Exhibitions and events
What’s On September - December 2014
A message from the Director
We were pleased to unveil our newly refurbished portico in July, just in time for it to form a splendid backdrop for the massed school and community choirs who serenaded the crowds as the Tour de France whizzed past. Whether the champion cyclists even noticed the resplendent gleaming stonework and plasterwork, or gave a sidelong glance at one of the burnished gilded pineapples on the railings, we will never know, but everyone in Cambridge – residents and visitors alike - seems to love them.
again back on show, hung against a beautiful celadongreen fabric, while there are unfamiliar treasures to be seen too. One is Pan and Syrinx by Moses van Uyttenbroeck recently left to the Museum by Professor George Watson, the distinguished Cambridge academic and a great authority on the works of George Orwell - but it is another painting that has been receiving all the media attention. This is Hendrik von Anthonissen’s View of Scheveningen sands, which has been recently cleaned by conservators at the Hamilton Kerr Institute to reveal an enormous dead sperm whale washed up on the beach. Quite why anybody thought to paint the enormous leviathan out, no one knows, but its reappearance has provoked a lively debate amongst Dutch experts, who are now arguing exactly which of several 17th century beached whales this
Inside the Museum is looking pretty good too. Don’t miss the recently reopened Dutch Gallery (15), which has been totally restored. Our important collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings, including masterpieces by Cuyp, Hals and Ruisdael is once 2
represents! Another popular addition are the impressive garnitures of Delft vases, notably a spectacular metre-high blue and white Delftware ‘tulip vase’, which now displays an explosion of carefully researched historic flowers – all cleverly made from silk. Another excitement was the good news of an award, by Arts Council England, to the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM), of a Major Partner Museum (MPM) grant of nearly £4.5m for 2015-18. This will be used by the eight University of Cambridge Museums (and the Botanic Garden) to work together in a host of practical and imaginative ways. Our current MPM funding is supporting Curating Cambridge – a five week programme of exhibitions and events from 20 October to 23 November. This runs alongside the Festival of Ideas – a two
Hendrick van Anthonissen (1606-after 1660), View of Scheveningen sands, with a stranded sperm whale, c. 1641 (detail)
week programme of over 250 events focusing on Identities from 20 October to 2 November. The new major loan exhibition for this season is Silent Partners: Artist & Mannequin from Function to Fetish, displayed over four galleries from 14 October – 25 January 2015. This looks at the artist’s model, the mannequin and the lay figure, from the 16th century to the present day, and traces the way these useful and once ubiquitous items of artist’s studio equipment were transformed into fetishistic objects of fascination by the Surrealists and more modern masters. The show includes masterpieces by Edgar Degas, Giorgio de Chirico, John Everett Millais and Oskar Kokoschka, and ends with a sinister tribe of replica children made by Jake and Dinos Chapman, perfect in every way, except for disturbing mutations.
Then there are the new acquisitions, James Pryde’s sombre masterpiece The Deathbed of 1913, recently bought with funds bequeathed to the Museum by the late John Cornforth, and a monster Coalport feltspar porcelain jug, given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum - exquisitely decorated with champion sheep and a bull, made as a prize for the Royal Agricultural Club in about 1846. The Museum has also recently acquired several new works by British-based craftspeople, including six kiln-formed glass vessels by Amanda Simmons called Feather from the Swallows, Robin Welch’s Tall Vase and Nicholas Rena’s Persephone - all gifts from Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the Art Fund. These works will be displayed with many other Goodison gifts in the European Pottery Gallery (27) until spring 2015. Furthermore, while 3
the 20th Century Gallery (11) is temporarily pressed into service for our Silent Partners exhibition, there will be a display of 20th century British sculpture in the Museum Courtyard featuring favourites from the permanent collection such as Barbara Hepworth’s Minoan Head and Henry Moore’s Helmet Head no. 3 as well as some exciting loans, including Moore’s bronze group Mother, Child & Apple. These pieces will also be on display until spring 2015. Finally, do go and have a look at Pedro de Mena’s beautiful Virgin of Sorrows, the subject of our current special appeal, see the following page.
Tim Knox Director and Marlay Curator
Acquisition appeal for the Virgin of Sorrows
The Fitzwilliam Museum has the opportunity to acquire the Virgin of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa) by Pedro de Mena for our permanent collections - a masterpiece of 17th century Spanish polychrome wood sculpture. Fundraising has been progressing well, with support from the Art Fund and The Henry Moore Foundation, along with other charitable trusts, but to secure the work by the end of September we need help to raise the remaining £85,000. Pedro de Mena was one of the most accomplished sculptors of the Golden Age and the Virgin of Sorrows combines virtuoso carving and polychromy, with glass eyes, tears and ‘real’ eyelashes! It is not known for whom the sculpture was made, but the superior quality suggest a discerning patron. The care lavished on both the carving and the painting and the fact that the back is fully finished, indicate that it was designed to be seen close up, and in the round, most probably in a private devotional context. Likely made for the private chapel, study or bedchamber of a devout patron, it would almost certainly have been protected under a glass dome and originally paired with an Ecce Homo (Christ as the Man of Sorrows). To promote the appeal the Virgin of Sorrows is currently on display in the Spanish & Flemish Gallery, alongside other masterpieces by contemporary Baroque sculptors and painters.
How to help If you would like to help the Fitzwilliam to purchase this important and rare sculpture you can send a cheque made payable to the ‘Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust’ to: The Development Office, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RB, or give online/make a bank transfer by visiting: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. If you would like to discuss your gift please contact Sue Rhodes, Development Officer on 01223 332939 or sr295@cam.ac.uk.
Pedro de Mena (1628-1688) The Virgin of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa), c.1670-5 (detail)
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Exhibitions
Caroline Watson and Female Printmaking in Late Georgian England 23 September – 4 January 2015 Charrington Print Room (16) Caroline Watson ( 1760/61 - 1814) was one of the most skillful engravers working in late 18th century England. She can be seen as the first British professional woman engraver. This exhibition shows a selection of her portrait and subject prints, together with those of other contemporary women printmakers. It is accompanied by a catalogue by David Alexander, Honorary Keeper of British Prints, which outlines Watson’s career and relationship with artists such as Sir Joshua Reynolds. The catalogue includes a checklist of the hundred or so prints that she produced throughout her lifetime as well as a transcription of fascinating letters to William Hayley, the writer who employed her to illustrate his Life of George Romney. See page 14 for complementary lunchtime talk.
Caroline Watson (c.1760-1814), The Death of Cardinal Beaufort, stipple and etching after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1792
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Exhibitions
Fatal Consequences: The Chapman Brothers and Goya’s Disasters of War 14 October 2014 – 8 February 2015 Shiba Gallery (14) The series of 83 etchings The Disasters of War (1999) by Jake and Dinos Chapman adapts and subverts Goya’s series of the same title, but also comments on the cruelties and fatal consequences of later wars. This exhibition shows how the artists manipulated the imagery
and impact by printing a second version in white ink on black paper, and a third version on pages from a child’s colouring book, with chilling and sometimes comic effect. This is particularly striking when viewed against a selection of prints from Goya's original series, revealing the full consequences of the Chapman Brothers’ invention and intervention.
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also includes the Chapman Brothers’ work. It is part of a sequence of exhibitions on the theme of war marking the centenary of the First World War, and in this case also marking the 200th anniversary of the Spanish Peninsular War, which was the subject of Goya’s series. See page 15 for complementary lunchtime talk.
Jake & Dinos Chapman (born 1966 & 1962) The Disasters of War, etching, 1999 From the set bought with the help of the Art Fund and the V&A/MLA Purchase Grant Fund, 2010
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Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Portrait of Henri Michel-Lévy, c.1878 (detail), Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon © Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon M.C.G. Photo: Catarina Gomes Ferreira
Exhibitions
14 October – 25 January 2015 Galleries 10, 11, 12 & 13 For centuries, the mannequin, or lay figure, was little more than a studio tool, a piece of equipment as necessary as easel, pigments and brushes. This major new loan exhibition reveals the multiple purposes it serves – from fixing perspective and painting reflections, to being a support for drapery and costume – and shows how it gradually moved centre stage to become the subject of the painting, photograph or film, eventually becoming a work of art in its own right. One of the most wide-ranging and ambitious shows ever hosted at the Museum, the exhibition will feature over 180 paintings, drawings, books and photographs as well as fashion dolls, trade catalogues, a series of extraordinary patent documents and videos. There will be paintings and drawings by Cézanne, Poussin, Gainsborough, Millais, Degas, de Chirico and Oskar Kokoschka, as well as photographs by and of Surrealist artists such as Man Ray, Hans Bellmer and Salvador Dalí; works by Jake and Dinos Chapman show that, even today, artists continue to be drawn to the creative potential unleashed by our artificial Others. After its showing in Cambridge, Silent Partners will travel to the Musée Bourdelle, Paris. It will be accompanied by a lavishly illustrated book published by Yale University Press in association with Paris Musées. The exhibition also forms part of Curating Cambridge: our city, our stories, our stuff, presented by the University of Cambridge Museums with the Festival of Ideas. For complementary events see pages 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24 & 26 Also look out for the special exhibitions and events leaflet
Exhibition generously supported by
The Monument Trust Henry Moore Foundation The Marlay Group The Tavolozza Foundation The Technology Partnership 9
Exhibition programme generously supported by
Last Chance to See La Grande Guerre: French prints of the First World War Until 28 September 2014 Shiba Gallery (14) The first seven months of World War I are dramatically illustrated in the colour lithographs and woodcuts of the series La Grande Guerre. Scenes of action in the form of battles, sieges and airstrikes are punctuated by moments of relative repose, including commemorations, award ceremonies and depictions of the Allied forces, such as the English and Scottish taking five o’clock tea and Indian soldiers at prayer. The prints are shown in chronological order, so visitors to the gallery can experience a retelling of events from the perspective of France, from the taking of the first flag during the Battle of Saint-Blaise La Roche (14 August 1914) to the Fall of Przemysl (22 March 1915).
Unknown artist, Les Hindous, 1914 (detail) Colour lithograph, no. 16 in the series La Grande Guerre
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Displays
The Conservation of Illuminated Manuscript Fragments Until 28 September 2014 Rothschild Gallery (32) This focused display highlights the Museum’s collection of illuminated manuscript fragments and provides a unique glimpse behind-the-scenes into the world of contemporary conservation and some of the considerable challenges that these beautiful objects pose. Learn about the conservator’s choice of materials and treatment methods, and see detailed close-up images of fully conserved fragments showing pigments under magnification.
Jean Bourdichon Prayer preceding the Mass France, Tours, c.1485-1494 Book of Hours Marlay Cutting Fr.6
Art, Revolution and War: France, 1789 - 1914 Until 28 September 2014 Glaisher Gallery (27) Medals, coins and banknotes illustrate key moments in the political and artistic history of France. This display focuses on the 1789 revolution, Napoleon, the 1848 revolution, and the artistic triumphs of Art Nouveau.
1914: War and Money 30 September 2014 25 January 2015 Flowers Gallery (17) World War I consumed vast quantities of money as well as lives. This display of coins, medals, banknotes and government bonds provides an insight into the desperate measures that had to be used to maintain a supply of money, from the transition of gold coinage at the outbreak of war in 1914 to inflationary paper money by 1918 when the great European empires fell.
First series Treasury issue pound note, 1914 Designed at Royal Mint from sketches by Frederick Atterbury Reproduced with kind permission of the Bank of England
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Special Events Booking essential. For further information and to book tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk unless otherwise stated Booking for Festival of Ideas and Curating Cambridge events opens on 22 September
Thursday 23 October Drinks reception 18.00 Talk 18.45 – 20.00
Curating Gardens Is a garden something that can be curated? Join Tim Knox, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and Beverley Glover, Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, as they discuss the art and science of garden curation. £6
Tuesday 28 October 18.00 – 20.00
Thursday 4 December 18.00 – 20.00
Looking at artificial Others: Mannequins with x-ray vision
Perfected mannequin: Perfected body?
Join Jane Munro, curator of Silent Partners, for an evening featuring presentations on three of the most extraordinary and fascinating mannequins in the exhibition. Conservators, radiologists and curators reveal how makers strove to produce the 'perfected' mannequin to serve the artist's every need.
A roundtable discussion chaired by Steven Connor, Professor of English, exploring notions of perfection of the artificial figure – and the human body - from a number of different perspectives. This is one of the central themes in the Fitzwilliam’s Silent Partners exhibition and will be discussed by literary scholars, curators, designers and fashion historians.
£6, drink included
£6, drink included
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Special Events
Friday 31 October & Saturday 1 November 11.00 – 16.00 Museum Courtyard
Thursday 6 November Reception 18.30 Lecture 19.15 Gallery 3
The Big Fitz Book Sale
Severis Lecture Luigi Palma di Cesnola: A broader view
Thousands of second-hand books will be available on all subjects from 50p; with all funds raised going towards transport costs for schools, enabling more children to benefit from the Fitzwilliam’s offer. Last year we successfully raised £1,200 and this year we hope to raise even more.
Join Dr Joan Mertens, Curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, for a lecture that explores the colourful life and character of Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832-1904), soldier, diplomat, excavator of ancient Cyprus and first Director of the Metropolitan Museum. £5 (£3 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum). Ticket includes a glass of wine or soft drink. For more information and details of how to book, contact Anna Lloyd Griffiths on akl32@cam.ac.uk.
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Monday 17 November 18.00 – 21.00 Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
Screening of Metropolis, with live piano accompaniment A special screening of the silent science fiction film Metropolis, with live piano accompaniment. Introduced by Trish Sheil (Cambridgeshire Film Consortium) the screening complements the Museum’s Silent Partners exhibition and will be preceded by a short film montage of work from exhibition writing workshops. Tickets available one week before screening. To book contact Cambridge Arts Picturehouse on 0871 902 5720 or visit www.picturehouses.co.uk
Lunchtime Talks 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.
24 September
Caroline Watson and Female Printmaking in Late Georgian England David Alexander, Honorary Keeper of British Prints
1 October
The Kiss of Judas: Conserving a Medieval church panel Lucy Wrapson, Conservator and Research Associate, Hamilton Kerr Institute
15 October 13.15 & 14.30
A curator’s introduction to Silent Partners Jane Munro, Keeper of Paintings, Drawings and Prints Gallery 13
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Lunchtime Talks 22 October 13.15 & 14.30
5 November
3 December
Meet the sculptor
1914: War and Money Dr Martin Allen, Senior Assistant Keeper, Coins and Medals
Contemporary lacquer from Asia
Sculptor Harry Gray discusses his work, which replicates the different stages of production of Greek and Roman sculpture
Saturday 25 October 15.00
12 November
The life of a London lay figure: Charles Roberson, a case study
10 December
Sally Woodcock, Paintings Conservator Gallery 12
Anna Marie Kirk, Research Assistant, Paintings, Drawings and Prints Gallery 12
Millais’ Bridesmaid and other images of adolescence
19 November
Dr Nina Lubbren, Art Historian and Principal Lecturer in Film Studies, Anglia Ruskin University
Jeremy Mulvey, Formerly Director of Research, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University
David’s Polyphemus: The statue and the Baroque love of the monstrous
The fashion mannequin: ‘Artistic creation’?
Goya and the tradition of anti-war art
26 November
29 October
Jin Hui, visiting professor from Shanghai University
Modern art and the mannequin, form to fetish Dr Alyce Mahon Senior University Lecturer in the History of Art (20th century) Gallery 13
Carlo Milano, Art Historian specialising in Italian 17th and 18th century sculpture and decorative arts
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DROP-IN TALK Tuesdays 16 September, 21 October, 18 November, 16 December 13.15 – 13.45
Art Speak Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art. Meet in the Courtyard Entrance.
FREE drop-in events at a glance SEPTEMBER 6 Sat
Drop-In Family First Saturday
14.00 -16.00
Courtyard Entrance
16 Tue
Drop-In Art Speak
13.15 -13.45
Courtyard Entrance
24 Wed Talk
Caroline Watson and Female Printmaking
13.15 -14.00
Seminar Room
28 Sun
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
Music
Alumni weekend concert
OCTOBER 1 Wed Talk 4 Sat
The Kiss of Judas
Drop-In Family First Saturday
13.15 -14.00
Seminar Room
14.00 -16.00
Courtyard Entrance
12 Sun Music
Piano recital
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
15 Wed Talk
Intro to Silent Partners
13.15 & 14.30
Gallery 13
19 Sun Music
Tonos humanos
21 Tue
Drop-In Art Speak
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
13.15 -13.45
Courtyard Entrance
22 Wed Talk
Meet the sculptor
13.15 & 14.30
Seminar Room
25 Sat
Millais’ Bridesmaid
15.00 -15.45
Seminar Room
Talk
26 Sun Music
Piano trio
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
29 Wed Talk
David’s Polyphemus
13.15 -14.00
Seminar Room
Drop-In Curating Cambridge Family Day 12.00 -16.00
Throughout Museum
31 Fri
Drop-In The Big Fitz Book Sale
Museum Courtyard
11.00 -16.00
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NOVEMBER 1 Sat
Drop-In Family First Saturday
Drop-In The Big Fitz Book Sale
2 Sun Music
12.00 -16.00
The Cambridge connection
Courtyard Entrance
11.00 -16.00
Museum Courtyard
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
5 Wed Talk
1914: War and Money
13.15 -14.00
Seminar Room
9 Sun Music
Erasmus Chamber Choir
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
12 Wed Talk
The life of a London lay figure
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 12
14 Fri
Music
Italian harpsichord music
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 7
16 Sun Music
The Mulberry Piano Trio
18 Tue
Drop-In Art Speak
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
13.15 -13.45
Courtyard Entrance
19 Wed Talk
Goya and anti-war art
13.15 -14.00
Seminar Room
23 Sun Music
The Galliard Trio
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 3
26 Wed Talk
Modern art and the mannequin 13.15 -14.00
Gallery 13
30 Sun Music
Chamber music
Gallery 3
13.15 -14.00
DECEMBER 3 Wed Talk 6 Sat
10 Wed Talk 16 Tue
Contemporary lacquer from Asia 13.15 -14.00
Drop-In Family First Saturday
14.00 -16.00
The fashion mannequin
Drop-In Art Speak
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Seminar Room Courtyard Entrance
13.15 -14.00
Gallery 12
13.15 -13.45
Courtyard Entrance
Tours
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: tours@cambridge.gov.uk
RECITAL Friday 14 November 13.15 – 14.00 Gallery 7
Recital of Italian harpsichord music from the Fitzwilliam's collection A unique opportunity to hear Honorary Keeper of Music Gerald Gifford introduce and perform a selection of rare Italian keyboard music in the Fitzwilliam's collection, surrounded by magnificent Italian paintings from the 16th – 18th centuries. FREE. Admission by token, as for the Sunday lunchtime concerts.
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Music Sunday Lunchtime Concerts • 13.15 • FREE • Gallery 3 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. Enjoy a series of popular lunchtime concerts, with music performed by talented musicians in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum.
28 September
2 November
16 November
Alumni weekend concert
The Cambridge connection
The Mulberry Piano Trio
Chloe Beresford Jones (soprano), Helen Groves (soprano) and Jill Morton (piano) perform songs by Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Berg and Strauss. 12 October
Piano recital Diana Brekalo (piano) performs pieces by Sibelius, Liszt, Tarbuk and Brahms. 19 October
Tonos humanos Geoffrey Morris (baroque guitar) and Tyrone Landau (tenor) perform the music of José Marín (1619 – 1699) from manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam collection. 26 October
Music for piano trio Sarah Trickey (violin), Gregor Riddell (cello) and Clare Hammond (piano) perform pieces by Ravel and Martinu.
Peter Bussereau (violin) and Timothy Carey (piano) perform a programme of music exploring composers and music connected with Cambridge, including Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending and the powerfully beautiful Second Violin Sonata of 1946 by Cambridge resident Howard Ferguson. 9 November
Music for remembrance with the Erasmus Chamber Choir Join us on Remembrance Sunday for choral music conducted by Francis Knights, including works by Tallis, Byrd and Purcell, and a performance of Walford Davies' rarely heard Short Requiem (1915).
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Paul Seddon (violin), Vivian Williams (cello) and John Richens (piano) perform music by Brahms, Suk and Piazolla. 23 November
The Galliard Trio Andrew Morris (flute), Martin White (oboe and cor anglais) and Alec Forshaw (bassoon and piano) perform pieces by Rossini, Ravel, Shostakovitch and Rachmaninov. 30 November
Instrumental award holders for chamber music A variety of works played by the very best undergraduate chamber musicians.
Adult Courses & Workshops Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
Radiance and Reflection: Glass collections in East Anglia
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A series of talks on Thursdays from 14.00 in the Seminar Room. £6 per talk (£5 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum), £20 for whole series. All proceeds will be donated to the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
Fridays • 10.15 – 12.00
18 September
26 September
Masterpieces in colour and design: Medieval to contemporary stained glass at the Stained Glass Museum
Clay portrait busts, following in the footsteps of Jacob Epstein 24 October
Dr Jasmine Allen, Curator, The Stained Glass Museum, Ely
Model painting (on paper), with inspiration from the exhibition Silent Partners: Artist & Mannequin from Function to Fetish
25 September
From Renaissance Venice to Post-Modern London: Highlights from the glass collection at the Fitzwilliam Dr Vicky Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
2 October
Symbolism, naturalism, and decadence: Art Nouveau glass at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Prof. Paul Greenhalgh, Director, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich 9 October
A Museum in mind: Glass in the Cecil Higgins Collection Giacomo Verzelini and Anthony de Lysle Goblet, 1578
Discover new ways of working at this artist led workshop inspired by Museum exhibitions and collections, with different themes each month.
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28 November Pastel pathways, with a look at artworks depicting humans who have transformed into mythological and heavenly bodies Please note: places are limited to 15 and booking for each session opens on the first day of that month. £10 per workshop
Tuesdays 7 October – 2 December 14.00 – 16.00
Portals to the world: An art appreciation course designed specially for people with dementia and their carers Each week we will gather in one of the galleries for a short talk by a Museum staff member, followed by a handling session or a practical art activity. This nine week cultural journey is a partnership project with dementiaCOMPASS (a volunteer run organisation which supports people with dementia). FREE but booking essential
Saturdays 18 & 25 October & 1 November 14.00 – 16.00
Ideas of perfection Enjoy a tour of the exhibition Silent Partners: Artist & Mannequin from Function to Fetish and use the exhibits as a springboard for writing creative poetry and prose.
Saturday 15 November 10.30 – 13.00
Secondary art teacher’s INSET A specially devised morning to meet other art teachers and University Museum Educators. Gain an insight into how Museum collections can inspire teaching and contribute to the success of students. Includes an introduction to the new gallery session ‘Colour and Culture’ for secondary art students, plus an artist let studio workshop and gallery drawing event. £10 per teacher
Friday 12 December 10.30 – 12.30
Christmas craft art workshop Design and make your own Christmas cards with seasonal inspiration from the Museum collection. £10
£25 (£15 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum) for whole series. Booking opens 22 September.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 1 - 31 October
Science and racism in the 19th century Pick up this trail to discover lesser-known stories behind some of the objects at the Fitzwilliam Museum and The Whipple Museum of the History of Science. Learn about the development of 19th century racial theories and how both Europeans and people of African descent responded to stereotypes and racist ideologies in presentations of African culture. This trail is complemented by a special display at The Whipple Museum, which includes anthropometric instruments and illustrations. Trail available from Museum entrances. Please check websites for opening times.
Compendium of anthropometric measuring instruments (detail), French, mid 19th century © Whipple Museum of the History of Science
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Wednesday 12 November 10.30 – 15.00
Botanical watercolours study day Join botanical artist Georitta Harriott in this one day workshop at the Fitzwilliam Museum, which holds one of the finest watercolour collections of European botanical and flower drawings. View pictures of flowers spanning a two hundred year period. Learn the salient differences between a botanical drawing and a flower drawing. And watch Georitta paint a small flower head from Cambridge University Botanic Garden whilst demonstrating techniques used by some of Europe’s finest illustrators, including the use of watercolour, bodycolour and miniature painting with the tip of a brush. Then spend the afternoon painting your own flower head in watercolour on paper. £40 (£35 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum) 22
Young People Booking essential. To register your interest please contact 01223 332904 or email education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
ReSource 11 – 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 Sunday 19 October & Saturdays 25 October & 1 November 14.00 – 16.00
Ideas of perfection Enjoy a tour of the exhibition Silent Partners: Artist & Mannequin from Function to Fetish and use the exhibits as a springboard for writing creative poetry and prose. £25 (£15 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum) for whole series. Booking opens 22 September.
Wednesday 29 October 10.00 – 16.30 13-18 yrs
Work experience taster day with the University of Cambridge Museums 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. For more information, and to sign up, please provide your name and the school you attend to opendoor@ hermes.cam.ac.uk. 23
20 September
Cubist art – what it’s about and how to make it 11 October
Clay sculpture inspired by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth 8 November
Portrait drawing, influenced by our collections 13 December
Intaglio prints inspired by our Greek and Roman gallery £5 per session
Families Drop-in to all events for free, unless otherwise stated
Wednesday 29 October 12.00 – 16.00 Ages 5+
Curious Collections: University of Cambridge Museums family day
Family First Saturdays On the first Saturday of each month visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point in the Courtyard and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to use throughout the Museum, exploring a variety of themes. Saturdays • 14.00 - 16.00 6 September
Coins and medals 4 October
The artist’s model 1 November
The Campsite: Curating Cambridge Family First Saturday – see right 6 December
Puppets and mannequins FREE
Saturday 1 November 12.00 – 16.00 All ages
The Campsite: Curating Cambridge Family First Saturday Drop-in and join us for a day of drawing, exploration and performance investigating collecting and our relationship with objects. On this special Family First Saturday we are joined by the multi-talented comedian, presenter and songwriter Helen Arney who will be performing in the galleries throughout the day. Helen has been especially commissioned by the University of Cambridge Museums to create a new art work exploring the unique collections of the Fitzwilliam.
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As part of Curating Cambridge the Fitzwilliam Museum's Family programme will be taken over by seven Cambridgeshire Museums; including Kettle’s Yard, the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, The Polar Museum, The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Museum of Zoology and Denny Abbey Farmland Museum. Join them in creating and organising your own collection by taking part in various activities spread throughout the Museum. What curious stories and connections will you discover between objects and creatures from across the world and throughout time?
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 education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the whole duration of the workshop.
Saturday 13 September 10.30 – 12.00 8 – 12 yrs
Building a book Join artist Ella McCartney to look at how artists have created and decorated books and manuscripts, then produce your own sketchbook to take away. £5 per child
Tuesday 23 September (repeated 24 September) Tuesday 18 November (repeated 19 November) 10.00 – 11.30 2 – 5 yrs
Saturday 4 October 10.30 – 12.30 5 – 7 yrs
Caskets and reliquaries
Looking at art can be magical. Explore work in the collections and make art of your own in the studio to take home.
Explore the collection to find boxes, and their contents, from across history. Afterwards work with artist Jason Lons to create a container for your very own precious possessions.
£3 per child
£5 per child
It’s Magic!
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Family Workshops
Saturday 22 November 10.30 – 12.30 8 – 12 yrs
Creative clay Explore patterns and marks in objects throughout the Museum collection, with artist Susie Olczak, and take inspiration to create your own clay tiles. £5 per child
Saturday 6 December 10.00 – 12.00 or 13.00 – 16.00 Ages 5 +
Wednesday 22 October 10.00 – 11.00 & 13.00 – 14.00 0 – 2 yrs
The adventures of a mannequin
Crawler Explorer
Learn how to bring a mannequin to life using stop-motion. Animators Elizabeth Hobbs and John Davide will guide you through the process of animating articulated paper puppets silhouetted on a lightbox, creating a beautiful collaborative film which will be shown on the big screen. £10 per 60 minute slot
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Using action rhymes, puppets and sensory resources, this session will help babies begin to explore the objects and ideas within museum collections. There will also be a chance for babies to explore colour, movement and cause and effect through a non-messy painting activity. FREE but booking essential. Booking opens 22 September.
Free Family Activities
Fitz Kits
Story Starters (2-6 yrs)
Gallery Trails
Discover our range of Fitz Kits with games and puzzles to take you on a journey around the Museum, available at both entrances.
Pick up a satchel containing a picture book and activities to help little ones explore the galleries. Available at both entrances.
Choose from a selection of themed gallery trails available at both entrances.
Supported by Cambridge University Press
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University of Cambridge Museums and collections www.cam.ac.uk/museums
My Museum Favourite guide
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Throughout September
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
As part of Open Cambridge, My Museum Favourite offers a selection of illuminating and personal insights into some remarkable artefacts, artworks and specimens. Take a wander through the unique locations of our museums and Cambridge University Botanic Garden to discover surprising hidden stories, written by staff and volunteers. Think of it as your private tour guide for the day. Download the guide at www.cam.ac.uk/museums
Museum of Classical Archaeology The Fitzwilliam Museum Kettle’s Yard The Polar Museum Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Whipple Museum of the History of Science Museum of Zoology – closed for redevelopment until 2016
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Curating Cambridge: our city, our stories, our stuff 20 October – 23 November Five weeks of exhibitions, events, workshops, performances, talks, trails and hands-on fun bringing together culture and creativity across the city, launches with Cambridge Festival of Ideas on 20 October. To curate is to select, to organise and to care for objects but what does it mean to you? Displaying sea shells collected on holiday on a window sill? Developing a blockbuster art exhibition? Planting a riot of colourful flowers in the garden? Programming a season of theatre performances? Commissioning art for public spaces? Join us on a journey of exploration into the culture, community, passion, diversity, vision and individuality that makes Cambridge what it is. Curating Cambridge is presented by the University of Cambridge Museums with the Festival of Ideas, cultural partners and community organisations. www.curatingcambridge.org.uk
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Cambridge Festival of Ideas 20 October – 2 November The best of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, are celebrated with over 250 talks, debates and film screenings held in lecture halls, theatres, museums and galleries around Cambridge. This year’s festival will focus on ‘Identities’ and features leading thinkers, academics, writers and performers including economist Ha-Joon Chang, Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
Visitor Information For group and school bookings tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
For large print or Braille information tel: 01223 332900 or email: fitzmuseum-access@lists.cam.ac.uk
For Verbal Description & Touch Tours tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
During your visit if you have any questions or need help, please speak to a member of staff at the entrance desks. Courtyard Shop Visit the shop for a range of gifts inspired by the collections. 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 March to October, weather permitting.
Gallery Hire For 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 Visits All groups must book at least 10 days in advance. Groups of children aged 16 and under must be supervised by an adult at all times.
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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 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, prints, drawings 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
Support the Fitzwilliam
Online Resources www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk eNewsletter Sign up on website homepage Custom Prints www.fitzwilliamprints.com Collections online www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ explorer/ Pharos (Fitz highlights) www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ pharos/ Online exhibitions www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ onlineresources/ onlineexhibitions.html Facebook www.facebook.com/ fitzwilliammuseum Twitter twitter.com/FitzMuseum_UK Podcasts Available on our website and iTunesU
Become a Friend of the Fitzwilliam and enjoy ... Special visits to exhibitions, art galleries, historic houses and Cambridge Colleges. This season’s highlights include a visit to Gainsborough’s house, day trip to the Museum of London, and the annual Sue Purdy lecture. Plus monthly meet-ups for tea. Additional benefits: • •
Annual summer garden party and Christmas party in the Museum Seasonal discounts in the Courtyard shop
To find out more and get details of events, contact the Friends Office tel: 01223 332933 email: fitzmuseum-friends@ lists.cam.ac.uk
Support Us! Donations keep galleries open free of charge, conserve our collections and deliver our Education Service. To help make donating easier you can now give us £5 by texting: FITZ345 to 70070 Legacies help safeguard the collections 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 enjoy 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 Sue Rhodes, Development Officer Tel: 01223 332939 Email: sr295@cam.ac.uk
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FREE ADMISSION
Opening Hours Tuesday - Saturday
10.00 - 17.00
Sundays & Bank Holidays
12.00 – 17.00
CLOSED: Mondays, 24-26 & 31 December and 1 January
How to find us The 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.
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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
All images © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, unless otherwise stated.
The Fitzwilliam Museum gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Art Fund as a major supporter of acquisitions
Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RB Tel: 01223 332900 Email: fitzmuseumenquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk