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Exhibitions

William Blake etching named Head of a Damned Soul.

William Blake’s Universe

Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.

Gold sovereign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck at the Tower of London 1584-7

Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England

Tue 26 March 2019 - Sun 30 June 2019

Fitzwilliam Museum

The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. Coins and medals acted as powerful agents in conveying the official image of the king or queen and commemorating the important events of the day. They also reveal the changing role of money and economic experience through periods of religious conflict, civil war, exploration and the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.

Cost: Free

Enquiries and booking

No need to book.

Timing

10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 26 March 2019 until Saturday 29 June 2019

12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Sunday 31 March 2019 until Sunday 30 June 2019

12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 22 April 2019

12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 6 May 2019

All times

Tue 26 March 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 27 March 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 28 March 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 29 March 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 30 March 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 31 March 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 2 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 3 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 4 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 5 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 6 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 7 April 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 9 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 10 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 11 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 12 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 13 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 14 April 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 16 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 17 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 18 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 19 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 20 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 21 April 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Mon 22 April 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 23 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 24 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 25 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 26 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 27 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 28 April 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 30 April 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 1 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 2 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 3 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 4 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 5 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Mon 6 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 7 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 8 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 9 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 10 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 11 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 12 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 14 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 15 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 16 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 17 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 18 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 19 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 21 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 22 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 23 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 24 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 25 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 26 May 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 28 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 29 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 30 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 31 May 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 1 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 2 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 4 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 5 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 6 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 7 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 8 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 9 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 11 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 12 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 13 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 14 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 15 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 16 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 18 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 19 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 20 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 21 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 22 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 23 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tue 25 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 26 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 27 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 28 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 29 June 2019 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 30 June 2019 12:00PM - 5:00PM

Venue

Address: Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
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Email: fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1223 332900
Fax: +44 1223 332923
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