The Fitzwilliam Museum

🫖 Now open! Discover the fusion of art, technology and international trade that pushed the boundaries of enamel decoration in China from the 1600s ✨ 🖌 From plates and perfume bottles to teapots and tableware, take a closer look at intricately detailed and visually striking enamelled objects and find out how this skilled artform was elevated to new heights. 'An Enamel Revolution: China and the World' explores how craftspeople refined their skills, experimenting with colour and material to dazzling effect, and how Chinese products were adapted for export to Europe. 📆 Until 21 February 2027 📍 Gallery 26 🎟️ Free entry, no need to book 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gXjnfhhT 💡 In collaboration with the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🔍 Elephant–handled Zun Vase with Flowers, Fruits, and Insects. Late 1700s to early 1800s. Copper. © Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum 🔍 Snuff bottle with design of pink and green dragons. Copper painted enamel, China, 1800–1900. Photo © the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

'Kate Faulkner was not simply working in William Morris’s shadow – she was a key artist in her own right,' Karen Livingstone, Senior Curatorial Advisor on our 'A Call to Art' exhibition and Deputy Director, speaks to The Guardian about new research which is shedding light on Kate Faulkner and her work as a designer, maker and workshop supervisor at Morris & Co. 📆 'A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites' opens Friday 23 October https://lnkd.in/eBbpsVt7

🔈 Join us for our Creative Careers Marketplace. Are you 15-25 and curious about a career in the creative industries? Don't miss your chance to meet the people who work at the Museum such as curators, conservators, digital marketeers and learning professionals. Hear from staff working at Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridge Regional College. Participate in workshops led by artists, get help with your CV, and discover the many routes into a creative career. 📅 Friday 30th October 2026, 12 – 3pm 📍 The Fitzwilliam Museum Register your interest 👉 https://bit.ly/4iWSUeG

🚨 We're looking for a HR Administrator🚨 Are you organised, detail-oriented with excellent communication skills? We're looking for a HR Administrator with strong administrative, IT and interpersonal skills to join our small, supportive team. The role will support a range of activities, including recruitment and onboarding, day-to-day HR enquiries and training administration. 📩 Interested? Find out more and apply! https://bit.ly/4yrYMl7 🗓️ Deadline: 21 October 2026 📸 Photo by Lewis Ronald

We're excited to be part of a new Collections & Communities in the East of England (CC-EE) initiative to support the next generation of collections-based researchers in the region 🙌 The CC-EE group of arts and heritage institutions have been awarded a Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award by the UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). 🎓 The award will fund 18 fully funded PhD studentships annually from 2027-2030, working with partners Colchester + Ipswich Museums, Firstsite, Norfolk Museums and Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery Read more about the award and its research projects: https://lnkd.in/gAdcuNyE

🚨 Last chance to apply🚨 Are you an experienced commercial income lead? We're looking for a Commercial Consultant. We're seeking a candidate to work with us over the next 3 – 7 months on a part-time basis as we grow our commercial activity. The role will support work across venue hire, retail, box office, catering, programming and more to help boost commercial revenue and build financial resilience as part of a wider transformation project at the Museum. 🗓️ Deadline Monday 21 September Request more information about the position and apply with a CV and short covering letter by contacting: applications@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk 📸 Photo by Lewis Ronald

🚨 We're looking for a Commercial Consultant🚨 Are you an experienced commercial income lead? We're seeking a candidate to work with us over the next 3 – 7 months on a part-time basis as we grow our commercial activity. The role will support work across venue hire, retail, box office, catering, programming and more to help boost commercial revenue and build financial resilience as part of a wider transformation project at the Museum. 🗓️ Deadline now extended to Monday 21 September Request more information about the position and apply with a CV and short covering letter by contacting: applications@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk 📸 Photo by Lewis Ronald

🔈 Join us for our Creative Careers Marketplace. Are you 15-25 and curious about a career in the creative industries? Meet curators and conservators from the Museum, and other professionals from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Regional College and more. Participate in workshops led by artists, get help with your CV, and gain insight into the many routes into a creative career. 📅 Friday 30th October 2026, 12 – 3pm 📍 The Fitzwilliam Museum Register your interest 👉 https://bit.ly/4iWSUeG

🚨 Freelance opportunity ending soon: Commercial Consultant We're looking for an experienced commercial income lead to work with us over the next 3 – 7 months on a part-time basis as we grow our commercial activity. The role will support work across venue hire, retail, box office, catering, programming and more to help boost commercial revenue and build financial resilience as part of a wider transformation project at the Museum. 🗓️ Deadline approaching: Thursday 10 September Request more information about the position and apply with a CV and short covering letter by contacting: applications@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk 📸 Photo by Lewis Ronald

🚨🎶 Now open: 'A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire' 'A fascinating, colourful, melodious look at the ornate pages of the Plowden songbook' – The Guardian Our latest display lets you experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. It centres around the Plowden songbook – a rare manuscript of songs in Persian, Urdu, Classical Hindi and Punjabi with detailed illustrations of musicians, dancers, singers and courtesans. Listen to music from the songbook, meet its skilled performers and explore how art and music crossed boundaries of language and empire in South Asia in the 1700s and 1800s in our newest display. 📍 'A Mughal Songbook' is now open in gallery 14, and is free to visit 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eaeT88ce 🔍 Two ghazals of Hafiz and Amir Khusraw, Songbook of Sophia Elizabeth Plowden, Lucknow, 1787–88. Photo © Fitzwilliam Museum University of Cambridge