Fitzwilliam Museum

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Cambridge, UK

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Fitzwilliam Museum
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Nov 11, 2025
🧵 We’ve been keeping this under wraps… until now! 🌟 2026 brings William Morris & the Pre-Raphaelites, Frank Bowling’s colour, a rare Mughal songbook, wartime making & the history of enamel art. 🎟️ Become a Friend for free entry: bit.ly/4hQWCDy 🎞️ @tomfooleyltd
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Fitzwilliam Museum
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Nov 7, 2025
👜 Empire, craft and labour – discover the hidden histories behind some of the world’s finest leatherwork in 'Bound Together: Leather from Northern Nigeria'. 📍 Open now in Gallery 14, Shiba Gallery ✨ Free entry 🔗 Visit our website to learn more: bit.ly/498s5iS
Fitzwilliam Museum
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Nov 3, 2025
'In the moment of discovery there was a deep sense of her being found'... 📰 Read our latest feature in The Guardian to uncover how our curatorial team and an A-level student found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter. bit.ly/4hHZdAb
Fitzwilliam Museum
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Nov 1, 2025
🌊 Meet Mai, the first Polynesian visitor to Britain. Our new display 'Tau o Mai | Journeys with Mai' explores connection, belonging and legacy. 📍 Gallery 10, until 8 February 2026 🎟️ Free to visit 🎥 @RosiePFreelance 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/47PC7El
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Fitzwilliam Museum
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Oct 30, 2025
🌗 Light or darkness – which tells the story better? See how Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn shifted from light to dark in his print 'The Entombment' 👀 Take a closer look. He didn’t paint over the printed lines – he re-worked the copperplate use to print the image.
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