β: This is a Beta release of the Fitzwilliam Museum's potential new website.
We want to co-design
our Virtual Museum presence with you.
You can return to our current site at any time.
Following the Government announcement yesterday, museums and galleries in Cambridge will be closed to the public as part of a period of national/local restrictions. So, with great sadness, we will not be able to reopen as planned on 2 January 2021.
Come visit the world’s exotic beasts in the Fitzwilliam Museum’s galleries. Imagine if the animals in the collection were part of a huge parade – what a noise, what a spectacle, what wonders!
Contact us on 01223 332904 or email to book, or to discuss your needs.
The museum-led session is scheduled for two hours and is delivered in the first sixty minutes of your booked slot.
We recommend that schools use their second hour for follow-up time from the taught session.
'Pupils loved the building and the gallery talks – they are excited about the museum and I think that some will definitely try and visit again. They have a broader understanding of animals in art, appreciate what they can gain from a museum visit and have gained even more enthusiasm for the subject.' – KS1/2 Teacher
