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The five thylacine skins sent to Cambridge by Morton Allport

How human Aboriginal remains were traded for scientific accolades

29 Nov 2023

Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals

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Visitors in the Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge collections awarded Arts Council England funding

04 Nov 2022

Culture in Cambridge receives a boost with a £913,641 Arts Council England (ACE) award to the University’s museums and collections.

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The museum technician who found her place among ancient faces

22 Jan 2020

When Charis Millett realised that being a museum technician was the job for her, she worked day and night to make it happen. She speaks about her...

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World’s oldest, illustrated Sanskrit manuscript launches India Unboxed film series

12 Jun 2017

What connects a head-hunter’s trophy, a meteorite, Hercules, a painting of a Hindu temple, an ornate desk, a brass instrument, a tin of tea (unopened...

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Before and after detail of the Virgin Mary from the 'Adoration of the Shepherds'

Saving a renaissance masterpiece: Fitzwilliam Museum wins award for decade-long restoration

19 May 2017

A ten-year research and restoration project to save one of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Renaissance masterpieces was rewarded with a major national...

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The Fitzwilliam Museum today

The Fitzwilliam Museum is 200 today

04 Feb 2016

Today, one of the great collections of art in the UK celebrates its bicentenary. Two hundred years to the day of his death, the Fitzwilliam Museum...

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