Macclesfield Psalter saved for the nation

24 January 2005
Following the launch last September of a high-profile Art Fund campaign to save the export-stopped Macclesfield Psalter, this remarkable medieval manuscript has been secured for the 探花直播 of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.
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Fitzwilliam museum shortlisted for Gulbenkian prize

14 January 2005
探花直播UK鈥檚 industrial and working class heritage is celebrated in the shortlist for Britain鈥檚 biggest single arts prize, 探花直播Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year, announced today, Friday 14 January.
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Review of the year 2004

21 December 2004

It has been a busy year for the 探花直播; here we look back at just some of the major developments and highlights that have kept Cambridge in the headlines:

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Classes for everyone

06 September 2004

World politics, Tibetan Buddhism and Anglo-Saxon Art are just a few of the courses on offer to anyone over 18 at the 探花直播 of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education this autumn.

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Goya at the Fitzwilliam

25 August 2004
探花直播Fitzwilliam Museum is holding a special exhibition of etchings by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya from his Tauromaquia (Bullfighting) series.
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Museums awarded funding

13 April 2004
Five 探花直播 of Cambridge museums have been awarded nearly half a million pounds worth of funding for redevelopment by the Museums Libraries and Archives council (MLA) Designated Challenge Fund. 探花直播awards have been made through Renaissance in the Regions funding, MLA鈥檚 programme to revitalise England鈥檚 regional museums using the Designation Challenge Fund that awards funding to museums with collections of national importance.
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Questioning collections

10 July 2003

What is the purpose and future of university collections? These issues were discussed by an international meeting of academics and museum staff at a conference held at Peterhouse, Cambridge this week.

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