Becoming an Arts Pioneer

Discover how animal senses and characteristic have adapted over millions of year. 

A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens.

A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens.

A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens.

A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens.

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin or if you can juggle liquid? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks.

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.

A talk with Dr. Andrew Burnett former Deputy Director of the British Museum.

A talk with Flavia Ravaioli, Assistant Conservator.

Dr Lisa Gee reveals some of the significant connections, secrets and surprises preserved in the Hayley Papers, one of the largest manuscript archives held by the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Drop-in and enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art.

Drop-in and enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art.

An exhibition of contemporary works by Loukas Morley

A talk with Dr Catriona Cooper, Dr Abi L. Glen and Dr Jennifer Wexler, AHRC Creative Engagement Economy Fellows.

An exhibition of photographic work by course participants at Cambridge Community Arts.

A talk with Melanie Pitkin, Research Associate and Helen Strudwick, Associate Curator.

A talk with Professor Chingfei Shih, Art History Department, Taiwan University.

A talk with artist Jennifer Lee.

A talk with Eliza Spindel, Curatorial and Research Assistant, Kettle’s Yard.

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.

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).

Release your inner artist!

Release your inner artist!

The Salisbury family, based locally in Cambridge, have kindly lent part of their studio ceramics collection to the Museum. This collection, formed over many years, includes pieces by some of the finest artists to work in clay from the mid-20th century onwards. These include Austrian and German emigrés Lucie Rie, Hans Coper and Ruth Duckworth, and contemporary artist Jennifer Lee, winner of the Loewe Craft Prize 2018.

Release your inner artist!

Release your inner artist!

Release your inner artist

Release your inner artist 

Release your inner artist

Release your inner artist 

Release your inner artist 

This display highlights some of the outstanding pieces of decorative art on loan to the Museum from the Keatley Trust.

Release your inner artist 

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

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.

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.

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.

Put your creativity to the test and craft your very own sterling silver pendant during this hands-on workshop.

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.

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.