| Sat 4 July 2015 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Highlight A damned serious business: Waterloo 1815, the battle and its books The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is being marked in our current exhibition, featuring a selection of the Library’s books, maps and manuscripts to commemorate the most famous battle in modern European history. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An impressive display of five modern photographic recreations - printed to large scale - telling the fictional story of Matthew Smith, a young man from North London, who is obsessed with clothes. The modern photographs are based upon images commissioned between 1520 and 1560 by Matthäus Schwarz, one of the most committed fashion innovators of his time. |
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Fashionable among both men and women, these exquisite and elegant containers were one of the most popular accessories in 18th century Europe. They were often used to hold snuff (a scented preparation of powdered tobacco) or sweetmeats. The most lavish and precious boxes were the choice present of royalty and exemplify court culture and fashion en miniature. |
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In 1861, John Ruskin, Turner’s most fervent champion and critic, generously gave twenty-five Turner watercolours to the Fitzwilliam. This display includes works made for engraving, book illustration and vignettes, as well as landscapes. |
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Highlight Ruskin’s Turners The Fitzwilliam Museums’ collection of watercolours by J.M.W. Turner was founded in 1861 by the generous gift of twenty-five watercolours from John Ruskin, Turner’s most fervent champion and critic. |
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Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment A dazzling journey through the decorative arts: from the hand-crafted luxuries of the Renaissance to the first stirrings of mass commerce in the Enlightenment. |
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Highlight Watercolour- Elements of nature Stunning landscapes, exquisite portrait miniatures and delicate flower drawings by masters including Samuel Palmer and Paul Cézanne - the collection of watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum is one of the finest in the world. |
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Watercolour: Elements of nature Rarely exhibited, these superb works include miniatures by Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver, flower drawings by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, as well as a series of landscape watercolours by John Constable, Peter de Wint, John Sell Cotman, Samuel Palmer, J. M. Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro and Paul Nash. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Gwen Raverat: An exhibition of work An exhibition of work by Gwen Raverat (1885 – 1957) at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge |
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| 11:00AM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Sculpture in the close - free exhibition of contemporary sculptors Jesus College is showcasing contemporary British and Irish sculptors in a free outside exhibition this summer. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum. |
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| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Highlight Concertos for two harpsichords by JS Bach and his sons Leading Baroque duo Francis Knights and Dan Tidhar perform concertos for two harpsichords by JS Bach and his sons. |
