What's On May - August 2019

WHAT’S ON May – August 2019

William Nicholson & James Pryde

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Welcome to the Fitzwilliam Museum

A message from the Director As I write, I’m still surrounded by the boxes and books that have followed me across the Atlantic to Cambridge and the Fitzwilliam.

At the Met I was responsible for the largest and most comprehensive collection of sculpture and applied arts in America. Before that I was in London working with coins and medals at the British Museum, the Medieval and Renaissance collections at the V&A and old masters at the National Gallery. Here at the Fitz, all those interests come together, and, thrillingly, there are fresh fields to explore. I couldn’t be more excited to be taking up the reins.

Despite - or perhaps because of all the turmoil we find ourselves in at this moment - this feels like the perfect moment to begin work with this extraordinary collection, gathered together to increase our understanding of art and life in Britain, the rest of Europe, as well as Egypt and Asia. We live in a time when, for museums to remain relevant, for our collections to speak forcefully, elegantly and truly, we must encourage dynamic conversations between curators, objects and visitors about how our works of art reflect who we are and who we want to be.

I would like to pay tribute to the achievements of my tremendous predecessor, Tim Knox, who was appointed as Director of the Royal Collection Trust, and also to thank Professor Geoff Ward who has been a marvellous Acting Director in the interim.

Our new major exhibition, opening on 7 May, is about the Beggarstaffs. This was the pseudonym used by the British artists William Nicholson and James Pryde for their collaborative partnership in the design of posters and other graphic work in the 1890s.

These groundbreaking collaborative graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together.

This fascinating exhibition will explore for the first time the ways in which their reciprocal exchange and shared love of striking subject matter worked upon their very different temperaments to inspire two remarkable artistic careers. The exhibition will bring together works from our own collection with terrific loans from the V&A, Tate and many important private collections.

I do encourage you to come to The Fitzwilliam Museum - come more than once! - over the coming months, when we will have a lovely range of exhibitions and public programmes that I know will intrigue, entertain and inform you.

Luke Syson Director

The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded by a bequest of Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, in 1816, and now houses over half a million artefacts from around the world. See everything from Egyptian coffins to Impressionist masterpieces; illuminated manuscripts to Renaissance sculpture; rare coins to Korean ceramics.

Admission to the Museum’s collections and exhibitions is free.

Contents Location Key 10 Octagon Gallery 11 20th Century Gallery 12 Adeane Gallery 13 Mellon Gallery 14 Shiba Gallery 16 Charrington Print Room 21 Greece & Rome 27 European Pottery 28 Arts of the Far East 32 Medieval & Renaissance art 33 Arts of the Near East 34 Fan Gallery 35 Seminar Room 36 Studio

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Exhibitions 4 Special Events 11 Families 13 Children’s Workshops

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Young People 17 Arts Educators 19 Displays 20 Talks

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Tours 24

A floor plan showing all locations is available from both entrances and on our website.

Adults 25

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Music 27

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University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden

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Visitor Information

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Support the Fitzwilliam

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Ticketing Within this brochure there are a mixture of chargeable and free events, booking information on pages. Where concessionary prices are listed, these are available to Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 65+, students and those in receipt of benefit.

This year’s Business Partners are: TTP and Brewin Dolphin. Their support has gone towards a creative and thought-provoking programme including outreach in the community, visitor engagement, creative learning events and our major exhibitions.

Cover: The Beggarstaff Brothers, ‘Kassama’ Corn Flour, 1894 © Desmond Banks / Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Exhibitions

Exhibitions Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde 7 May – 4 August 12 & 13 FREE ‘Beggarstaffs’ was the pseudonym used by two young painters, William Nicholson and his brother-in-law James Pryde, when they formed a remarkable artistic partnership in the 1890s.

Rejecting their conventional art training, they invented an entirely novel collage technique to create the most innovative posters and graphics of the day, including their celebrated Don Quixote design for Henry Irving’s Lyceum Theatre production.

In the later 1890s Nicholson developed his skills as a wood‐engraver and produced several much-loved series of coloured prints. His Alphabet and London Types, as well as many arresting portraits of contemporary celebrities brought him renown as a major graphic artist of the decade.

In the early years of the twentieth century both Nicholson and Pryde, though no longer as close as in earlier times, were both acclaimed as leading Modern British painters: Nicholson for the subtlety of his portraits and the brilliant naturalism of his still-life and flower studies and exquisite landscapes; Pryde for the darker, stage-set quality of his street-scenes and imaginary views of sinister ruins.

Pryde and Nicholson’s Beggarstaff graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. The exhibition will explore for the first time the fascinating way in which their reciprocal influence and shared love of striking subject matter worked on their very different temperaments to inspire two remarkable artistic careers.

Exhibition curated by Stephen Calloway.

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Early morning guided tours of the exhibition Tuesdays 21 May, 4 & 18 June, 2 & 16 July Courtyard Entrance gates open at 09.00 for a 09.15 start £13.50 (£11.50 concessions) • BOOKING ESSENTIAL Visit: www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851 A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens. Tours will finish in the exhibition at 10.00 when we open to the public. You will be welcome to remain in the exhibition for as long as you wish, or you could be the first in the queue for coffee and pastries in the Courtyard Café, with tour attendees entitled to a 20% discount from 10.00-12.00 on production of their ticket.

Courtyard Café open 10.00 – 16.30.

Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949), Poppies in pewter, 1933-1934 (detail) © Desmond Banks / Image © National Galleries of Scotland

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Exhibitions

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Elizabeth I (1558 –1603), Defeat of the Spanish Armada, ‘Dangers Averted’, attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, cast and chased gold medal, 1588

Making a Nation: Money, image and power in Tudor and Stuart England Until 30 June 10 FREE The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. Coins and medals acted as powerful agents in conveying the official image of the king or queen and commemorating the important events of the day. They also reveal the changing role of money and economic experience through periods of religious conflict, civil war, exploration and the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.

Exhibitions

Jan Adam Kruseman, (1804-1862), The Great Belzoni (detail)

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The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam 23 July – 10 November 10 FREE This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’.

Painted in 1824, and presented to the Museum in 2018 through the Arts Council’s Cultural Gift Scheme (in honour of ex‐Director, Tim Knox), the portrait will be displayed alongside paintings and watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s wider collections, which reflect the allure of Egypt and Egyptian antiquities to British artists of the 19th century. Part of the exhibition will focus on the extraordinary person of Belzoni, his commercial interest in ancient Egypt, and his extraordinary gift to the Fitzwilliam in 1823 of the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III.

Exhibitions

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Palaces in the Night: The urban landscape in Whistler’s prints 4 June – 8 September 16 FREE This second exhibition of the Fitzwilliam’s collection of etchings, drypoints and lithographs, by the American artist James McNeill Whistler, is devoted to the cityscapes for which he is most celebrated as a printmaker.

Exhibits range from the early French set of the 1850s to the late etchings of Brussels and Amsterdam. Whistler’s move from crisp realism to atmospheric impressionism is wonderfully demonstrated by his etchings of London and the Thames, which by the late 1870s approach the poetry of his Venetian views: When the evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry, as with a veil ... and the tall

chimneys become campanile - and the warehouses are palaces in the night.

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nocturne: The River at Battersea, 1878 (detail)

Exhibitions

Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009 – 2019 21 May – 1 September 14 FREE This exhibition is the second of two successive selections of works on paper which celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities and other supporters. Each tells a story of disinterested commitment to giving for the benefit of others. Preserved, researched and displayed by the Museum and made globally accessible in digital form they exit the private sphere to be enjoyed by all. Thomas Gainsborough, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, George Shaw and Glenn Brown are some of the artists represented in this exhibition.

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88), Portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, 4th Duchess of Bedford, c.1767

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Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Until 12 January 2020 34  FREE Showcasing rare and exquisitely decorated fans from the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015, this display reveals the techniques behind the making, investigation and conservation of fans. The collection of over 600 objects ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed massproduced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.

A conservation project generously funded by the Marlay Group has allowed us to display a selection of these fragile but extraordinary objects for the first time.

For complementary talk see page 22.

Please note: Stepped access to gallery. Unfortunately no access for wheelchair users.

A film of the exhibition is available to view in Gallery 33.

A folding fan advertising Cognac Richarpailloud, French, c.1930

Special Events Late at the Fitzwilliam Wednesday 15 May Open until 21.00 FREE Entry via Courtyard Entrance Visit: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk for more information Enjoy an after-hours evening at the Museum, including:

• Mini talks on our coins and medals exhibition, Making a Nation, with Curator Richard Keheller.

• Talk on The Valsecchi Collection and the Palazzo Single-manual harpsichord in painted case, Italian, late 17th century

Butera in Palermo project, to complement the Valschecchi loans we have on display at the Fitzwilliam. The talk will be given by Claudio Gulli, art curator working for Massimo and Francesca Valsecchi at Palazzo Butera in Palermo.

18.00 start in the Seminar Room.

• Long Road Sixth Form College presents the 2019

Graduate Art Foundation Show at The Fitzwilliam Museum this coming spring entitled Vision.

• Late-night shopping at the Courtyard Shop (until 20.45).

• Wine and tapas in the Courtyard Café (until 20.30).

• Special harpsichord performance (details below).

Harpsichord concert with Sophie Yates 19.00 7 (will be closed for concert set up from 18.15) £20 (£15 concessions) BOOKING ESSENTIAL Visit: www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851 Includes a glass of wine on entrance and a copy of the Chandos CD: Il Cembalo Transalpino Join us to celebrate the launch of this new Chandos CD by international recitalist, Sophie Yates, with a unique performance of 17th-century Italian and Italian-influenced harpsichord music exclusively from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding sheet music collection. This will include Toccatas, dances and popular songs, played on the Museum’s recently conserved Italian Renaissance harpsichord. Prior to the recital there will be a talk on the conservation of this rare 17th-century instrument by Victoria Avery (Keeper, Applied Arts), Huw Saunders (conservator) and Sophie Yates.

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Special Events

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Art Talks with Art Fund Elspeth Owen: Potter and material woman Saturday 27 July 14.00 FREE BOOKING ESSENTIAL Tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk 11 Elspeth Owen’s ceramics are found in museum collections all over the world and are all made in her studio in a former cricket pavilion in Grantchester. Elspeth will talk about the centrality of touch in the making and enjoying of pots and there will be an opportunity to handle some of her works. She will seek to place her work politically within the ‘gift economy’, an idea as important for museums as for artists.

Art Talks with Art Fund is a national programme of artist talks around contemporary art in museums across the UK. Please note that filming will take place during this talk.

Bowl by Elspeth Owen. Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the Art Fund © The artist

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 ancient Egypt and paintings.

Fitz Kits 5 – 10 yrs Discover our range of Fitz Kits with games and puzzles to take you on a journey around the Museum.

Baby play mat 0 – 2 yrs Sensory resources to help you and your baby explore themes and objects in the collection.

Story Starters 2 – 6 yrs Pick up a satchel containing a picture book and activities to help you explore the galleries.

Ages are a guide only. You are welcome to choose resources to suit your family.

Contact us at education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk to talk about what we can offer.

Images © Martin Bond

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Families

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Family First Saturdays 4 May, 1 June, 6 July & 3 August 14.00 – 16.00 FREE • Drop-in On the first Saturday of each month join our friendly team for fun activities and art-making for all the family based on one of the themes below.

Toot toot, beep!

4 May

Dazzling doodles 1 June

Caring for our Museum 6 July

Circus tricks 3 August Listen to a story together, learn something new on a tour and explore your creative side!

Plus, you can take a free tour around the Museum or listen to a story based on the month’s theme.

Family tour

Story time

14.00 – 14.30 & 15.00 – 15.30 • Ages 5+

14.30 – 15.00 & 15.30 – 16.00 • 0 – 5 yrs

Number restrictions apply for both, please collect a sticker from the Courtyard Entrance.

Families

StrongWomen Science

Family Art Week

Tuesday 30 & Wednesday 31 July 11.00 – 12.00 & 14.00 – 15.00 Ages 5+ £10 per child BOOKING ESSENTIAL Visit www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk or tel: 01223 357851

Tuesday 30 July – Friday 2 August 11.00 – 15.00 All ages FREE • Drop-in

Front lawn A new show starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.

StrongWomen Science seeks to promote enquiry, embracing failure, inventiveness and accessibility in science, making it open to all. When science meets circus, anything’s possible. This 35 minute performance is followed by 25 minute hands-on activities around circus science experiments. The show’s development was supported by the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The circus is coming to town. Join us for circus themed activities and performances inspired by circus strongman and Victorian adventurer The Great Belzoni. This event is part of the University of Cambridge Museum’s Summer at the Museums programme.

Discover in a day Friday 2 August 11.00 – 15.00 Ages 5+ FREE • Drop-in Pick up your Discover Arts Award Challenge at the Fitzwilliam. Hunt around the Museum and gather inspiration. Try out activities as part of our Family Art Week.

Hand in your completed booklet to achieve the Discover Arts Award in a Day!

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Children’s Workshops

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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 unless otherwise stated.

To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.

Baby magic Tuesday 14 May & Wednesday 10 July 10.00 – 11.00 • 0 – 2 yrs £4 per child This gently structured session allows babies to discover aspects of the collection through sensory exploration of colour, shapes, texture, sounds and movement.

Look at the galleries together and get creative in the Studio.

It’s magic Wednesday 15 May & Tuesday 9 July 10.00 – 11.30 • 2 – 5 yrs £4 per child Exploring art together can be magical.

Hear stories about objects in the collection, and make art of your own to take home.

Crafty clay Saturday 18 May 10.30 – 12.30 • 5 – 7 yrs £8 per child See clay creations in our display of studio ceramics and get creative in the Studio with artist Sarah Nibbs.

Children’s Art Week Saturday 8 June 10.30 – 12.00 • 5 – 7 yrs 13.00 – 14.30 • 8 – 12 yrs FREE Visit the Beggarstaffs exhibition and create your own playful poster with artist Lara Jones.

Tackle the Riddle of the White Sphinx Tuesday 13 August 10.30 – 12.30 • Ages 7+ FREE Crack codes and solve clues in this fun workshop based on the Hidden Tales, an exciting new adventure series where families go on a treasure hunt around the museums of Cambridge. Make art inspired by the Fitzwilliam with illustrator Jennifer Bell and listen to a book reading by author Mark Wells.

Young People

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BOOKING ESSENTIAL for all events, unless otherwise stated.

To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk.

Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.

Mindfulness and art

Circus of the bizarre

Saturday 15 June 13.05 – 13.55 15 – 18 yrs £5 • Pay £2 more to also book for Make! or ReSource (pages 18 –19)

Thursday 1 August 13.30 – 15.00 Ages 11+ FREE

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Join us for our popular summer arts festival creating a circus of the bizarre in our marquee on the front lawn.

Part of Family Art Week.

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Apples and walnuts (detail)

A session using mindfulness and body awareness to help you relax and find your inner calm. Gain new creative energy and learn techniques to help with everyday stress. Part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week.

Front lawn

Curating Challenge: Bronze Arts Award in a week!

Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 August 10.15 – 15.00 11 – 14 yrs £85 (4 day course) Work with staff and artists on a special Arts Award project to develop and test creative ideas for an upcoming exhibition on the theme of food, feasting and fasting. Find out about what goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and share your own mini-exhibition at the end of the week.

Young People

Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949), Lady, Rotten Row (detail), London Types, 1898 © Desmond Banks

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ReSource 11.00 – 13.00 13 – 18 yrs £5 • Pay £2 more to also book for Mindfulness and art (15 June, see page 17) 36 Enjoy art and want to develop your own ideas and art skills? Join us in the friendly environment of the Studio and get creative with our guest artists. Each month we offer an art workshop on a different theme designed to expand your painting and drawing skills.

An eye 4 design Saturday 11 May Create your own bright and bold stencil print designs inspired by eye-catching posters in the Beggarstaffs exhibition with artist Ollie St Clare Terry.

Journeymen / journeywomen Saturday 15 June Become Journey men and women (art apprentice graduates of the medieval period!) and search for your next inspiration by travelling the world through the collections of the Museum. Your artistic journey will be led by artist Caroline Wendling, who will support you in recording your findings and discoveries and creating new artworks.

Open studio Saturday 13 July Ignite your imagination with a tour of the Museum then join artist Iona McCuaig in the Studio to find your own creative self using a range of materials. Your studio, your art, your time to experiment and explore.

Young People

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Make!

14.00 – 16.00 • 11 – 13yrs • £5 Pay £2 more to also book for Mindfulness and art (15 June, see page 17) 36 Love making and creating art? Come along to our fun workshops to learn new art skills with our guest artists. Each month we invite our younger teen artists to make and explore art with a variety of workshops on different themes.

Design dazzle

Open studio

Saturday 11 May

Saturday 13 July

Look at the stylish posters in the Beggarstaffs exhibition, and get ideas for your own stencil designs with artist Ollie St Clare Terry.

Find your Fitzwilliam favourites or discover something new to inspire your very own artwork. There is no set theme but lots of lovely art materials – join us and get creative in the Studio with artist Iona McCuaig.

World art tour Saturday 15 June

Image © Martin Bond

Follow in the footsteps of famous artists as we travel through the Museum’s galleries.

Make your own journal to capture the observations from your artistic journey with artist Caroline Wendling.

Ar ts Educators Mindfulness Saturday 15 June 11.00 – 12.00 £5 35 A chance to restore, refresh and relax. Join us for 40 minutes of stress release with a combination of body awareness and mindfulness. No previous experience needed.

Part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week.

Displays

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Eddington's Prehistoric and Roman past Until 8 July 21 A single display case containing a small selection of items found by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at the North West Cambridge site, now renamed Eddington. The display includes the single most important find to date, a tightly rolled 12-13th century pewter or lead seal, which when unravelled revealed a king with a fleur de lis-topped sceptre.

Secrets of a Silent Miniaturist Until 18 August 32

Isaac Oliver (1556?-1617), Unknown lady, c.1595-1600 (detail)

A selection of the Museum’s Isaac Oliver miniatures (c.1565-1617) chosen to showcase some of the recent discoveries made about his work. The miniatures can be seen in a special display where they are shown alongside other 16th- and 17th-century miniatures, including examples by Nicholas Hilliard.

Jennifer Lee: A personal selection 11 June – 22 September 27 This small display brings together objects from the Fitzwilliam’s collection that particularly resonate with the award-winning artist and potter, Jennifer Lee. Her choice includes modern studio ceramics, ancient Chinese bronzes and antiquities from Greece and Rome, with each object accompanied by an explanation of the affinity she feels with it. This display accompanies the larger exhibition of Jennifer’s own work, Jennifer Lee: the potter’s space on display at Kettle’s Yard (9 July-22 September). For complementary talk see page 23.

Earthenware Bactrian Camel, Chinese, c. 618-907

Displays The Coffins of Pakepu 24 & 25 May 35

The inner coffin of Pakepu, c.680– 664 BC (detail)

A special viewing of the individual elements of the coffin set of the ‘water pourer on the West of Thebes’, Pakepu. The coffins have recently been the focus of a detailed study into their construction and decoration. Each element will be laid out separately, with members of the research team on hand to answer questions.

Entry will be by timed tickets only. These can be booked in advance through the University of Cambridge online store: onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-andevents

The 1920s: Crisis and innovation Until 2 June 33 Coins, medals and banknotes of the 1920s tell the story of a time of unprecedented change, after the trauma of the First World War.

Salisbury Family Collection of Studio Ceramics Until 30 October 27 This collection, formed over many years, includes pieces by some of the finest artists to work in clay from the mid-20th century onwards.

Design Evolution: Highlights from the Keatley Trust Collection Until 30 November Mezzanine This display highlights some of the outstanding pieces of decorative art on loan to the Museum from the Keatley Trust which was founded in 1968 in order to purchase the bestdesigned and most finely-crafted art to lend to museums around the UK.

The Frua-Valsecchi Collection Ongoing 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 (Gallery 1), a Spanish 17th century polychrome wood sculpture of the Christ Child (Gallery 6), Art Nouveau Tiffany glass (Gallery 22) and an extremely rare Meissen porcelain vulture (Gallery 27). These artworks have been generously offered to the Fitzwilliam Museum on long-term loan. They can be identified in the galleries by their dark purple labels.

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Talks

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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, one per person, available at the Courtyard Entrance desk on a first-come first-served basis 30 minutes before the talk.

Assisted hearing sets are available.

Curator’s guide to the Beggarstaffs exhibition Wednesday 8 May Stephen Calloway, Exhibition Curator

Dressed up like a Julius Caesar: Late Stuart coin design Wednesday 15 May Dr Barrie Cook Curator of Medieval and Early Modern Coins, British Museum

Some scraps of paper: Keats’ Ode to a Nightingale at The Fitzwilliam Museum Wednesday 22 May Dr Suzanne Reynolds, Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books

James Pryde (1866 – 1941), The Death Bed, 1913

Celebrating the 200th birthday of Queen Victoria and our recent acquisition of her bust by Alfred Gilbert Wednesday 29 May Dr Victoria Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts and Dr Emma Jones, Sculpture Research Associate

Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection Wednesday 5 June Flavia Ravaioli, Assistant Conservator

John Keats (1795 – 1821), Ode to the Nightingale, 1819 (detail)

Talks Coin collecting and politics in the Tudor age Wednesday 12 June With Dr. Andrew Burnett former Deputy Director of the British Museum

Revealed in the Hayley Papers: Literary, artistic and domestic gossip from late 18th and early 19th century cultural life Wednesday 19 June

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The early modern revolution of colour palettes on ceramics with over-glazed painting Wednesday 17 July Professor Chingfei Shih, Art History Department, Taiwan University

Jennifer Lee: A personal selection Wednesday 24 July Jennifer Lee, artist

Dr Lisa Gee, post-doctoral researcher

Can you handle it? Using 3D prints to improve museum access Wednesday 26 June Dr Catriona Cooper, Dr Abi L. Glen and Dr Jennifer Wexler, AHRC Creative Engagement Economy Fellows

Lid from the coffin set of Nespawershefyt, c. 1000 BC (detail)

Caring for ancient Egyptian coffins in Cairo: A new collaboration for the future Wednesday 3 July Melanie Pitkin, Research Associate and Helen Strudwick, Associate Curator

Artist Unknown: Stories from the University of Cambridge Museums and Collections Wednesday 10 July

Photo: Mike Thornton © StillVision Photography

Eliza Spindel, Curatorial and Research Assistant, Kettle’s Yard

Art speak Tuesdays 21 May, 18 June & 23 July 13.15 FREE • Drop-in Meet in Courtyard Entrance Spend half an hour looking at and talking about art.

Tours

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Guided tours Saturdays 14.30 £6 Meet in Courtyard Entrance at least 10 minutes in advance of the tour Take a one-hour introductory tour of the Museum with a Cambridge Badge Guide.

Guided tours for private groups are also available through the Guided Tours Department at the Cambridge Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01223 791501 or email: tours@visitcambridge.org

Images © Martin Bond

For a self-guided tour of the Fitzwilliam’s collection pick up a digital eGuide, available from both Museum entrances for free.

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BOOKING ESSENTIAL for all events, unless otherwise stated.

To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk.

Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.

Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949), The girl with the tattered glove, 1909 (detail) © Desmond Banks

MUSE 10.15 – 12.00 £10 per session 36 Discover new ways of working at this artist-led workshop, inspired by Museum exhibitions and collections, with different themes each month.

Friday 10 May Look at intimate print studies by Whistler and friends in our exhibition The Gentle Art. Create your own sketches inspired by the show, then join us in the Studio to turn your drawings into intaglio prints.

Friday 21 June A chance to get close to small Tudor and Stuart coins in our Making a Nation exhibition, with a special talk by Richard Kelleher, Exhibition Curator and Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals. Afterwards create your own topical currency, with a twist, back in the Studio.

Extended MUSE workshop Friday 26 July 10.00 – 15.00 £40 per person (£35 concessions) Exquisite examples of still life paintings can be seen in our Beggarstaffs exhibition. Join guest artist Penny Price to experiment with the painting techniques used to create these seemingly timeless works of art.

Sterling silver workshop with Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery Saturday 29 June 14.00 – 16.30 £45 36 Put your creativity to the test and craft your very own sterling silver pendant during this handson workshop. Under the guidance of an expert Designer and specialist Goldsmith from one of the UK’s leading bespoke jewellery companies, this is a rare opportunity to explore how to hammer, stamp, drill, form and texture precious metal to create a finished piece of beautiful sterling silver jewellery to take home with you. To help inspire you we will look at historic examples of jewellery in the Renaissance and ancient Greek galleries.

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Guide dogs and companions are welcome to all sessions. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Tours for blind and partially sighted adults An afternoon of touch tours and audio descriptive sessions.

Evolving patterns Tuesday 21 May 14.00 – 15.30 • FREE Museum of Zoology Meet at the Museum Entrance Explore connections between art and science through an audio descriptive tour of the evolution of patterns found in nature, based on artworks from the temporary exhibition Evolution as Inspiration.

Feast & Fast exhibition brainstorm

Coins and medals of the Tudors and Stuarts Tuesday 18 June 14.00 – 15.30 • FREE Fitzwilliam Museum Meet in Courtyard Entrance Join Dr Richard Kelleher, Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals, for a behind the scenes handling session of some wonderful coins and medals from our collection, to complement the current exhibition.

Tuesday 11 June 14.00 – 15.30 • FREE

Creative workshop: Shaping the human form

Fitzwilliam Museum Meet in Courtyard Entrance

Saturday 22 June 14.00 – 16.00 FREE

Go behind the scenes with Dr Victoria Avery, Curator of the upcoming foodthemed exhibition, Feast & Fast. Handle objects that will be included in the show and assist with co-curation by sharing your thoughts and ideas!

Fitzwilliam Museum Meet in Courtyard Entrance Inspired by the Cycladic figurines of ancient Greece and their influence on modernist sculptors including Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, we will create our own sculptures using simple stylised elements to represent the human form.

Small group visits

Self-guided audio described tours

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.

Available free of charge on audio handsets for a tour of selected exhibits from the permanent collection. For large print, Braille information or further access enquiries, tel: 01223 332928 or email: fitzmuseum-access@lists.cam.ac.uk

Music Fitzwilliam concerts on tour 13.15 – 14.00 FREE

A series of popular lunchtime concerts, with music performed by talented musicians.

While Gallery 3 is closed for refurbishment these concerts will take place at St John’s, Pembroke and Churchill College.

Admission by concert programme obtainable from the colleges from 12.45 onwards.

Voluntary collection after each concert. Programmes may be subject to change.

Cambridge University Instrumental Award Holders Sunday 28 April Pembroke College Old Library Performances by the very best undergraduate chamber musicians.

Scordatura Women’s Music Collective Sunday 5 May Old Divinity School, St John’s College Poppy Beddoe (clarinet), Henrietta Hill (viola), Rachel Watson (cello) and Fionnuala Ward (piano) perform Anna Amalia’s Divertimento, Dorothy Rudd Moore’s Moods and Rebecca Clarke’s Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale.

Musicke in the Ayre Sunday 12 May Old Divinity School, St John’s College Din Ghani (baroque guitar and lute) and Fernanda Sánchez Rojo (soprano) mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of José Marín with a performance of 17th century Spanish songs, some from a manuscript within the Fitzwilliam’s collection.

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Music for clarinet and piano

A guitar at the opera

Sunday 19 May

Sunday 2 June

Churchill College Music Centre

Old Divinity School, St John’s College

With Antony Friend (clarinet) and Florian Mitrea (piano).

David Sciacca (solo guitar) performs pieces from Italian Opera with arrangements of works by Bellini, Rossini and Mascagni.

Music for piano Sunday 26 May Old Divinity School, St John’s College Patrick Hemmerlé (piano), pictured above, performs Chopin’s The Complete Etudes.

The Mitchison Ensemble Sunday 9 June Old Divinity School, St John’s College Sarah Bowden (clarinet), Sam Alberman (violin), Tom Taylor (viola) and Jon Fistein (cello) perform Penderecki’s Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio and Beethoven’s String Trio in G.

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Summer at the Museums Thursday 25 July – Tuesday 3 September Looking for family fun and inspiration over summer? Summer at the Museums is back to provide even more local hands-on activities, trails, workshops and creativity to keep you busy throughout the holidays. www.museums.cam.ac.uk/whats-on

Big Weekend Saturday 6 July • 12.00 – 17.00 • Drop-in • FREE Parker’s Piece Join the University of Cambridge Museums at the Big Weekend on Parker’s Piece.

Enjoy hands-on activities inspired by our collections and pick up our action-packed Summer at the Museums programme for families. www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk

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Visitor Information

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Courtyard Shop

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Visit the shop for a range of gifts inspired by the collection. www.fitzwilliammuseum shop.co.uk

Please use Courtyard Entrance for street level access and for groups and schools. Fully accessible toilets and lift access to all floors.

The Museum’s eGuide app, offering selected tours of the collections, can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple and Android stores. Handsets are also available from both Museum entrances for free.

Courtyard Café 10.00–16.30 Lunches from 11.30–15.30.

For reservations tel: 01223 764402.

Reproduction prints For high quality reproduction prints and canvas prints from the collection visit: www.fitzwilliamprints.com

Learning A wide and flexible range of teaching and practical sessions for pre-booked school groups and CPD for teachers.

For more information about our wider learning offer tel: 01223 332904, email: education@fitzmuseum. cam.ac.uk or see website.

Self-led group visits Must be booked at least 10 days in advance tel: 01223 332904, or email: education@fitzmuseum. cam.ac.uk

All displays accessible apart from Gallery 34.

An audio described guide for blind and partiallysighted visitors is available for free.

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.

Personal item storage All bags larger than 30 x 25cm must be left at either the coin operated lockers (Courtyard Entrance) or the manned bag check (Main Entrance). Please do not carry any items on your back.

Photography Non flash photography with hand-held cameras is allowed for private use in the Museum, unless otherwise indicated.

The England’s Historic Cities App uses innovative mobile technology to tell stories of some of the country’s best loved heritage sites from 12 historic cities including The Fitzwilliam Museum. To download the app visit: www.heritagecities. com/stories/

Reference Library By advance appointment tel: 01223 764398, email: fitzmuseum-library@lists. cam.ac.uk or visit: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ research/referencelibrary

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

Suppor t Us Donations keep our galleries open free of charge, conserve our collection and deliver our education service. Please donate online, at the Museum or contact the Development Office to discuss giving opportunities.

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Become a Friend and enjoy

The Marlay Group is the Museum’s highest level of membership. They support vital work on collections, galleries and exhibitions and benefit from private events and access to experts.

Legacies help safeguard the collection for future generations to appreciate.

Corporate sponsorship of exhibitions,

• Exclusive lectures, evening openings and study days at the Museum

events and education programmes, offers opportunities for businesses to strengthen their corporate image and support our community.

• Discounted tickets for Museum events

Find out more, contact:

• Free digital eGuide for self-guided tours of the Museum’s collection

Lois Hargrave, Director of Development Tel: 01223 332921 Email: development@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

• Special visits to see other treasures within the Colleges of the University of Cambridge • Visits to exhibitions, art galleries and historic houses • Social events in the summer and at Christmas • Seasonal offers in the Museum’s Courtyard Shop Unique among UK museums, the Friends’ subscription is directed exclusively to new acquisitions for the Museum.

Join online and find out more at: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/friends Or call the Friends Office on: 01223 332933

Gallery Hire A number of beautiful galleries are available for hire outside public opening hours.

We can host unique drinks receptions, corporate networking events, private parties and dinners, concerts and lectures. Bespoke, private tours can be included as part of your event and we work closely with a selection of approved suppliers for catering, AV provision, photography and entertainment.

For ideas about the kinds of events and indicative prices, visit our website: www. fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/aboutus/galleryhire

Find out more, contact: Grace Hadley, Event Coordinator. Tel: 01223 768594 Email: events@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/support

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FREE ADMISSION

Opening Hours Tuesday – Saturday 10.00 – 17.00 Sundays & Bank Holidays 12.00 – 17.00 CLOSED: Mondays, Good Friday, 24–26 & 31 December and 1 January

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The Fitzwilliam Museum is in Trumpington Street, a few minutes walk from Cambridge City Centre.

No visitor parking, but limited Pay & Display on Trumpington Street. Disabled badge-holders can park in pay and display bays for as long as is needed, and on single/double yellow lines for up to three hours, unless there is a ‘no loading’ sign.

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

The U bus from Madingley Road Park & Ride, Cambridge Station, and Addenbrooke’s Hospital stops outside the Museum Monday - Friday.

Timetable available from: www.go-whippet.co.uk City Sightseeing bus also stops outside the Museum.

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

Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street • Cambridge • CB2 1RB Tel: 01223 332900 Email: reception@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk The Fitzwilliam Museum gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Art Fund as a major supporter of acquisitions.

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