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Fitzwilliam Museum

Trumpington St., Cambridge CB2 1RB, England
01223 332900
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Ranked #5 of 99 attractions in Cambridge
Type: Art Museums
Owner description: Museum houses vast collections of antiquities from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, including exhibits of English and European pottery and glass,... more » Owner description: Museum houses vast collections of antiquities from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, including exhibits of English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, Chinese jades, and ceramics from Japan and Korea. « less
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2013 NEW

Boring and no child facilities. Went with school. Big mistake. Would have been better to see other colleges at the universitg better. Terrible

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

The Fitzwilliam has a wide range of exhibits, but is no British Museum! We enjoyed the art in particular, and especially the small Quentin Blake exhibition. The gift shop was great for some souvenirs to take home.

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Gloucester, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

The Museum is a short walk from the Hilton where we stayed. I recommend it. You can go and get lost all day or just focus on what ever you are interested in. There are several floors. They have a wonderful collection of art from all over the World. Including artifacts from Egypt. There is a gift shop which has... More

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milton keynes
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

There is a wealth of artefacts housed here but the staff did nothing to enhance the visit. We found the small pale tone printed descriptions difficult to read as they were often placed high or in inaccessible places; no wonder the school party looked bored to death. Having checked the dos and donts and having walked past at least half... More

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

What a gorgeous museum...and free! I loved the antiquities, as well as the French Impressionists. The museum has an extensive gift shop and a little cafe.

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Woodbridge, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

for a start...and it is all free, a pleasant way to spend an hour checking out whatever you are interested. had nice cup of tea in the ground cafe ...

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

An excellent museum with an enormous range of exhibits. We particularly liked the Roman gallery with beautiful mosaics. If I was being picky, there doesn't appear to be much to appeal to younger children when compared to the big London museums who cater for everyone. This felt definitely more adult-orientated.

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St Neots, Cambs
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

At the grand old age of 61 years I finally got round to visiting the Fitzwilliam Museum on Sunday 5/5/13, despite living within 30 miles of it all my life and two of those years actually living in Cambridge, I am embarrassed to admit ! We visited the museum today and spent three hours there but only managed to see... More

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Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

This museum contains a little bit of everything, from grecian urns and Sumerian cuneiform tablets to c18 pottery. It's a very nice collection, and it's free. What's not to like?

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Dorchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

We visited to see the 19th, 20th, 21st century art, and a modern temporary exhibition in galleries upstairs 10,11,12. It would take several visits to see all the art, and the museum artefacts. There is a cafe, shop, lockers and toilets.

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