Real Families exhibition: How we redefined families for a new world

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Scientific progress has made all sorts of families possible. But as a thought-provoking new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK, shows, it hasn’t been a pain-free shift

By Alison George

This painting by Aliza Nisenbaum captures a family at rest on a Sunday

Aliza Nisenbaum. Photo courtesy the Artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York

Real Families: Stories of change
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, UK
6 October to 7 January 2024

IN YOUR mind, conjure up a picture of a family. What do you see? A holiday photo with mum, dad and children grinning in the sunshine, perhaps, or a more formal image of relatives gathered at a wedding?

But do such mental images reflect the reality of many families today? This question is at the heart of a groundbreaking exhibition, Real Families: Stories …

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