FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800
Please note: this event has been CANCELLED
Tue 26 November 2019 - Sun 26 April 2020
Fitzwilliam Museum
Food defines us as individuals, communities, and nations: we are what we eat and, equally, what we don’t eat. When, where, why, how and with whom we eat are crucial to our identity. Feast & Fast presents novel approaches to understanding the history and culture of food and eating.
This research-led multi-sensory exhibition will showcase hidden and newly-conserved treasures from the Fitzwilliam and other collections, and features four spectacular historical reconstructions with food at their centre, including a Jacobean sugar banquet, a European feasting table and a Georgian confectioner’s workshop. It will tease out many contemporary and controversial issues – such as the origins of food and food security, over consumption in times of austerity, and our relationship with animals and nature – thereby linking the past with our present, and encouraging visitors to question and rethink our relationship with food.
To complement Feast & Fast, a flamboyant 4-metre tall pineapple installation specially-commissioned from Bompas and Parr - experts in multi-sensory experience design - will be displayed on the Museum’s front lawn for the duration of the exhibition and illuminated at night.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 26 November 2019 until Saturday 21 December 2019
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Friday 27 December 2019 until Saturday 28 December 2019
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Thursday 2 January 2020 until Thursday 9 April 2020
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Saturday 11 January 2020 until Sunday 26 April 2020
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 26 November 2019 until Sunday 26 April 2020
All times
Tue 26 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 30 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 14 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 15 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 21 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 22 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Thu 2 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 3 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 4 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 5 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 7 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 31 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 1 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 2 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 4 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 6 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 7 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 8 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 9 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 11 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 13 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 14 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 16 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 18 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 20 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 21 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 23 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 25 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 27 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 28 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 29 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 March 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 March 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 14 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 15 March 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 21 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 22 March 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 24 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 25 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 26 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 March 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 31 March 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 1 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 2 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 3 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 4 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 5 April 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 7 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 April 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 April 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 April 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 April 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |