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:
“The great man down, you mark his favorite flies,
The poor advanced makes friends of enemies.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Never explain—your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915)