University welcomes Sovereign
07 June 2005The University is welcoming Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh today.
Macclesfield Psalter saved for the nation
24 January 2005Following the launch last September of a high-profile Art Fund campaign to save the export-stopped Macclesfield Psalter, this remarkable medieval manuscript has been secured for the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.
Fitzwilliam museum shortlisted for Gulbenkian prize
14 January 2005The UK’s industrial and working class heritage is celebrated in the shortlist for Britain’s biggest single arts prize, The Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year, announced today, Friday 14 January.
Review of the year 2004
21 December 2004It has been a busy year for the University; here we look back at just some of the major developments and highlights that have kept Cambridge in the headlines:
Christmas gifts from the Fitz
02 December 2004A new Fitzwilliam Museum shop selling Christmas cards and gifts is now open at 14 King's Parade (opposite King's College Chapel).
Welcome back alumni
23 September 2004Today marks the start of the University of Cambridge Alumni Weekend.
Classes for everyone
06 September 2004World politics, Tibetan Buddhism and Anglo-Saxon Art are just a few of the courses on offer to anyone over 18 at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education this autumn.
Goya at the Fitzwilliam
25 August 2004The Fitzwilliam Museum is holding a special exhibition of etchings by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya from his Tauromaquia (Bullfighting) series.
Museums awarded funding
13 April 2004Five University of Cambridge museums have been awarded nearly half a million pounds worth of funding for redevelopment by the Museums Libraries and Archives council (MLA) Designated Challenge Fund. The awards have been made through Renaissance in the Regions funding, MLA’s programme to revitalise England’s regional museums using the Designation Challenge Fund that awards funding to museums with collections of national importance.
Questioning collections
10 July 2003What is the purpose and future of university collections? These issues were discussed by an international meeting of academics and museum staff at a conference held at Peterhouse, Cambridge this week.
