Exhibitions
Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place
Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.
Jan Davidsz de Heem, ‘Still Life with Moor and Parrot’, 1641 © Brussels Municipal Museum
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Tue 3 December 2024 - Sun 13 April
Fitzwilliam Museum
Heaving with foods, textiles and decorative objects, these four enormous and indulgent tablescape scenes are the highlight of Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem. Our fascinating new display explores the phenomenally popular ‘sumptuous still lifes’ known in Dutch as ‘pronkstilleven’, painted in the 1600s at the height of Dutch colonial trade.
Explore the history behind the artworks, the spoils of global trade and the moral messages behind the compositions. And discover the artist’s extraordinary skills and techniques; from exotic fruits to coveted crustaceans, our state-of-the-art scientific equipment and research has brought to light the ingenious tricks used to capture the texture, colours and luminosity of these luxuries so convincingly with paint.
Image: Jan Davidsz de Heem, ‘Still Life with Moor and Parrot’, 1641 © Brussels Municipal Museum
Cost: Free
Timing
In person
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 3 December until Saturday 21 December
10:00am-5:00pm Friday-Saturday every week from Friday 27 December until Saturday 28 December
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Thursday 2 January 2025 until Sunday 13 April 2025
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 3 December until Sunday 13 April 2025
All times
| Tue 3 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 4 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 5 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 6 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 7 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 8 December 2024 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 10 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 11 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 12 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 13 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 14 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 15 December 2024 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 17 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 18 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 19 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 20 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 21 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 22 December 2024 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 27 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 28 December 2024 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 29 December 2024 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 2 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 3 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 4 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 5 January | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 7 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 8 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 9 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 10 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 11 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 12 January | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 14 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 15 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 16 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 17 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 18 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 19 January | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 21 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 22 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 23 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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| Sat 25 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 26 January | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 28 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 29 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 30 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 31 January | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 1 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 2 February | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 4 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 5 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 6 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 7 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 8 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 9 February | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 11 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 12 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 13 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 14 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 15 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 16 February | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 18 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 19 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 20 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 21 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 22 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 23 February | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 25 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 26 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 27 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 28 February | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 1 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 2 March | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 4 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 5 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 6 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 7 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 8 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 9 March | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 11 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 12 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 13 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 14 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 15 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 16 March | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 18 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 19 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 20 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 21 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 22 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 23 March | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 25 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 26 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 27 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 28 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 29 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 30 March | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 1 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 2 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 3 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 4 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 5 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 6 April | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 8 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 9 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 10 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 11 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 12 April | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 13 April | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |