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Fitzwilliam Museum
The primary entrance to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum is located in Central Cambridge
Fitzwilliam Museum
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Established1816, by Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam
LocationCambridge, England
Coordinates52°12′01″N 0°07′10″E / 52.200278°N 0.119444°E / 52.200278; 0.119444
TypeUniversity Museum of fine art and antiquities
Collection sizeapprox. 600,000
Visitors349,484 (2019)[1]
DirectorLuke Syson[2]
Websitewww.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge Museums
  • Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Kettle's Yard
  • Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Museum of Classical Archaeology
  • Whipple Museum of the History of Science
  • Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
  • The Polar Museum
  • Museum of Zoology
Saint Geminianus, from a pentaptych by Simone Martini (c. 1284–1344)

The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 under the will of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam (1745–1816), and comprises one of the best collections of antiquities and modern art in western Europe.[3][4] With over half a million objects and artworks in its collections, the displays in the museum explore world history and art from antiquity to the present.[3] The treasures of the museum include artworks by Monet, Picasso, Rubens, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Van Dyck, and Canaletto, as well as a winged bas-relief from Nimrud.[5] Admission to the public is always free.[6]

The museum is a partner in the University of Cambridge Museums consortium, one of 16 Major Partner Museum services funded by Arts Council England to lead the development of the museums sector.[7]

  1. ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ Bailey, Martin (17 October 2018). "The Met's Luke Syson to head Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge". The Art Newspaper.
  3. ^ a b Kennedy, Maev (4 February 2016). "Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge celebrates its 200th birthday". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Review 'Fitzwilliam Museum': The best museum outside London?". www.silvertraveladvisor.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge (19 July 2012). "Collections Explorer – Object Detail (ANE.44.1927, id:8)". webapps.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Visit Us | The Fitzwilliam Museum". www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ "The Fitzwilliam Museum". www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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