Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge 2

Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge

A grand neoclassical museum with works by Rembrandt, Monet and Picasso and antiquities from the ancient world, free to enter.

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MuseumTime here: 1.5–2.5 h

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Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QZ

Quick facts

Admission is always free.

The collection of around 600,000 objects includes works by Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and Renoir, as well as antiquities.

It was founded in 1816 from the will of the 7th Viscount FitzWilliam, who left £100,000 for a museum, and opened in 1848.

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