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The Fitzwilliam Museum is the lead partner of the spectacular collections of the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) and Botanic Garden. From antiquity to the present day, the Fitzwilliam houses a world-renowned collection of over half a million beautiful works of art, masterpiece paintings and historical artefacts.
- The Fitzwilliam Museum - Our history
The brand-new Fitzwilliam Museum finally opened to members...
- The Fitzwilliam Museum - Founding the Fitzwilliam
Founding the Fitzwilliam. In his will, Richard Fitzwilliam...
- The Fitzwilliam Museum - Our history
Fitzwilliam College is a modern and dynamic international community, committed to developing the talents of all its 750 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since 1966, we have been one of the 31 colleges which make up the University of Cambridge, but we were founded as Fitzwilliam Hall in 1869 with the distinct purpose of supporting ...
Fitzwilliam began in 1869 as a non-collegiate institution, providing Cambridge education to undergraduates who were unable to afford membership of a college. It received in turn the names of Fitzwilliam Hall and Fitzwilliam House, and its members continually strove to enhance its standing.
Fitzwilliam Hall became the headquarters of the Non-Collegiate Students Board and provided student facilities and limited accommodation. It was renamed Fitzwilliam House in 1922.
The brand-new Fitzwilliam Museum finally opened to members of the University and the general public, 32 years after Viscount Fitzwilliam’s original bequest. The Museum was named in Fitzwilliam’s honour and his objects, artworks, books, manuscripts and more became its founding collection.
Founding the Fitzwilliam. In his will, Richard Fitzwilliam (1745–1816)—the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion—left his extensive collection of artworks and objects, along with his library and an enormous sum of £100,000 to the University of Cambridge.
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The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded in 1816 from the bequest of Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, and the tradition of philanthropy has supported the Museum to flourish as a place of knowledge, inspiration and beauty ever since.
