Cambridge - Fitzwilliam Museum 
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The most famous museum in Cambridge, which no visitor should miss, is the Fitzwilliam Museum in Trumpington Street, a neo-Classical building in Portland stone (1837-48), the masterpiece of its architect George Basevi.
The original collection was bequeathed to the University by the seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam (died 1816).
The Museum contains a magnificent collection of English pottery and china, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, and illuminated manuscripts.
The original collection was bequeathed to the University by the seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam (died 1816).
The Museum contains a magnificent collection of English pottery and china, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, and illuminated manuscripts.
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Address:
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB, England
Hours:
10am-5pm; Sun: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), New Year's Eve (December 31), Good Friday - Christian
Tips: The Museum's Greek and Roman and Cypriot galleries (galleries 21 and 22) will close for a major refurbishment on August 4 2008, to re-open summer/autumn 2009.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
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