To mark the centenary of one of its greatest benefactors, the American philanthropist and art collector Paul Mellon, the Fitzwilliam Museum is mounting this summer an exhibition which illustrates his many ties to the United Kingdom and to Cambridge in particular, on view from 12 June to 23 September 2007.
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This exhibition of The Fitzwilliam Museum's complete collection of Auerbach's prints ranges from the rare series of drypoint nudes made in 1954 to his most recent and boldest etchings, through 10 June, 2007.
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TREASURES OF TODAY, a spectacular exhibition of silver masterpieces from the renowned private collection of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, opens at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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This statue of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and of war, has recently been allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum by HM Government, as a gift to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax. The statue takes its name from Newton Hall, near Cambridge, its home from 1920 until about five years ago.
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A stunning oil composition by nineteenth century painter Samuel Palmer has been acquired by The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, with the help of a £360,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and a grant of £90,000 from the National Art Collections Fund.
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