The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1816 by the bequest of the VIIth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, it has been described as "one of the greatest art collections of the nation and a monument of the first importance". The collection includes works of art and antiquities of national and international importance, among them antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; applied arts including English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, fans, armour, Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, rugs and samplers; coins and medals; illuminated manuscripts, rare printed books; paintings including masterpieces by Domenico Veneziano, Titian, Veronese, Rubens, Van Dyck, Canaletto, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne and Picasso and a fine collection of 20th century art; miniatures, drawings, watercolours and prints.
Group tours- the perfect introduction to this magnificent collection- can be booked from 14.30 (duration one hour). Availability is limited so please book early.