Talks & Tours

Lunchtime Gallery Talks

Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk.

Venue: Gallery 21, Tue-Fri, 1.15–2pm

May

Tue 21: Impressionism
Wed 22: CDE Fortnum, collector extraordinaire
Thur 23: The history of English coinage
Fri 24: Passion, pomp & piety: the colour red
Tue 28: Gorgeous and golden (early Italian art)
Wed 29: The Grand Tour
Thur 30: People at work (Westrn Art)
Fri 31: "A little bit different"

Twilight Gallery Talks

Places (maximum 15) allocated by on a first-come/first-served basis.

Venue: Gallery 21, two Thursdays each month, 5-5.45pm

May

May 23: Reitlinger - collector of ceramics
Jun 13: Greek pots
Jun 27: The might of Assyrian Empire

Saturday Highlights Tours

Places (maximum 15) allocated on a first-come/first-served basis.

Venue: Gallery 21, every Saturday, 11am–12pm 

Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this great introduction to the Museum. 

A Closer Look’ Tours

Places (maximum 15) allocated on a first-come/first-served basis.

Venue: Gallery 21, Tuesday-Sunday 2.15– 2.45pm 

Tours of selected galleries with members of the Museum’s Front of House Team.

May

Tue: 21 Asian Crossroads - The Silk Road
Wed: 22 Three Florentine Paintings
Thu: 23 Introducing the Ashmolean
Fri: 24 Royalty and Religion in Ancient Egypt
Sat: 25 The Roman Empire: Emperors and Power
Sun: 26 Mysteries of the Dragon Robe

Tue: 28 The Life and Paintings of Camille Pissarro
Wed: 29 Walter Sickert - The English Impressionist
Thu: 30 Women in the Ancient World
Fri: 31 The Grand Tour

Cast Gallery ‘Behind the Scenes Tours

Places (maximum 12) allocated on a first-come/first-served basis

Access: regrettably, due to the nature of the historic building, access only by stairs.

Venue: Gallery 21, every Thursday and Saturday, 3–3.30pm

Take a guided tour of the Ashmolean's unique cast collection on the lower-ground floor of the new Cast Gallery.