A Paris Museum a Day sometimes leaves her baguettes for a few days to visit other areas of Europeness. So here are some special dispatches from my trip to the UK.
The Fitzwilliam Museum is Cambridge University’s art museum. The ancient art section, where I spent the most time, is well-done, with displays on the history of collecting, forgeries, and the technology of making and restoration of ancient artworks. The rest of the collections are ummmm… interesting. The great majority are donated, leading to a museum dependant on the whims of the eccentric cast of characters who decided that the National Gallery was just too concerned with authenticity or importance when accessing donations. This leads to experiences like jog-walking past thousands of Dresden figurines or not recognizing a single name in an entire gallery of English paintings (art historical self-image ruined!). what I’m saying is: probably not an indispensible visit.
