Fitzwilliam Museum
The art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1816 under the will of the 7th Viscount FitzWilliam. Its half a million objects run from antiquity to the present, with paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso and a winged relief from Nimrud.
- Where
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.2003, 0.1194
Get the Fitzwilliam Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fitzwilliam Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Fitzwilliam Museum
King's College Chapel 0.5 km
The chapel of King's College, Cambridge, built in phases by a succession of English kings between 1448 and 1515. It holds the world's largest fan vault and great stained glass windows finished by 1531, and its famous choir still sings in what remains a working place of worship.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter 68 km
A walk-through exhibition at Leavesden, where the Harry Potter films were made, holding the real costumes, props and sets. Visitors walk through the Great Hall, down Diagon Alley and past the Hogwarts Express, with displays on how the visual effects were done.
Camden Market 76 km
A cluster of adjoining markets in Camden Town, partly set in the old Pickfords stables beside the Hampstead Road Lock on the Regent's Canal. Stalls sell clothing, crafts, bric-a-brac and food, drawing around 250,000 people a week.
London Zoo 76 km
The world's oldest scientific zoo, opened in 1828 on the edge of Regent's Park and first meant as a collection for study. In 1831 it took in the animals from the old menagerie at the Tower of London, and it now keeps more than 8,000 animals of over 300 species.
Regent's Park 77 km
A Royal Park of 170 hectares in north-west London, with open parkland, an ornamental boating lake and Queen Mary's rose gardens. London Zoo sits on its northern edge, and elegant Regency terraces line its outer ring.
Wembley Stadium 77 km
England's national football stadium, opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley of 1923. It hosts England home matches and the FA Cup Final, and its great white arch is visible across much of north-west London.
Gandhi Statue, Tavistock Square 77 km
A bronze of Mahatma Gandhi seated cross-legged by Fredda Brilliant, unveiled in 1968 at the centre of Tavistock Square ahead of the centenary of his birth. Gandhi studied law at University College London nearby from 1888 to 1891.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London 77 km
A Hindu mandir in Neasden, built entirely by traditional methods in carved stone and inaugurated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in 1995. It was Europe's first traditional Hindu stone temple, and its complex also holds an exhibition on Hinduism and a cultural centre.
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Questions
Where is Fitzwilliam Museum?
Fitzwilliam Museum is in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are King's College Chapel (0.5 km), Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter (68 km), Camden Market (76 km).
How do I get the Fitzwilliam Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fitzwilliam Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Fitzwilliam Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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