The Fitzwilliam Museum: A History (Hardback)

Lucilla Burn (author)

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Hardback 256 Pages / Published: 14/01/2016

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Synopsis

This book has been commissioned by the Fitzwilliam Museum as part of the celebrations of the bicentenary, in 2016, of its foundation. It traces the story of the establishment and growth of the Museum from its origins in the 1816 bequest of Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, to the present day. By setting an individual museum's story into the larger context of the growth and development of museums and galleries in the UK and elsewhere, the book will appeal to all students of the history of collecting and display as well as to visitors to the museum.

Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781781300343
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 1247 g
Dimensions: 248 x 197 x 28 mm

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'The excellence of this book lies in its intelligent use of previously untapped archival sources, its well-chosen and expertly reproduced images, attractive presentation and its clear prose...offers a rich and balanced overview of the history of the Fitzwilliam Museum... a definite contribution to the evolving study of the history of collecting in Britain.'

--Susanna Avery-Quash, The Burlington magazine