Friends of Fitzwilliam
The "Friends of the Fitzwilliam", founded in 1909, is a society supporting the museum, the oldest in Britain. One of the longest-serving members (1935–2003) was Denys Spittle, whose collection of manuscripts was exhibited in 2007 under the title "Private Pleasures: Illuminated manuscripts from Persia to Paris".
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Famous quotes containing the words friends of and/or friends:
“God’s benison go with you, and with those
That would make good of bad, and friends of foes!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 16:9.