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4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian tomb offering

Researchers have unveiled an ancient Egyptian handprint that was left on a soul house tomb offering 4,000 years ago.

LiveScience

‘Rare and exciting’: 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian clay model

The model on which the handprint was discovered has been dated to around 2055–1650 BCE.

Evening Standard

Mystery 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian soul house

Soul houses acted as offering trays or provided a place for the soul of the deceased to live within the tomb

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Still life quartet by Dutch golden age master to be shown together in Cambridge

Jan Davidsz de Heem’s four paintings of sumptuous food and luxury objects were produced as series

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s a lot of James Baldwin in this show’: Glenn Ligon and identity politics

In a show at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam museum, the leading US artist highlights how identity, culture and history in art is contingent on who is doing the looking

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge exhibition on 1924 Olympics throws spotlight on pioneering black athlete

Letter by William DeHart Hubbard, first black athlete to win an individual gold medal at tournament, is arriving in UK for first time ever

The Guardian - UK

Silver coin boom in medieval England due to melted down Byzantine treasures, study reveals

Chemical analysis reveals origin of coinage that stimulated trade and helped fuel development of new towns from seventh century

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‘Inclusivity shouldn’t be controversial’: will a radical art rehang give Cambridge an unwanted ‘woke’ row?

Fitzwilliam Museum keen to avoid kind of criticism that has hit Tate and National Portrait Gallery with shake-up of displays

The Guardian - UK

William Blake’s Universe review – polymath’s paintings are outclassed by the Germans

A wide-ranging exhibition on the English mystic makes unfortunate comparisons with his European contemporaries who, it turns out, are the far superior Romantics

The Guardian - UK

William Blake was the emblem of Englishness – but his art was intrinsically European

The revered artist barely left London in his lifetime but, as a new exhibition shows, his work was part of a broader European art revolution

The Guardian - UK

Money matters: why museums could help Britain’s poor financial literacy

Shelving of plans to revamp Bank of England Museum puts spotlight on uphill task of expanding financial education

The Guardian - UK

Renaissance bronze Apollo donated to British nation to pay inheritance tax bill

500-year-old miniature acquired under acceptance in lieu scheme will go on display at Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge

The Guardian - UK

‘The four centuries of slave trade shaped the spectre of racism and are woven into the fabric of global development’

A lasting legacy of racism, oppression and colonialism is laid bare at a powerful exhibition in Cambridge. Confronting it can help us build a more equitable world

The Guardian - UK

Switch genders and don’t tidy up! How to make a modern family portrait

A new show focuses on 50 years of groundbreaking portraiture, from babies in messy bathrooms to a grandmother explaining race to her granddaughter

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Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance review – a welcome if partial reckoning

Partly founded on slave money, the Fitzwilliam grapples with its past and present in an exhibition that spreads its net wide but fails to get down to the really painful details

The Guardian - UK

African identities, surreal genius Ken Dodd and doors, doors, doors – the week in art

The Fitzwilliam museum re-examines its legacy and recycling found objects points toward the planet’s future – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

‘Who gets remembered and why?’: the exhibition asking uneasy questions about the Atlantic slave trade

Black Atlantic at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam museum explores how Britain’s role in slavery can be seen through its fine art. Rather than giving simple answers, reflection is its aim

The Guardian - UK

Dutch still-life masterpiece on show in UK for first time

‘Dazzling’ Banquet Still Life by Jan Davidsz de Heem has been loaned to Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum

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Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge explores founder’s slavery links

Historic and contemporary pieces interrogate city and university’s connections to colonialism

The Independent UK

Cambridge city guide: Best things to do and where to stay for a culture-packed UK break

Ancient colleges, leafy spaces and punting on the river abound in this charming English city, but there’s plenty more to it, says Mary Novakovich

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