| Sun 1 May 2016 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
1816: Prints by Turner, Goya and Cornelius A look across Europe at three series of prints by major artists published in 1816, the year of the founding of the Fitzwilliam. |
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Celebrating the First 200 Years: The Fitzwilliam Museum 1816 - 2016 Running throughout 2016, this exhibition will explore the Fitzwilliam’s past, present and future. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Crawling with Life: Flower drawings from the Henry Rogers Broughton Bequest Spiders, snails, beetles, butterflies, moths, frogs and lizards are just some of the living creatures painted amongst the flowers in the Museum’s botanical paintings and drawings. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Death on the Nile: Uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt The first major exhibition for the Fitzwilliam’s 2016 bicentenary celebrations goes beyond the images of mummies, pharaohs and mystery often associated with ancient Egypt. It shows how coffin design developed over 4,000 years, reflecting significant changes both in the status of affluent ancient Egyptians and in the gods that were important to them. |
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| 3:00PM - 5:00PM |
Gamelan Contrasts: Traditional Javanese music |
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| 6:00PM - 6:25PM |
To be performed by Glen Dempsey (Organ Scholar, St John’s College) |
