What's On January - April 2015

What’s OnJanuary - April 2015

Exhibitions and events

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In 2015, there are masses of new things to see at the Fitzwilliam Museum. If you haven’t already seen our new acquisition, Virgin of Sorrows by Pedro de Mena, do go and meet her in the Spanish Gallery (8). Following a successful public appeal last year, I’m very pleased to announce that the Fitzwilliam Museum has managed to secure her for the permanent collection. Our new Virgin is a seventeenth century wooden bust, beautifully carved and realistically painted, with glass eyes and teardrops and eyelashes made from human hair. She is a superb example of Spanish devotional sculpture, and we hope that visitors to the Fitzwilliam will enjoy her for years to come. The acquisition had been supported with £30,000 from the Art Fund,

£10,000 from The Henry Moore Foundation, and a whopping £85,000 from a public appeal. Our sincere thanks go out to all who contributed.

Also new to the Fitz is the maquette or model for the famous statue, The Angel of the North, by the celebrated British sculptor, Sir Antony Gormley. Kindly lent to us by a private collector, it now perches atop a high plinth over the Courtauld Staircase. This was where the infamous smashed vases incident took place seven years ago, but the vases themselves – a trio of impressive eighteenth century Chinese vases decorated with birds and flowers, carefully pieced back together and looking as good as new - are still on view in one of the

cases in the European and Japanese Porcelain Gallery (26). Upstairs, Nicolas de Largilliere’s portrait of Charles-Jean-Pierre de Barentin, comte de Montchal, vicomte de la Mothe (1735), awash with velvet and ocelot-skin, can be seen in Gallery 4. Another loan, it is a superb example of a French eighteenth century swagger portrait. Treasured Possessions is our major exhibition for the year, focussing on people’s love affair with shopping from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and their desire to acquire, make, personlise and pass on their belongings. The exhibition runs from 24 March to 6 September in the Adeane Gallery (12) - read more about the show on page 6. Meanwhile, the Italian Gallery (7) will play host to a very special display from early February 2015 of a pair of magnificent Renaissance bronzes. These remarkable objects have been known to scholars since the early twentieth century, but their authorship has always remained a puzzle. However, thanks to recent research by a team of international art historians and conservation scientists, including several Cambridge-based

A message from the Director

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Tim KnoxDirector and Marlay Curator

Silent Partners: Artist & mannequin from function to fetish

until 25 January

A riveting show... superbly curated Observer

A real crowd puller Independent on Sunday

First-rate **** Telegraph

Fatal Consequences: The Chapman Brothers and Goya’s Disasters of War

until 8 February

A series of 83 etchings by Jake and Dinos Chapman, which adapt and subvert Goya's The Disasters of War

Last chance to see

EXHIBITIONS

academics, the identity of the Renaissance master who created the bronzes will be revealed when the display opens. It will put these mysterious bronzes in context, and discuss this exciting attribution. Please do check our website for the latest news on this display.

The Museum is also looking forward to hosting a light installation by Susie Olczak from 11 – 18 February as part of the 2015 e-Luminate festival. The installation will see colours projected on to the Museum’s portico in the evening. The Fitzwilliam’s light display is part of a larger City installation, which sees some of the most iconic buildings along Trumpington Street and King’s Parade illuminated. The final day of the installation also coincides with Twilight at

the Museums, where the Fitzwilliam will open its doors to the public until 20.30 enabling people to admire the Museum from inside, as well as outside.

Cover image: Trompe l’oeil fan, 1757 (detail)

Pedro de Mena (1628-1688) The Virgin of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa), c.1670-5 (detail)

Automaton snuffbox and watch, London, England, James Cox, 1766-72, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Alan Beeton (1880-1942), Reposing c. 1929

Jake & Dinos Chapman (born 1966 & 1962) The Disasters of War, etching, 1999 © Jake & Dinos Chapman. Photo: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. From the set bought with the help of the Art Fund and the V&A/MLA Purchase Grant Fund, 2010

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Exhibitions

Auguste Raffet (1804-1860), A mort pour la liberté!, 1831, lithograph. Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950

Modern Heroism: Printmaking and the legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte

3 February – 28 JuneCharrington Print Room (16)

An exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon spread liberal reform across Europe and to his supporters his legacy was that of a modern hero. Post-Napoleonic France was characterised by constant unrest and political upheaval which coincided with a revolution in printmaking as the new technique of lithography flourished. Quick and cheap to issue in large numbers, lithography became the medium through which a new generation of artists was able to disseminate its art and political views to the masses.

Highlights of the exhibition include prints by Charlet and Raffet, who contributed to Napoleon’s heroic legacy through glorifying war and military personnel; works by Delacroix and Gericault that respond to the drama and tragedy of the period; and satirical prints by Daumier.

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Exhibitions

MOONSTRIPSEduardo Paolozzi and the printed collage 1965-72

17 February – 7 JuneShiba Gallery (14)

Eduardo Paolozzi’s use of found images and words cut from popular magazines and scientific journals played a formative role in the development of British art in the 1950s and 60s. He adapted the technique of collage to printed media in spectacular sets – often seen as highlights of Pop Art – such as Moonstrips Empire News (1967), General Dynamic F.U.N. (1970), Cloud Atomic Laboratory (1971) and Bunk! (1972). With the writer J. G. Ballard, his collaborator on the innovative Ambit magazine, Paolozzi formulated a dazzling visual and verbal accompaniment to the space-age.

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005), The Silken world of Michelangelo from Moonstrips Empire News Volume 1, 1967, screenprint© The Trustees of The Paolozzi Foundation

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Exhibitions

Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

24 March – 6 SeptemberAdeane Gallery (12)

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.

Each of the 300 beautiful and engaging objects on display was once a treasured possession, revealing the personal tastes and aspirations of its owner, and preserving precious memories. Taken together, they offer a fascinating insight into our changing relationship with the things that we wear on our bodies and keep in our homes.

To see these objects is to witness the impact of global trade on European tastes: the lust for goods imported from the East, the revolutions caused by New World products like chocolate and sugar. European shoppers were lured by dazzling colours, intricate designs, constant technological innovation and the glamour of the exotic.

Nautilus Shell Cup, c.1585 - 1586

Snuffbox engraved with sunburst and scrolls, France, Paris, 1753-54, Jean-François Breton, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Exhibitions

SAVE THE DATE

Monday 11 May • 9.00 – 17.00

Treasured Possessions Conference

Join scholars, curators and conservators for this day long event inspired by objects that once lay close to their owners’ hearts. Details and speakers to be announced. To register your interest for more information please tel: 01223 332904 or email: [email protected]

Close-up and personal: Eighteenth-century gold boxes from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection

24 March – 6 SeptemberOctagon (10)

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.

One of the finest collections of gold boxes today was assembled by Sir Arthur Gilbert (1913–2001) and his first wife, Rosalinde (1913–1995). With a background in fashion as London couturiers in the 1930s and 1940s the Gilberts had a passion for beauty created through excellent craftsmanship and design that is represented at its best in this collection. Presented here is a selection of nearly sixty boxes from their collection, including four iconic diamond-set boxes associated with Frederick the Great, King of Prussia (1712-1786).

A Young Man’s Progress

24 March – 6 SeptemberCourtyard Entrance staircase

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. See old and new images juxtaposed, along with a creation made in response to Schwarz’s Renaissance dress.

A Young Man's Progress is a collaboration between sisters, artist-photographer Maisie Broadhead and fashion designer Bella Newell (Burberry); and Professor Ulinka Rublack, cultural historian at Cambridge University.

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Enjoy a variety of free lunchtime talks by members of staff and guest speakers

Talks take place on Wednesdays from 13.15 – 14.00 in the Seminar Room (space is limited), unless otherwise stated. Admission is by token, 1 per person, available at the Courtyard Entrance desk from 12.45 on the day of the talk. Induction loop available.

Lunchtime Talks

Wednesday 14 January

The mannequin: A cultural disorder?Dr. Rod Mengham, University Reader of Modern English Literature and Curator of Works of Art, Jesus College, CambridgeGallery 12 & 13

Wednesday 4 February

A Renaissance discoveryDr Victoria Avery, Keeper, Applied ArtsGallery 7

Wednesday 11 February15.30

e-Luminate 2015Susie Olczak, ArtistFollowed by a walk looking at the projections from the Fitzwilliam to King’s Parade

Wednesday 25 February

Fortuny InteriorsBrian Coleman, author of 16 books on the decorative arts. Talk followed by a signing of his new book Fortuny Interiors.

Wednesday 4 March

Daumier's lithographs and the heroism of modern lifeAmy Marquis, Graham Robertson Study Room Invigilator, Paintings, Drawings & Prints

Tuesday 10 March

Of science and art: The Breslau Psalter Dr Deirdre Jackson, Reasearch Associate, and Dr Paola Ricciardi, Conservation Scientist, Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books

Wednesday 11 March

Of science and art: Illuminated manuscript fragmentsDr Giulia Bertolotti, Zeno Karl Schindler-MINIARE Fellow, Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books

Tuesday 17 March

Of science and art: The Grandes Heures of Philip the BoldDr Stella Panayotova, Keeper, and Dr Paola Ricciardi, Conservation Scientist, Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books

Wednesday 18 March

Brand new Old Masters: Copying paintingsSpike Bucklow, Research Scientist, Hamilton Kerr Institute

Wednesday 25 March

The Spanish Bernini: Pedro de Mena and sculpting the divineDr Xavier Bray Arturo and Holly Melosi, Chief Curator, Dulwich Picture Gallery

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Tours

DROP-IN SESSION

Tuesdays 20 January, 24 February, 24 March, 21 April 13.15

Art Speak

Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art. Meet in the Courtyard Entrance

Tuesdays 10 February, 17 March & 14 April • 14.30 – 15.30

Touch Tour for blind and partially sighted visitors

An introduction to the Fitzwilliam and its collections

Visitors will be introduced to a range of objects from the collection and explore ideas, techniques and art-historical context through direct handling and conversation. Free but booking essential. Tel 01223 332904 or email: [email protected]

Wednesdays 25 February, 25 March & 22 April • 14.30 – 15.30

Descriptive tour for blind and partially sighted visitors

An introduction to the Fitzwilliam and its collections

Visitors will be introduced to a range of artefacts from the collection and explore ideas, techniques and art-historical context through description and discussion. Free but booking essential. Tel 01223 332904 or email: [email protected]

Saturdays • 14.30

Guided tours

Enjoy a one-hour introductory tour of the Museum with a Blue Badge Guide. Meet at the Courtyard Entrance£6

Guided tours for private groups are also available through Cambridge Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01223 457574 or email: [email protected]

Wednesday 22 April

An introduction to the exhibition Treasured Possessions Dr Melissa Calaresu, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College and a cultural historian of early modern Italy

Wednesday 29 April

The electric garden of our minds: Paolozzi's space-age cut-outsCraig Hartley, Senior Assistant Keeper (Prints)

Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Romilly: Head of an Infant, 1907. Bronze, cast © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein/Tate, London, 2014

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Special Events

Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email [email protected], unless otherwise stated

Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment

Saturday 17 January14.00 – 15.00 Ages 11+

It’s Alive!

Discover how the master automata makers represent life and nature using traditional clockwork and hand-operated mechanisms.

This hour-long presentation lifts the lid on the incredible secrets passed down through generations of craftsmen, which are largely undocumented. Many of these fascinating methods of replicating life exist only in the antique automata demonstrated this afternoon.

Michael and Maria Start from The House of Automata will pull aside the covers and explain just how it is done using projections and real automata that are rarely seen playing and performing. At the end, there will be time for questions and the opportunity to closely inspect the automata.£5

Sunday 18 January 18.00Cambridge Arts Picturehouse

Screening of Hugo

A special screening of Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo. This will be preceded by a short animated film by Lizzy Hobbs for the Fitzwilliam’s Silent Partners exhibition. This short film will feature mannequins created by families who attended The Adventures of A Mannequin workshop at the Museum. Tickets available one week before screening. To book contact Cambridge Arts Picturehouse on 0871 902 5720 or visit www.picturehouses.co.uk

Sunday 18 January15.00 – 17.00Emmanuel College, Queens Building Theatre

Screening of Vivement le Cinéma

A rare screening of Jérôme Prieur’s 2011 documentary, revealing the ‘pre-history’ of modern cinema. Discover how pioneers of optical toys and photographic studies influenced early film. Followed by a Q&A with Jérôme Prieur, independent film maker, Paris, and Marta Braun, Professor in the History of Photography and Film, Ryerson University, Toronto.£5

Tuesday 3 February18.30The McCrum Theatre, Corpus Christi College (entrance in Bene't Street)

Kings College Chapel - England's Oldest Art Gallery

Join Nicholas Chrimes, author of Treasure Island in the Fens, for an illustrated talk on the social, political and artistic messages within the stained glass of Kings College Chapel - our country’s first art gallery. This lecture, in support of the Friends of the Fitzwilliam, is open to all. Lecture sponsored by Light Blue Travel.£6.00, to include a glass of wine after the lecture Available from City Centre Box Office, Tel: 01223 357851

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Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 March 14.00 – 16.00Museum Courtyard

Conservation Conversations

Draw up a chair and meet an object! Items from across the University of Cambridge Museums will be visiting the Fitzwilliam, along with the people who investigate them. Find out the part that light has played in their stories and how it helps with their conservation. Free drop-in event

Sunday 22 March 15.00 – 16.45Seminar Room

Medicine and the Ancient Olympic Games

Do you ever wonder how the ancient Greeks perceived the relationship between athletics and medicine? Learn more in this talk by Dr Spyros Retsas, followed by a tour of the Museum’s Ancient Greece and Rome Gallery (21) by a museum curator.Free but booking essential

Monday 16 – Tuesday 17 March8 Mill Lane (Lecture Room 2)

European perspectives on public engagement with collections of the Ancient World

Join the Department of Antiquities for a two day Symposium on the theme of public engagement with material culture. The Symposium will explore the range of strategies and ideas currently employed by European Museums to engage the public with ancient artefacts. Invited speakers include prominent curators, academics and museum directors from the United Kingdom, Germany and Greece. Online bookings available through http://bit.ly/1sJCh8jFor more information, contact Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou [email protected],01223 746643.

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FREE drop-in events at a glance

JANUARY

3 Sat Drop-In Family First Saturday 14.00 -16.00 Gallery 33

14 Wed Talk The mannequin: A cultural disorder? 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 12 & 13

18 Sun Music Piano and wind quintet 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

20 Tue Drop-In Art Speak 13.15 -13.45 Courtyard Entrance

25 Sun Music Clarinet, cello and piano 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

FEBRUARY

1 Sun Music Britten Sinfonia Academy 13.15 & 15.00 Gallery 3

4 Wed Talk A Renaissance discovery 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 7


8 Sun Music Violin and piano 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

11 Wed Talk e-Luminate 2015 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

15 Sun Music Classical guitar 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

18 Wed Drop-In Drawing together 12.00 -16.00 Courtyard Entrance

Drop-In Twilight at the Museums 16.30 -20.30 Fitzwilliam Museum

22 Sun Music Viola and piano 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3


25 Wed Talk Fortuny Interiors 13.15 -13.45 Seminar Room

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MARCH

1 Sun Music Vox Cantab 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

4 Wed Talk Daumier’s lithographs 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room


8 Sun Music Chamber music 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3

10 Tue Talk The Breslau Psalter 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

11 Wed Talk Illuminated manuscript fragments 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

17 Tue Talk The Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

18 Wed Talk Copying paintings 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room


25 Wed Talk Pedro de Mena and sculpting the divine 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

28 Sat Drop-In Chocolate and coffee morning 10.30 -12.30 Courtyard Entrance

APRIL

1 Wed Music Poetry and music 13.15 -14.00 Gallery 3



22 Wed Talk Introduction to Treasured Possessions 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

29 Wed Talk Paolozzi’s space-age cut-outs 13.15 -14.00 Seminar Room

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Adult Events & Workshops

Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email [email protected]


Fridays 10.15 – 12.00

MUSE

Discover new ways of working at this artist led workshop inspired by Museum exhibitions and collections, with different themes each month.

30 January

Landscapes, composition and techniques: Colour drawing in the galleries

13 February

Renaissance bronzes: Wax modelling

27 March

Treasured Possessions: Drawing in coloured inks

24 April

Gold foil embossed boxes inspired by 18th century examples from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection

Please note: places are limited to 15 and booking for each session opens on the first day of that month.£10 per workshop

Tuesday 10 March (repeated Wednesday 11 March) 14.00 – 16.30

So just how do you cast a bronze statue?

Go behind the scenes with Jo Dillon, Senior Objects Conservator, to learn about the lost wax casting technique using models demonstrating the stages of the process. Followed by an opportunity to handle small bronzes from the Fitzwilliam’s own collection. Meet at the Courtyard Entrance£20 (£15 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum)

Wednesday 18 March 14.00 – 16.30

INSET for Primary Teachers

Work with the Fitzwilliam Museum learning team to explore creative object-based teaching approaches in response to the new curriculum, using the Museum collections as inspiration. Free but booking essential

Acrobat performing a handstand, bronze, French, early 17th century

Canaletto (1697-1768), View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, c.1571(detail)

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Journeys, Places, Stories and Faces

A five week course led by Deborah Monteiro, art historian and adult education tutor.

Thursdays 14.00 – 15.30

29 January

The Fitzwilliam Museum: Forming an art collection and the journey to design a building to house it

5 February

Places with faces: The gentleman’s Grand Tour and the lure of Italy

12 February

The Grand Tourist industry and the artists who are based abroad

26 February

Stories: Journeys from the Ancient World and the sacred journey

5 March

The journey of a lifetime: From youth to old age

£80 (£65 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum)

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Young People

Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email [email protected]


ReSource

13 – 18 yrs

Enjoy art and want to develop your own ideas and projects? Join us in our art studio with a different guest artist each month. These sessions are specifically designed for young people.

Saturdays 11.00 – 13.00

17 January

Sculpture inspired by the Lansdowne Relief

14 March

How to make digital art on your phone or tablet

11 April

Golden boxes inspired by 18th century examples from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection

£5 per session

7, 14, 17, 20 & 21 February10.15 – 16.00

One-to-one advice, gallery tours and studio space for students preparing for art exams, in particular GCSE and A Level.Free drop-in event

18 & 19 February

Source in the University of Cambridge MuseumsDrawing in our partner museums in Cambridge with guest artists. Please check our website for venues and further details. Free drop-in event

Friday 20 February 10.30 – 16.00 Portfolio and sketchbook reviews, plus arts career advice

A day of art portfolio reviews and advice about art courses and career ideas. In collaboration with Anglia Ruskin School of Art, with university lecturers and graduate students available to answer your questions. Free but booking essential for one-to-one support

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Friday 20 February10.00 – 16.30

Work experience taster day

Are you in secondary education and interested in a career in museums? The University of Cambridge Museums has organised a one day event to give students an understanding of the variety of jobs available through Museums. With visits to two museums and talks from several professionals, the event is free and lunch is provided. Booking essential. For more information, and to sign up, please provide your name and the school you attend to [email protected]

Tuesday 31 March – Saturday 4 April10.15 – 14.3011 – 14 yrs

Treasures of an enlightened world: Bronze Arts Award

Uncover the personal and treasured possessions of an enlightened world, from the Renaissance artists of the Tudor Court, to the decorative arts of Europe. Discover star-gazing equipment from the 18th century and find out how the Victorians explored science through puzzling toys and games. In collaboration with the Whipple Museum.£55 for 5 day course

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Families

Drop-in to all events for free, unless otherwise stated.

Wednesday 18 February16.30 – 20.30

Twilight at the Museums

See the Museum’s portico bathed in a variety of colours. The spectacular light display will illuminate the portico using low energy technology and is a continuation of this year’s e-Luminate festival. Then come inside and join us for a late opening of the Museum and explore the galleries at your leisure; with an opportunity to see an after dark performance of The Dragon’s Pearl (17.30, 18.30 & 19.30) in Gallery 3 by award-winning Indefinite Articles. The ancient folktale from China tells the story of a boy, a pearl and a magical dragon and will be told using paper, rice and shadows.Free but booking essential. Tel 01223 332904 or email [email protected]

Family First Saturdays

On the first Saturday of each month visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point in Gallery 33 and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to use throughout the Museum, exploring a variety of themes.

Saturdays • 14.00 - 16.00

3 JanuaryArtificial people

7 FebruaryPatterns and symmetry

7 MarchBeautiful objects

4 AprilExperimental drawing

Saturday 28 March10.30 – 12.30All Ages

The irresistible chocolate and coffee morning!

Mark the first Saturday of the Treasured Possessions exhibition with a celebration of drinking chocolate through the ages. Activities will include tours of the exhibition, practical activities in the studio and chocolate treats to tempt you in to the Museum cafe. See website for further details

Fitz Kits

Discover our range of Fitz Kits with games and puzzles to take you on a journey around the Museum, available at both entrances. The new Fitz Kit A Box of Treasures draws upon themes within the Treasured Possessions exhibition.

Story Starters (2 – 6 years)

Pick up a satchel containing a picture book and activities to help youngsters explore the galleries. Available at both entrances.

Gallery Trails

Choose from a selection of themed gallery trails available at both entrances.

Wednesday 18 February12.00 – 16.00All Ages

Drawing together

Drop-in and draw at the Museum with activities available from the Fitz Family Welcome Point.

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Family Workshops

Join in a range of creative workshops designed to promote family learning, giving both adults and children the opportunity to explore the Museum collections together. Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email [email protected]. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.

Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the whole duration of the workshop.

Tuesday 27 January &Tuesday 10 March(repeated 11 March)10.00 – 11.302 – 5 yrs

It’s Magic!

Looking at art can be magical. Explore work in the collections and make art of your own in the studio to take home.£3 per child

We are celebratingShakespeare Week16-22 March

Saturday 21 March10.30 – 12.308 – 12 yrs

The Tudor Tattler

Discover the world of the Tudors - a reigning dynasty that showed off to the world through Shakespeare! Become a Shakespeare character and make your own costume accessory inspired by the Museum's collection.£8 per child

Shakespeare family trail

Discover paintings of people who lived in Shakespeare's time, and the kinds of objects that were used by characters in his plays, with a specially designed trail around the Fitzwilliam.

Museum.Saturday 18 April10.30 – 12.305 – 7 yrs

Objects of beauty

Journey around the Treasured Possessions exhibition and discover the riches on display before returning to the studio to create your own 3-dimensional object of beauty, with artist Ruth Blundell.£8 per child

Saturday 28 February10.30 – 12.30 • 8 – 12 yrs

Bringing still life to life...

Explore everyday domestic objects in the Museum through drawing with artist and illustrator Esther Cooper-Wood. Bring your sketches back to our studio to transform them into a unique still-life composition. £8 per child

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18 January

Music for the piano and wind quintet With pieces performed by Eric Azzopardi (piano) and members of Reigate Wind Quintet: Anna Durance (oboe), Daniel Emson-Jukes (bassoon), Gemma Emson-Jukes (flute), Annie Morris (clarinet), Stephen Nicholls (French horn).

25 January

Music for clarinet, cello and pianoJill Morton (piano), Veronica Henderson (cello) and Sarah Bowden (clarinet) perform pieces including Schumann’s Stücke im Folkston and Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnet.

1 February 13.15 (repeated 15.00)

Britten Sinfonia Academy Chamber music performed by some of the most talented young musicians from the East of England playing with members of the renowned international orchestra, Britten Sinfonia. Works range from the Baroque to the 20th century. The audience will listen to music in different galleries, specially selected for the period and artistic context they offer. Repeat performance at 15.00 with tokens available from 13.15

8 February

Music for violin and piano Graeme Michison (piano) and Konrad Wagstyl (violin) perform pieces including Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and Balcom’s Second Sonata.

15 February

Music for classical guitar

Marta Dolzadelli (guitar) performs pieces inspired by famous paintings. The first half is dedicated to modern and contemporary music by Castelnuovo Tedesco, Takemitsu, Ramelli and de Biasi, inspired by the paintings of Goya and Klee, and carvings by Kengiro Azuma. Whilst the second half includes pieces by Spanish composers, Llobet and Rodrigo.

22 February

Music for viola and pianoOmri Epstein (piano) and Daniel Palmizio (viola) perform pieces by Vieuxtemps, Takemitsu and Brahms.

Music

Sunday Lunchtime Concerts13.15 - 14.00 • FREE • Gallery 3

Enjoy a series of popular lunchtime concerts, with music performed by talented musicians in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum.

Admission is by token, 1 per person, available at the Founder’s Entrance desk on a first-come first-served basis from 12.00 on the day of the concert. Space is limited - no standing room available. Voluntary collection after each concert. Programmes may be subject to change.

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1 March

Carmina Banana

Vox Cantab choir directed by Louisa Denby and accompanied by Elis Reed (piano) perform songs concerning food and wine, including Bach’s Coffee Cantata and a selection of lighter classics.

8 March

Instrumental award holders for chamber music

A variety of works played by the very best undergraduate chamber musicians.

Wednesday 18 February16.30 – 20.30

Twilight at the Museums

As night time falls our wonderful worlds of discovery and imagination come to life with a glow and a sparkle. Bring a torch and take a journey across museums and collections in Cambridge in our special late night event for families.#CamTwilight

Wednesday 1 April13.15 – 14.15Gallery 3

Poetry and music

Renowned Irish poet Micheal O’Siadhail joins award winning young pianist Cordelia Williams for a sequence of freshly written poetry and music. Part of Easter at King’s, a popular festival of concerts and services from King’s College, Cambridge.Admission by token from 12.00

9 – 22 March

Cambridge University Science Festival

With stories of discovery, research, and exploration our museums are places and spaces for the incurably curious. Through a mixed programme of events for adults, young people and families we will look at the many guises of science within our collections.

The spectacular collections of the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden offer a year-round programme of exhibitions, events and activities.

For the latest information, sign up to receive our e-news at www.cam.ac.uk/museums.newsletter

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Gallery HireFor details of gallery hire for events, tel: 01223 332921.

Access• Please use Courtyard Entrance for street level access and entrance for groups and schools• Fully accessible WCs and lift access to all floors• All displays accessible apart from balcony in Gallery 3 and Sasakawa Fan Gallery. Please ask a member of staff for further information.

Group VisitsAll groups must book at least 10 days in advance. Groups of children aged 16 and under must be supervised by an adult atall times.

Education & Families• Free family activities and trails available from entrance desks • A wide and flexible range of teaching and practical sessions for pre-booked school groups • In-service training for teachers and pre-service training for students available

Reference LibraryBy advance appointment tel: 01223 764398 or email: [email protected]

Study RoomIndividual and group access to the collection of paintings, prints, drawings by advance appointment.Open Tuesday–Friday 10.00–13.00 & 14.00–16.30. Tel: 01223 764363 or email: [email protected]

For group and school bookings tel: 01223 332904 or email: [email protected]

For large print or Braille information tel: 01223 332900 or email: [email protected]

For Verbal Description & Touch Tours tel: 01223 332904 or email: [email protected]

During your visit if you have any questions or need help, please speak to a member of staff at the entrance desks.

Courtyard ShopVisit the shop for a range of gifts inspired by the collections. Courtyard Café10.00–16.30Lunches from 11.30–15.30. For reservations tel: 01223 764402.

North Lawn CaféFresh sandwiches, salads and drinks in an al fresco setting. Open March to October, weather permitting.

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Building works

The Museum is undergoing an ongoing programme of maintenance and refurbishment, which may lead to gallery closures. If you are coming to see a particular gallery/work of art, please check before you visit.

How to find usThe Fitzwilliam Museum is in Trumpington Street, a few minutes walk from Cambridge City Centre.

No visitor parking: however, limited Pay & Display and disabled badge-holder parking is available on Trumpington Street.

Nearest car parks: Grand Arcade off Pembroke Street, or Queen Anne, Gonville Place.

The Uni 4 bus to and from Madingley Road Park & Ride and Addenbrooke’s Hospital stops outside the Museum (Mon-Fri).

For Park & Ride information visit: www.parkandride.net/cambridge/cambridge_frameset.shtml

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The Fitzwilliam Museum gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Art Fund as a major supporter of acquisitions

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What's On January - April 2015