WHAT’S ON
September - December 2016
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Welcome to the Fitzwilliam Museum
2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Founded by the bequest of Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, in 1816, it now houses over half a million artefacts and art from around the world. See everything from Egyptian coffins to Impressionist masterpieces; illuminated manuscripts to Renaissance sculpture; rare coins to Asian arts. This year’s Bicentenary Business Partners are: TTP Group plc, ACE Cultural Tours, Hewitsons LLP, Marshall of Cambridge, Rheebridge and Sotheby’s. Their support has gone towards a creative and thought-provoking programme including outreach in the community, digital engagement, creative learning events and two major exhibitions.
Entrance to the Museum and exhibitions is free, so make this the year you visit.
A message from the Director
In the last months of our bicentenary year, people can enjoy some of the Museum’s finest manuscripts in our final major exhibition for 2016 COLOUR: The art and science of illuminated manuscripts. Cambridge Illuminations was a spectacular success in 2005 and we hope COLOUR will prove to be equally popular. Look out for Emil Siemeister’s complementary Macclesfield Psalter installation, and Damien Hirst’s diminutive spot painting Beagle 2. Hirst’s original painting was created as a calibration instrument on board the spacecraft Beagle 2, and is now on Mars. This version, made as a spare in case of loss or damage, has been lent to the Museum.
We are excited that we have been able to save the Castle Howard cabinets for the nation, very splendid birthday presents for the Museum during our bicentenary - see our website for the full story! And this autumn we will celebrate the impressive array of contemporary craft given to us by Sir Nicholas and Lady Goodison, generosity commemorated by a splendid publication which is available in the Shop. Special loans to look out for from the FruaValsecchi collection include Neoclassical and Gothic Revival furniture, a Stanley Spencer painting and decorative arts. Masterpieces by Brueghel and Van Dyck will also be visiting, as will George Stubbs’ kittenish Tygers at Play from October. To close the year, we will be opening up our Founder’s Library to the public in December for a series of one-off special tours. M. R. James wrote some of his famous ghost stories here – a spinechilling start to the festive season!
Tim Knox Director and Marlay Curator
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Group Visits All groups must book at least 10 days in advance. Groups of children ages 16 and under must be supervised by an adult at all times.
General Enquiries Tel: 01223 332900 Email: fitzmuseum-enquiries@ lists.cam.ac.uk
Concessions Concessionary prices are available to Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 65+, students and those in receipt of benefit.
Location Key 3 British Art 7 Italian Art 10 Octagon Gallery 11 20th Century Gallery 12 Adeane Gallery 13 Mellon Gallery 14 Shiba Gallery 16 Charrington Print Room 25 Founder’s Library
Exhibitions 4 Tours 10 Special Events 12 Conference 18 Families 19 Children’s Workshops
Displays 24 Talks 28 Adults 31 Music 34 University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden
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Visitor Information
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Support the Fitzwilliam
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31 Armoury 35 Seminar Room 36 Studio A floor plan showing all locations is available from both entrances and on our website.
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Young People 23
27 European Pottery 33 Arts of the Near East
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Cover: Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Paul, Trinity and angels (detail), The Hours of Isabella Stuart, France, Angers, c.1431, MS 62, fol. 136v
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Exhibitions
Bicentenary 2016
Until 30 December 12 & 13 The final major exhibition for 2016 celebrates the Fitzwilliam’s bicentenary with a stunning display of 150 illuminated manuscripts from its rich collections. They range from the prayer books of European royalty and merchants to an alchemical scroll, a duchess’ wedding gift, the ABC of a five-year old princess and local treasures like the Macclesfield Psalter. The hundreds of images sheltered in volumes that were cherished in princely and religious libraries for centuries constitute the largest and best preserved repositories of medieval and Renaissance painting. With most panel and wall paintings damaged, destroyed or heavily restored, illuminated manuscripts are the richest original resources for the study of early European painting. Travel from 8th century Northumbria to 17th century Nepal via Oxford, Paris, Bruges, Cologne, Florence, Venice, Constantinople, Jerusalem and Kashmir. Discover the secrets of original masterpieces and modern forgeries. Find out what cutting-edge technologies reveal about the painting materials of the past, and the images’ meaning and value to their owners.
COLOUR showcases advanced research undertaken by the Fitzwilliam’s curators, scientists and conservators involved in the Cambridge Illuminations and MINIARE projects. It celebrates modern-day discoveries inspired by collections assembled over 200 years. For COLOUR events look out for the
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To find out more information about COLOUR and its related projects visit: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/colour
Left: Book of Hours, France, c.1450-1460, MS McClean 81 f.77r • Top: Detail from Initial from a Gradual, Italy, c.1480, Marlay Cutting It.26
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Exhibitions
View of the entrance hall of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Almanack, 1848
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Until 30 December 10 Running throughout 2016, this exhibition explores the Fitzwilliam’s past, present and future. A timeline of the first 200 years introduces key themes and characters, while displays of objects will show how the collections have developed over two centuries. The exhibition runs alongside a new book The Fitzwilliam Museum: A History. For the very first time, this tells the full 200 year story of the Museum - the triumphs and challenges of successive Directors, the changing nature of the Museum’s relationship with its parent University, and its dogged survival through two World Wars. It also sheds light on the colourful, but previously little-known, personal life of Viscount Fitzwilliam himself. Buy the book online at: www.fitzwilliammuseumshop.co.uk/product/the-fitzwilliam-museum-a-history/ For complementary talk see page 29.
Bicentenary 2016
An Amateur’s Passion: Lord Fitzwilliam’s print collection Until 29 January 2017 16 The Museum’s founder, Lord Fitzwilliam, was an enthusiastic collector of prints. In his lifetime he amassed around 40,000 loose impressions and devoted significant time and energy arranging them into albums of varying sizes to keep on the shelves of his library. His collection reflects his broad taste, ranging from etchings by Rembrandt to works by other highly skilled but less fashionable printmakers. This exhibition looks at what interested Fitzwilliam most in acquiring and ordering his print collection and will feature examples of his albums, rarely seen in public but offering a fascinating insight into the mind of a late 18th century collector. Lord Fitzwilliam’s albums are October’s Object of the Month. For complementary talk see page 28.
A selection of Lord Fitzwilliam’s print albums
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Exhibitions
Rabbit riding a hound, The Macclefield Psalter, England, c.1330-1340, MS 1-2005
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Inside the Macclesfield Psalter 13 September – 27 November 11 Emil Siemeister´s immersive installation The Placebo Macclesfield Psalter is inspired by the riotous imagery of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Macclesfield Psalter, a tiny prayer book made in 14th century East Anglia that continues to capture the public’s imagination with its charming glimpses of every-day life, uninhibited fantasy and ribald humour. Here visitors are invited to step inside the world – and the mind – of the Macclesfield Psalter’s artists in a unique, dreamlike experience. The original manuscript of the Macclesfield Psalter is displayed in COLOUR: The art and science of illuminated manuscripts, in Galleries 12 & 13, until 30 December 2016.
Susan Aldworth, Passing Thoughts, 2013 (detail) © The artist
Exhibitions
Realisation: Recent prints by Susan Aldworth and Jane Dixon 13 September 2016 – 5 February 2017 14 This exhibition of beautiful contemporary prints by two British artists challenges our assumptions of reality and identity. Jane Dixon’s photograms, Evidence of Doubt, appear to be photographic records of real organic forms, but prove to be imaginary and drawn by the artist’s hand. The intangible images in Susan Aldworth’s two series of prints, Transience and Passing Thoughts, resist recognition and identification, yet they actually derive from the physical touch of human brain tissue, and portray real people. Evidence of Doubt is exhibited here for the first time and includes two prints commissioned specially by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum. For complementary events see pages 23 & 31.
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Tours
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Guided tours Saturdays 14.30 Enjoy a one-hour introductory tour of the Museum with a Cambridge Badge Guide. Meet in Courtyard Entrance at least 10 minutes in advance of the tour. £6
Guided tours for private groups are also available through the Cambridge Visitor Information Centre, tel: 01223 791501 or email: tours@visitcambridge.org
Take a self-guided tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection with the new digital eGuide. Working with Acoustiguide, a leading name in digital interpretation, the Museum has designed eGuide to help enhance visitors’ experience of selected exhibits. It offers audio commentaries, high quality images and descriptive text for over 70 objects. The guide is arranged in tours, including Explore all Galleries, Director’s Choice, thematic tours, and special guided tours of temporary exhibitions when available. The guide can be downloaded in advance, free of charge, from Apple and Android app stores, or can be hired from both Museum entrances at a cost of £4 (£3 concessions), free to Friends.
Tours
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Image © Martin Bond
Tours for blind and partially sighted adults Enjoy an afternoon of touch tours and audio descriptive sessions with a tea and coffee break provided. Guide dogs and companions are welcome to all sessions. The sessions will take place across the University of Cambridge Museums. Free, but booking essential. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Colour
Animal connections
Small Group visits
Tuesday 27 September 14.30 – 16.15 Fitzwilliam Museum FREE
Tuesday 29 November 14.30 – 16.15 Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology FREE
With advance notice we can organise tailored tours, talks and handling sessions for small groups of blind and partially sighted people across a range of University of Cambridge Museums. Contact us to find out more.
Join staff from the Fitzwilliam Museum and Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology to explore the new exhibition on illuminated manuscripts. You will also have the opportunity to handle objects from around the world connected with colour.
Join staff from the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and the Museum of Zoology to discover more about the animals that feature in their collections.
Self-guided audio descriptive tours Available free of charge on audio handsets for the COLOUR exhibition, as well as a trial tour of selected exhibits from the permanent collection.
Special events
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OPEN CAMBRIDGE Exploring plant colour: Pigment workshop with artist Nabil Ali Friday 9 September 10.30 – 12.30 repeated 14.00 – 16.00 FREE 36 Come along to this workshop to learn about the processes and techniques involved in producing the kind of plant pigments used in illuminated manuscripts. From crushing plant matter to mixing pigments with gum Arabic and egg white, create pictures inspired by the COLOUR exhibition. Booking essential Tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum. cam.ac.uk
An evening with the Chairman of the Art Fund and the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum Wednesday 12 October 18.30 – 20.30 £25 3 Join the Chairman of the Art Fund, Lord Smith, and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Tim Knox, in conversation about the relationship between the two organisations and the purchases made over the last hundred years with Art Fund help, many items of which can be seen on display in the Fitzwilliam. Ticket includes a glass of wine or soft drink. For more information email Marr Grieve: jandmgrieve@btinternet.com. Please give your address if you would like to book.
Events Special events
Art recreation
The Map and the Clock with the Poet Laureate
Saturday 22 October 11.00 – 16.00 In front of John Lewis, Grand Arcade FREE
Wednesday 2 November 18.30 – 20.00 Doors open 18.00 £10 (£7 concessions/Friends)
See the Fitzwilliam Museum’s painting of Marguerite Chapin in her apartment with her dog, by Edouard Vuillard, come to life in an art recreation in front of John Lewis Cambridge, using the department store’s products for props. Drop-in and draw this unique scene, and be in with a chance of winning some of the props in the recreation. And don’t forget to come back to see the original painting in Gallery 1.
Writing Lives and Faber & Faber present the launch of The Map and the Clock an anthology of fourteen centuries of verse curated by the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and former National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke. They will be joined by fellow poets Matthew Hollis, Imtiaz Dharker and Daljit Nagra for an evening of poetry that has moulded our languages, examined our worlds, and shaped our islands through time. There will be an opportunity to visit a small accompanying exhibition from the Fitzwilliam’s manuscripts and printed books collections and also a book signing.
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Ticket includes a glass of wine. Booking essential, visit: www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851
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Images Š Martin Bond
Late at the Fitzwilliam Friday 18 November Open until 21.00 Enter by Courtyard Entrance FREE Special after hours opening of the Museum. Drop-in and view the permanent collections and exhibitions, including COLOUR: The art and science of illuminated manuscripts. The Shop will be open for late-night Christmas shopping until 20.45 and the CafĂŠ will be serving food and drinks until 20.30 (orders for hot food close at 20.00). A special screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be shown during the evening, see next page for more information. Part of the new University of Cambridge Museums Cam Lates programme. See page 37 to find out more.
Events Special events
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Combat between the Duchess of Austria and Accident from Olivier de la Marche, Le chevalier délibére (detail)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail screening
The Secret of Kells film screening
Friday 18 November 19.15 – 21.00 £6
24 October 10.30 Cambridge Arts Picturehouse £4
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This highly applauded film tells the story of a young boy living in remote Irish woods and his adventures when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. This film screening is programmed to complement the Fitzwilliam Museum’s COLOUR exhibition, and is part of the Cambridge Family Film Festival. Booking essential www.cambridgefilmfestival. org.uk
Art on Mars: Illustrated lecture Colour in the solar system: What does it tell us and how do we see it? Thursday 6 October £10 (£7 concessions/Friends) Doors open: 18.00 Lecture: 19.00 – 20.00 A chance to view our Art on Mars display (see p.25) and the COLOUR exhibition (see p.5) after hours, followed by a lecture with Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics, Dept of Space & Climate Physics and Principal Investigator, ExoMars 2020 PanCam. Ticket includes a glass of wine or soft drink Booking essential visit: www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851
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Special events
Events The Special Founder’s Library The Founder’s Library Object of the Month for December 25 The Founder's Library is a magnificent space at the heart of the Museum. Designed by C.R. Cockerell to house the collection of printed books that Viscount Fitzwilliam left to the University of Cambridge in 1816, the library is now home to over 15,000 volumes, dating from the earliest years of printing in the 15th century to the present day, and including some of the finest illustrated books ever published. The programme of events below will take place in this wonderful room, home to the department of Manuscripts and Printed Books - rarely open to the public.
Behind closed doors: A glimpse of the Founder’s Library Accompanied visits of 20 minutes will be available at 13.00 and 13.30 on the following days: 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18 & 21 December FREE Curators and conservators will be on hand to talk about the library, to present a small selection of its treasures, and to outline plans for the future. Numbers will be limited to 15 per session. Please collect a token from the Founder’s Entrance desk, available 30 minutes before the time of the visit.
Robert Lloyd Parry performs M. R. James’ Ghost Stories 3, 4, 10 & 11 December 15.00 £15 (£12.50 concessions/Friends) M. R. James is famous for his Ghost Stories. This series of weekend afternoon performances provides the unique opportunity to see Robert Lloyd Parry take on the role of M. R. James as storyteller, in the room he used as his office when he was Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum from 1892 to 1907. Each performance will consist of two stories separated by a 10 minute interval. Running time 100 minutes. Saturday 3 December
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook and The Mezzotint Sunday 4 December
Lost Hearts and A Warning to the Curious Saturday 10 December
Casting the Runes and The Residence at Whitminster Sunday 11 December
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook and The Mezzotint Booking essential visit: www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851
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Conference
Objects, collections, curation: A one-day conference Tuesday 29 November 9.30 – 16.30 Beves Room, King's College A series of talks and presentations in the presence of Trustees of the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum to celebrate the work of Dr Lucilla Burn, Assistant Director, Collections and Keeper of Antiquities, who retires at the end of 2016. Organisers: Helen Strudwick, Julie Dawson, Anastasia Christophilopoulou and Paul Cartledge The number of places available is limited. For further information and to book a space, please use the University of Cambridge online sales system for conferences and events: http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/
Free Family Resources
Pick up a range of free activities to explore and learn together as a family. Available anytime, at both entrances.
Gallery Trails 5 – 12 yrs Choose from a selection of themed gallery trails, including our new Colour trail.
Image © Martin Bond
Fitz Kits 5 – 12 yrs Discover our range of Fitz Kits with games and puzzles to take you on a journey around the Museum, including our new Celebration Fitz Kit marking the Museum’s 200th birthday.
Story Starters 2 – 6 yrs Pick up a satchel containing a picture book and activities to help you explore the galleries.
Baby Play Mat 0 – 2 yrs Collect a play mat full of sensory resources to help you and your baby enjoy themes and objects in the collection. Ages are a guide only. You are welcome to choose resources to suit your family. Contact us at education@fitzwilliammuseum.cam.ac.uk to talk about what we can offer.
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Image © Martin Bond
Family tours with one of our educators 3 September, 1 & 25 October, 5 November, 3 December Recommended for children aged 5+ FREE Meet in Courtyard Entrance Tours last 30 minutes and leave at 14.15 and 15.15 Number restrictions apply
Family First Saturdays 14.00 – 16.00 FREE • Drop-in On the first Saturday of each month join us for activities and art-making focussing on a specific theme. Plus, take a special Museum tour with one of our educators.
Symbols in art 3 September
Artful science 1 October Including a talk in 35 at 15.00 aimed at ages 10+ Colour in Space by Jim Clemmet, Chief Engineer for Beagle 2
Heroes and villians 5 November
Winter wonderland 3 December
Drawing with colour: Big Draw special Tuesday 25 October Drop-in anytime between 13.00 – 16.00 All ages FREE Join us for activities inspired by colour and movement, and create your own artwork to take home or add to our group installation. We will also be running family tours with one of our educators.
Children’s Workshops
Join in a range of creative workshops for children and families. Access to a world-class collection of art provides inspiration for art-making in the studio 36 Ages vary by workshop. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the workshop. For all events meet in the Courtyard Entrance. Booking essential. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk, unless otherwise stated. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
Paint it!
It’s magic!
Statues, stories & stillness
Saturday 17 September 10.30 – 12.30 5 – 7 yrs £8 per child
Wednesday 21 September 10.00 – 11.30 2 – 5 yrs £3 per child
Be inspired by art around the Museum and paint your own colourful canvas with artist Jo Miller.
Looking at art can be magical. Explore work in the collections and make art of your own in the studio to take home.
Wednesday 19 October 10.30 – 11.30 & 13.30 – 14.30 3 – 5 yrs Museum of Classical Archaeology FREE
Baby magic! Tuesday 20 September 10.00 – 11.00 0 – 2 yrs £3 per child
Delightful doodles
This gently structured session allows babies to discover aspects of our collection through sensory exploration of colour, shape, texture, sounds and movement. We will enjoy the galleries together and get creative in the studio.
Saturday 8 October 10.30 – 12.30 8 – 12 yrs £8 per child Laugh out loud at the fun doodles in medieval manuscripts, and create your own comic illustrations with artist Lewis Chapman.
Detail fromThe Macclefield Psalter, England, c.1330-1340, MS 1-2005
Enjoy a story tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology using a range of peaceful, movementbased activities inspired by the collection. Stand like a warrior! Swish like a mermaid! Balance like a boat on the sea!
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Arms & Armour with Cambridge History for Schools In collaboration with Cambridge University Faculty of History Saturday 12 November FREE 31 & 35 Unleash your inner knight and join Armour Historian, Victoria Bartels, as she takes you on a journey through the Fitzwilliam Museum's Armoury. Learn about the form, function, and fashion of early modern armour, handle replica armour and get up close to real objects from the Fitzwilliam’s collection. 7 – 11 yrs 11.00 – 12.30 Take a closer look at the decoration found on armour, and create your own coat of arms and designs using embossing foil. 11 – 14 yrs 13.30 – 15.00 Pay special attention to the role of technology in making armour, looking at examples from different periods. Booking essential. Email: admin@hist.cam.ac.uk or tel: 01223 335340 (max. 4 participants per booking)
It’s magic at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Baby magic at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Tuesday 15 November 10.00 – 11.30 2 – 5 yrs £3 per child, plus £5 per adult for garden entry (£4 concessions, free to Friends of CUBG)
Wednesday 16 November 10.00 – 11.00 0 – 2 yrs £3 per child, plus £5 per adult for garden entry (£4 concessions, free to Friends of CUBG)
Explore the magical art of nature through storytelling in the garden and then use colour from plants to create art of your own to take home.
A sensory exploration of flowers, leaves and colour. We will experience the plants in the garden, and use them to create our own artworks.
In the mix Saturday 19 November 10.30 – 12.30 8 – 12 yrs £8 per child Explore the science of colour with artist Caroline Wendling. Using coloured films and wire, make 3D sculpture inspired by art in the collection.
Christmas cards Wednesday 21 December 10.30 – 12.30 Ages 5+ £8 per child Join artist Lara Jones for some festive fun in the studio.
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Missal, Italy, 1402-1405, MS 30, f.148r (detail)
ReSource 11.00 – 13.00 13 – 18 yrs 36 Enjoy art and want to develop your own ideas and projects? Join us in our art studio with a different guest artist each month for a series of art workshops on the theme of metal. The sessions listed below are specifically designed for young people.
Big bronze
Shimmering steel
Beautiful pages
Saturday 24 September £5
Saturday 12 November £5
Starting with Henry Moore’s Hill Arches on the Museum lawn, learn how sculptors make models as a way of sketching ideas and how these become large scale pieces, with sculptor Susie Olczak.
Join armour experts and learn about the life of knights, try on replica armour and design your own with artist Jason Ions – it’s all about the fashion, fit and fighting!
Wednesday 26 October 10.00 – 16.30 14 – 18 yrs £15
Glittering gold Saturday 15 October £5 Be inspired by the COLOUR exhibition. Make your own paints in egg tempera and use gold leaf to create an illuminated manuscript page, with artist Lara Jones.
Part of Arms & Armour with Cambridge History for Schools. See page 22
Metal mind Saturday 17 December £5 Imagination and the mind inspire contemporary print artists like Susan Aldworth and Jane Dixon, whose work can be seen in the Museum’s Realisation exhibition. Follow in their footsteps and explore your creative mind in print using gold and silver embellishments on intaglio prints with artist Lucy Mazur.
A special day-long course exploring and recreating the art of illuminated manuscripts. Learn about the materials, tools and planning that went into the making of the manuscripts on display in COLOUR. Philippa Abrahams, practitioner in historical art materials and techniques will teach you the skills you need to create your own piece using gold and coloured decoration.
Booking essential, unless otherwise stated. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
Displays
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Henry Moore’s Hill Arches (1973) Until November 2017 Front Lawn
Hill Arches 1973, by Henry Moore. Gift of the artist 1977 Reproduced by permission of the Henry Moore Foundation
Until late 2017 a monumental bronze sculpture by Henry Moore, titled Hill Arches, will be on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum from the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire. Moore is best known for sculptures of the human figure sited in architectural or natural settings, but here he has created a landscape in its own right – perhaps, as the title suggests, an echo of the rolling hills of his native Yorkshire. This enormous, four-piece sculpture is sited in front of the Museum, visible to all visitors and those walking down Trumpington Street. For complementary events see pages 23 & 31.
Being Modern: Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum Until March 2017 27 Works by artists who sought to make a new art responding to the modern world are brought together in this second display from Kettle’s Yard. The display brings together for the first time, paintings and sculptures by pioneering modern artists represented in both collections. Find out more about Kettle’s Yard’s plans and their collection on their website: www.kettlesyard.co.uk Pastorale (1969), by Barbara Hepworth. Lithograph on paper © Bowness.
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Art on Mars: Beagle 2 and Damien Hirst 13 September – 20 November Courtyard The Fitzwilliam Museum is delighted to display the spot painting prepared for the Beagle 2 space mission by artist Damien Hirst. This painting is the flight spare that was used as the instrument calibration target on-board the Mars spacecraft. Beagle 2 was originally thought to have been lost in 2003, but recent images from NASA reveal that it landed safely on Mars making Hirst’s spot painting the first work of art from Earth to land on another planet. The display complements the exhibition COLOUR: The art and science of illuminated manuscripts. It will also be one of several activities marking the 40th anniversary of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, the Museum's Department of paintings conservation, whose conservators sourced some of the pigments used by Professor Colin Pillinger, leader of Beagle 2, and Hirst in the spot painting. For complementary events see pages 15, 20 & 28. Supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council
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The Dollar: The rise of a global currency 4 October 2016 – 26 February 2017 33
USA silver 'liberty' dollar minted in Philadelphia in 1799.
The dollar is found the world over. It is familiar to us as the money of the United States, but dollars are also the currency of many other nations around the globe. The objects in this display explore the history of one of the world’s most iconic currencies. It traces the story from its origins in 16th century Bohemia and Germany, to its position as the dominant currency in world markets in the 21st century.
Britain’s Longest Serving Monarchs Until 2 October 33 Queen Elizabeth II is now the longest serving monarch in British history. Coins, medals and banknotes bear witness to the Queen’s remarkable reign, and to the lives and times of King George III and Queen Victoria, who both reigned for six decades. The story begins in the Middle Ages with Henry III and Edward III, the longest serving monarchs of medieval England. Queen Elizabeth II, £5 coin, 50th anniversary of Coronation, 2003 Piece of eight from Spanish mines in Bolivia © The Royal Mint
Displays
Portrait of Patricia Preece, Sir Stanley Spencer, oil on canvas, 1937 © The estate of Stanley Spencer/Bridgeman Images
The Frua-Valsecchi collection Over the past fifty years, Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi have built up a remarkable collection of paintings, furniture, sculpture, glass and ceramics. This includes the renowned nude portrait of Patricia Preece by Stanley Spencer, William Burges’s painted ‘Flax and Wool’ cabinet, a Spanish 17th century polychrome wood sculpture of the Christ Child, Art Nouveau Tiffany glass, metalwork and ceramics designed by Christopher Dresser and an extremely rare Meissen porcelain vulture. These artworks have generously been offered to the Fitzwilliam Museum on long-term loan and the next few months will see over 130 pieces gradually being introduced throughout the galleries. The objects will be displayed throughout the Museum to create intriguing and witty juxtapositions and ‘conversations’, as the works were seen in the Valsecchi’s private home. They can be identified in the galleries by their specially designed labels. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Small vase with heart-shaped leaves, glass
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Talks
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Enjoy a variety of free lunchtime talks by members of staff and guest speakers. Talks take place from 13.15 – 14.00 in the Seminar Room 35 (space is limited), unless otherwise stated. Admission is by token, 1 per person, available at the Courtyard Entrance from 12.45 on the day of the talk. Induction loop available.
The colours of illuminated manuscripts Wednesday 7 September
Colourful earths and clays (detail) Š Eva-Louise Fowler, 2011, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books
Collaborating on a manuscript: Creation, rediscovery, conservation Wednesday 14 September Edward Cheese, Conservator, and Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books
Calibrating the colour of Mars Wednesday 21 September Matthew Gunn, Research Fellow, Aberystwyth University
Van Dyck and Reynolds: Two giants of portraiture
Colour and meaning
Wednesday 28 September
Wednesday 5 October
Henrietta Ward, Assistant Keeper of Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Dr Deirdre Jackson, Research Associate, Manuscripts and Printed Books
Lord Fitzwilliam and his passion for prints Wednesday 12 October Elenor Ling. Research Assistant, Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Inside the Macclesfield Psalter Thursday 13 October Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books
Talks
The art and science of red Wednesday 19 October Spike Bucklow, Senior Research Scientist, Hamilton Kerr Institute
Art on film: When movement stops Saturday 22 October 14.00 Dr Nina LĂźbbren, Art Historian; Principal Lecturer in Film Studies, Deputy Head of English and Media, Anglia Ruskin University
Moving pictures: Mathematical reconstruction of paintings Wednesday 26 October Find out how images in illuminated manuscripts and easel paintings have changed over time. See images reconstructed through art-historical research, non-invasive technical analyses and advanced mathematical methods. Carola-Bibiane SchĂśnlieb, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books and Spike Bucklow, Hamilton Kerr Institute
The history of Gallery 3 and its Parthenon frieze Wednesday 9 November This talk will start in 35 and then move to Gallery 3 Dr Lucilla Burn, Assistant Director, Collections and Keeper of Antiquities
Conserving manuscripts for COLOUR The making of a manuscript
Wednesday 16 November
Wednesday 2 November
Edward Cheese, Conservator, Manuscripts and Printed Books
Penny Price, Calligrapher
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Behind the scenes at the exhibition: Creating COLOUR Wednesday 23 November John Lancaster, Senior Technician, Manuscripts and Printed Books
Colour and colourants in manuscripts: The role of technical analyses Wednesday 30 November Dr Paola Ricciardi, Research Scientist, Manuscripts and Printed Books
The Castle Howard cabinets and other bicentenary acquisitions Wednesday 7 December Photo © Sotheby's, London
Tim Knox, Director
Art speak Tuesdays 20 September, 18 October, 15 & 22 November 13.15 • Free • Drop-in Meet in Courtyard Entrance Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art. The two November Art speak sessions will be student led talks as part of Kettle's Yard's 50th Anniversary programme. November 2016 marks 50 years since Kettle’s Yard house and collection was given to the University of Cambridge.
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Anointing a bishop, Pontifical, France, 1303-1316, MS 298, f.123r (detail)
Booking essential, unless otherwise stated. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
The making of a manuscript: Talk and demonstration Saturday 10 September 14.00 – 15.30 36 £15 (£12 concessions/Friends) Join calligrapher Penny Price for a practical demonstration of the fascinating processes that went into creating the beautiful manuscripts on display in COLOUR.
Portals to the world Thursdays throughout autumn 14.00 – 16.00 Meet in Courtyard Entrance FREE An art appreciation course designed especially for individuals living at home with a dementia diagnosis and their care partners. Each week join us in one of the galleries for a short talk followed by a related art handling, or handson, art activity. Contact the Education Department if you’re interested in the course. This nine week cultural journey is in partnership with Dementia Compass
MUSE 10.15 – 12.00 36 £10 per session Discover new ways of working at this artist led workshop inspired by Museum exhibitions and collections, with different themes each month. Friday 30 September Explore sculpture in the collection, such as Henry Moore’s Hill Arches, then work in clay to make your own 3D sculptural maquette. Friday 21 October Be inspired by the COLOUR exhibition and create your own illuminated page using pastel, gold leaf and inks. Friday 25 November Intaglio printing using gold and silver embellishments, inspired by the creative minds of contemporary print makers Susan Aldworth and Jane Dixon whose work can be seen in the Realisation exhibition. See page 9.
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Quill-making and calligraphy with Patricia Lovett MBE Saturday 1 October 10.00 – 16.30 35 & 36 £45 (£40 concessions/Friends) Get to grips with calligraphy inspired by the COLOUR exhibition. Gothic Black Letter was used in many illuminated manuscripts and was regarded as a high-grade script. Spend the day learning how the letters were formed and writing them, cut a quill, and then write your name with it on vellum. Detailed worksheets are supplied to use on the day and take home. Absolute beginners welcome, but also a chance for calligraphers to brush up their skills. All tools and materials provided.
The making of the Wolf Hall Book of Hours and medieval manuscripts with Patricia Lovett MBE Saturday 8 October 14.00 – 15.30 35 & 36 £15 (£12 concessions/Friends) Patricia Lovett created the Wolf Hall Book of Hours. Hear her talk about this and see the meticulous work and processes that went into creating a medieval manuscript - from how to cut a quill, vellum and parchment, to the use of different types of gold and pigments. A fascinating glimpse into medieval masterpieces.
Leaf from a Choir Psalter, Italy, c.1460-1477, MS 198 (detail)
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Jean Corbechon, Livre des proprietés des choses, France, 1414, MS 251 f.15r (detail)
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Christmas crafts
Wednesday 19 October 10.00 – 16.30 36 £45 (£40 concessions/Friends)
Friday 9 December 10.30 – 13.00 36 £15 (£12 concessions/Friends)
An exploration of the art of illuminated manuscripts. Learn about the materials, tools and planning that went into the making of the manuscripts on display. Part of the day will be spent creating your own piece using gold and coloured decoration. Philippa Abrahams, practitioner in historical art materials and techniques, will be leading the workshop. No experience necessary, all materials provided.
Make a range of cards, gift tags and decorations based on motifs and details from the Museum collection, with seasonal cheer and a sprinkle of museum magic.
Illuminating and painting a medieval miniature with Patricia Lovett MBE
Create an illuminated letter on this day-long course with calligrapher Penny Price. Recreate the medieval process to produce your own gilded initial (an ideal Christmas gift). No experience necessary, all materials provided.
Saturday 5 November 10.00 – 16.30 36 £45 (£40 concessions/Friends) Patricia Lovett will lead a practical day course creating an illuminated medieval miniature using the traditional process of manuscript making, from preparing the vellum to applying real gold leaf. Go home with your own gilded and painted medieval miniature of an animal. No experience necessary, all materials provided.
Creating an illuminated letter Saturday 10 December 10.00 – 16.30 36 £45 (£40 concessions/Friends)
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Lunchtime Concerts 13.15 FREE 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. Diana Brekalo
Music for piano Sunday 9 October Piano recital with Diana Brekalo, including works by Scriabin, Brahms and Prokoviev.
Music for clarinet and piano Sunday 16 October With Kevin Giles (clarinet) and Jeremy Cooke (piano).
Music for flute and guitar Sunday 23 October Samantha Pearce (flute) and Francisco Correa (guitar) perform flute and guitar duos by Telemann, Ravel, Piazolla and Bartok.
Mulberry Piano Trio Sunday 30 October Programme to include Piano Trios by Catalan composer, Roberto Gerhard, pupil of Granados and Schoenberg, who settled in Cambridge as a refugee from the Spanish Civil War in 1939. Plus Novelletten by Niels Gade.
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Lord Fitzwilliam as editor and performer of music Sunday 6 November
Harpsichord recital, to be performed by Dr Gerald Gifford FRCM, Honorary Keeper of Music The last in a series of three introduced recitals throughout 2016 to celebrate the Museum’s bicentenary. The series has drawn upon selected holdings of harpsichord and organ music from the Founder’s collection, revealing both the public image that Lord Fitzwilliam portrayed as an influential patron of music, and also the private interests that he pursued in collecting his extensive library of manuscript and printed music.
Song recital Sunday 13 November With Alison Summers (soprano) and Christopher Gould (piano)
Temple Ensemble Sunday 20 November Programme to include Howard Ferguson’s Octet.
Cambridge University Instrumental Award Holders for Chamber Music Sunday 27 November A variety of works played by the very best undergraduate chamber musicians.
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Christmas concert with the Orchestra of St Johns conducted by John Lubbock With soloists Jan Schmolck (violin) and Judit Felszeghy (soprano) Friday 16 December 19.00 £25 (£20 concessions/Friends) Come and enjoy a performance of seasonal music and a glass of wine amidst the Fitzwilliam’s fabulous collections and get the festive season off to a very special start. Programme to include Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, arias and Pastoral Symphony from Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Violin Concertos in A major and E major and carols for soprano and strings. Tickets available from www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk, tel: 01223 357851.
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden
The University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) and Botanic Garden are all within short walking distance of the city centre. Download a handy map to plan your visit from our website: www.cam.ac.uk/museums
Coming up… Cam Lates Autumn 2016 A new series of after-hours evenings for adults are heading towards the University of Cambridge Museums. With late night bars, themed events and the chance to wander our galleries at dusk, make sure you get the latest updates from www.museums.cam.ac.uk or on the University of Cambridge Museums Facebook Page.
Cambridge Festival of Ideas 17 – 30 October 2016 With a focus on Movement, this year’s Festival of Ideas includes a line-up of museum events based on change and transformation, the movement of people and ideas, performance, journeys and more. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk
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During your visit if you have any questions or need help, please speak to a member of staff.
Fitzwilliam Museum Prints For high quality reproduction prints and canvas prints from the collection visit: www.fitzwilliamprints.com
Courtyard Shop Visit the shop for a range of gifts inspired by the collection.
Courtyard Café 10.00–16.30 Lunches from 11.30–15.30. For reservations tel: 01223 764402.
North Lawn Café Fresh sandwiches, salads and drinks in an al fresco setting. Open end of April to October, weather permitting.
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Please use Courtyard Entrance for street level access and entrance for groups and schools. Fully accessible toilets and lift access to all floors.
A wide and flexible range of teaching and practical sessions for pre-booked school groups.
All displays accessible apart from balcony in Gallery 3 and Sasakawa Fan Gallery. For large print, Braille information or further access enquiries, tel: 01223 332928 or email: fitzmuseum-access@lists. cam.ac.uk Wheelchairs are available to borrow at the Courtyard Entrance. Please book in advance, tel: 01223 332928.
Photography Non flash photography with hand-held cameras is allowed for private use in the Museum, unless otherwise indicated.
eGuide A digital guide to the collections and COLOUR exhibition is available from both Museum entrances at a cost of £4 (£3 concessions), free to Friends.
In-service training for teachers and pre-service training for students available. For more information tel: 01223 332904, email: education@fitzmuseum. cam.ac.uk or see website.
Reference Library By advance appointment tel: 01223 764398 or email: fitzmuseum-library@lists. cam.ac.uk
Study Room Individual and group access to the collection of paintings, drawings and prints by advance appointment. Open Tuesday–Friday 10.00–13.00 & 14.00–16.30. Tel: 01223 764363 or email: fitzmuseum-studyroom@ lists.cam.ac.uk
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Support Us! Donations keep our galleries open free of charge, conserve our collection and deliver our education service. Please donate at the Museum or contact the Development Office to discuss giving opportunities. Gallery Hire is possible outside formal opening hours. Our spaces provide a stunning and unique environment for corporate events, concerts, lectures and receptions.
Legacies help safeguard the collection for future generations to appreciate.
Corporate sponsorship of exhibitions, events and education programmes offers opportunities for businesses to strengthen their corporate image and promote their brand.
The Marlay Group enjoys a special relationship with one of the greatest art collections of the nation and contribute to the future of the Fitzwilliam. To find out more, contact: Lois Hargrave, Director of Development Tel: 01223 332921 Email: development@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
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How to find us The Fitzwilliam Museum is in Trumpington Street, a few minutes walk from Cambridge City Centre. No visitor parking. 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.
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