 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 17 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 18 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 19 November 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 21 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 22 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 23 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 24 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 25 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 26 November 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 28 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 29 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 30 November 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 1 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 2 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 3 December 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 5 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 6 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 7 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 8 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 9 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 10 December 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 12 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 13 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 14 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 15 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 16 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 17 December 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 19 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 20 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 21 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 22 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 23 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 24 December 2017 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 27 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 28 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 29 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 30 December 2017 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 2 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 3 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 4 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 5 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 6 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 7 January 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 9 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 10 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 11 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 12 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 13 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 14 January 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 16 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 17 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 18 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 19 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 20 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 21 January 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 23 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 24 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 25 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 26 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 27 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 28 January 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 30 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 31 January 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 1 February 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 2 February 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 3 February 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 4 February 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |