
Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest
Tue 11 October 2022 - Sun 8 January 2023
Fitzwilliam Museum
This new exhibition is the first of its kind to examine the interplay between money, power and dissent over the last 200 years – with a key strand of the show exploring the role of the individual in protesting for rights and representation.
From the radicals of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, like Thomas Spence and the Suffragettes, to current artists and activists, such as Aida Wilde and Hilary Powell, the works on display show how money has been used to promote social and economic equality or satirise those in power.
A range of striking objects in the exhibition reveal the multiple roles money played during conflict, whether it be in occupation or resistance, as tokens of memory and remembrance, created during siege or emergency, made for or by prisoners of war, or made in support of sectarian or political ideologies.
Contemporary artworks by kennardphillipps, Banksy and JSG Boggs are contextualised against earlier works and reveal continuities in the targets of protest across time. More than a hundred visually striking objects, most of which have never been seen before, are juxtaposed with important loans from museums and private collections.
At the centre of this show is a new collection built thanks to an Art Fund New Collecting Award.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
Booking is recommended for this event.
Enquiries: Fitzwilliam Museum Box Office Website Email: tickets@museums.cam.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1223 333 230
Timing
In person
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 11 October 2022 until Sunday 8 January 2023
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 11 October 2022 until Sunday 8 January 2023
All times
Tue 11 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 13 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 14 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 16 October 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 18 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 20 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 21 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 23 October 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 25 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 27 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 28 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 29 October 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 30 October 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 1 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 November 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 8 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 November 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 15 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 17 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 18 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 20 November 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 22 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 24 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 25 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 27 November 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 29 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 30 November 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 1 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 2 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 3 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 4 December 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 6 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 7 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 8 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 9 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 10 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 11 December 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 13 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 14 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 15 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 16 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 17 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 18 December 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 20 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 21 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 22 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 23 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 24 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 25 December 2022 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 27 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 28 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 29 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 30 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 31 December 2022 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 January 2023 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 January 2023 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 January 2023 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 January 2023 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 January 2023 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 January 2023 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 January 2023 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |