CNN

Museum reimagines masterpieces in the pandemic, complete with face masks

A UK museum has released reimagined versions of some of its most loved masterpieces, with subjects donning face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, eastern ...
Hyperallergic

What Sewing Samplers Tell Us About Women's Lives from the 17th to 19th Centuries

There are rare records of women’s voices in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially ordinary middle and lower class women. An exhibition at the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum is ...
Hyperallergic

How a Rare Judas Painting Survived the 16th-Century English Reformation

Unknown artist, “The Kiss of Judas,” c. 1460 (image via HKI Institute/The Fitzwilliam Museum, Image Library) During the Protestant Reformation in 16th century Europe, Puritan iconoclasts destroyed an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Horse-Riding Ancient Nomads Made Astonishing Golden Art

Saka artisans crafted ornaments using gold and inlaid precious stones. The Fitzwilliam Museum An upcoming exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, will introduce visitors to the ...
Observer

Thieves Steal Chinese Artifacts from Cambridge Museum

Police in England are investigating a break-in at the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum that took place on Friday evening Some of the stolen artifacts. (Courtesy BBC) Police in England are ...