The Fitzwilliam Museum is a Grade I Listed building occupying a prominent position in the heart of Cambridge City’s Central Conservation area. It houses world-class collections of works of art and antiquities, spanning centuries of civilisations.

 

AMA Chartered Architects were appointed in June 2016 by the University to develop a conservation repair and refurbishment schedule for the Founders Entrance, entailing replacement copper to existing vertical faces and flat roof, redecoration of the existing cold forged steel glazing bars to the Lantern with repairs to glazing compound and replacement of discoloured curved glass panes as necessary, installation of discreet lighting within Entrance Hall, and localised indent stone repairs, structural timber repairs and other associated works.

 

Because of the media attention the project attracted from the onset, visitors are now aware upon entering the Founders Entrance Hall, the refreshed paintwork and revised lighting scheme emphasising this ‘Jewel in the Crown’ to one of Cambridge’s most prominent public buildings.