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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 111 attractions in Cambridge
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Museum houses vast collections of antiquities from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, including exhibits of English and European pottery and glass... more » 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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Attraction type: Art museum
Address: Trumpington St. Cambridge CB2 1RB
England
Tel: 01223 332900
Fax: 01223 332923

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“Best Museum Outside of London?”
5 of 5 stars
Ispahan1
Bloomington, Illinois
Oct 3, 2007

This could very well be it. The collection is both broad and deep, ranging from Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities to modern porcelain and ceramics. The painting collection is probably the most well known, with works by Titian, Rembrandt, da Vinci, Monet, Degas, and Picasso. The building itself is gorgeous. I recently took a group of 21 university students there... more

“Good but beware of staff”
3 of 5 stars
sf_traveler
California
Sep 18, 2005
2/7 found this review helpful

"Cute" is a good way of describing the Fitzwilliam. They have a few Egyptian artifacts, some Greek, couple of Elizabethian, you get the picture. It is a small museum that has a little of everything from the major periods. It's worth a look if only for 30 mins or less and besides, it's free. Cambridge is lovely but doesn't have... more

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Trumpington St., Cambridge CB2 1RB, England
Tel: 01223 332900 Fax: 01223 332923