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MAJOR EXHIBITION NOW OPEN

COLOUR REVOLUTION

VICTORIAN ART, FASHION & DESIGN
Open until 18 Feb 2024

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ADVENT CALENDAR

Visit our Advent Calendar for a new Ashmolean object every day until 25 December

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Be inspired by our wide selection of Christmas gifts and festive treats. Every purchase supports the Museum.

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NEW FESTIVE RESTAURANT MENU

Join us for a festive lunch in our contemporary Rooftop Restaurant.

ALL THINGS FESTIVE

VISITING AT CHRISTMAS

Find out about the Ashmolean's visiting times and shopping over Christmas and new year.

READ THE STORY

THE VICTORIANS AT CHRISTMAS

Christmas trees, mistletoe, sending cards and Christmas pudding... delve into the Victorians' popular festive traditions.

WORLD IN COLOUR SEASON

A special season of events, exhibitions and more.

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ASHMOLEAN ADVENTURE

A fun interactive family experience through the galleries. Book ahead for your Christmas holiday visit.

SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS

TODDLER TIME

Get involved in our exciting season of toddler activities. Families can choose from 3 to 9-month subscriptions and enjoy social and learning gallery sessions in a subscription package each month.

TOUR DETAILS

FREE FAMILY TOURS THIS WINTER

Join a tour of the Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece galleries this season for stories and crafts. Tours usually start at 11am but some days vary.

ASHMOLEAN NOW: FLORA YUKHNOVICH x DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB

New large-scale works from two exciting contemporary painters.
Gallery 8. FREE. Until 14 Jan

ASHMOLEAN NOW

SELF-GUIDED TOUR

HIGHLIGHTS AUDIO TOUR

Discover the highlights of the Ashmolean on the Smartify audio tour.

Every day

At the Museum and Online

BABY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

BABY BUNDLE

A subscription programme for new parents or carers. Aimed at those with babies under 12 months, families will receive...

A subscription programme for new parents or carers. Aimed at those with babies under 12 months, families will receive three programmes a month.

Once a month Tue or Sat, 10.30-11.30am OR 2.30-3.30pm

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SUBSCRIBE FOR MONTHLY EVENTS

TODDLER TIME

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop...

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop their vocabulary and experiences. Choose a 3, 6 or 9 month subsc...

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop their vocabulary and experiences. Choose a 3, 6 or 9 month subscription.

Once a month Tue or Sat, 10.30-11.30am OR 2.30-3.30pm

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MEMBERS ONLY

CONSERVATION TEAM'S TOUR OF COLOUR REVOLUTION

Join the Ashmolean's Conservation Team to go behind the scenes for an after-hours tour of our Colour Revolution:...

Join the Ashmolean's Conservation Team to go behind the scenes for an after-hours tour of our Colour Revolution: Victorian, Art & Fashion exhibition.

Wed 10 Jan, 5–6pm OR 6.15–7.15pm

Exhibition Galleries

GALLERIES TOUR

INTO THE BLUE TOUR

Explore some of the bluest objects in our collections and galleries, from Western paintings to Japanese prints...

Explore some of the bluest objects in our collections and galleries, from Western paintings to Japanese prints and Islamic ceramics and learn about the colour blue and the pigment ...

Explore some of the bluest objects in our collections and galleries, from Western paintings to Japanese prints and Islamic ceramics and learn about the colour blue and the pigment itself.

Thu 18 Jan 2024, 4-5pm

Exhibition Galleries

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MAY MORRIS EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection,...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needle...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needlework.

Fri 26 Jan 2024, 10.30am–4pm

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COURSE

GREEN MEN AND WILD WOMEN MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY COURSE

Join this three-day course to recreate medieval embroidery techniques and reproduce images of the Green Man and...

Join this three-day course to recreate medieval embroidery techniques and reproduce images of the Green Man and traditional Wild Women.

Sun 28 Jan, Sun 10 Mar & Sun 19 May 2024, 10.30am–4pm

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COURSE

SHORT HISTORY OF COLOUR IN WESTERN ART

Join Juliet Heslewood for this three-day course of short talks on the shifts in the use of colour through different...

Join Juliet Heslewood for this three-day course of short talks on the shifts in the use of colour through different periods in Western Art history, from medieval to modern.

Tue 30 Jan, Tue 6 & Tue 13 Feb 2024, 2-3pm

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

MAY MORRIS EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP - 1 FEB 2024

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection,...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needle...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needlework.

Thu 1 Feb 2024, 10.30am–4pm

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FULLY BOOKED

MAY MORRIS EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP 2 FEB 2024

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection,...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needle...

In this one-day workshop, you'll embroider one of May Morris’s botanical designs from the Ashmolean collection, and be able to study original examples of 19th-century needlework.

Fri 2 Feb 2024, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

UPCYCLING WORKSHOP

In this half-day workshop with interior designer Richard O'Gorman, discover how to create your own colourful...

In this half-day workshop with interior designer Richard O'Gorman, discover how to create your own colourful upcycled vase.

Sat 3 Feb 2024, 10.30am–12.30pm OR 1.30–3.30pm

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FAMILY EVENT

ONE WORLD FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling...

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling array of activities, performances, talks and crafts.

Sat 10–Sun 11 Feb 2024, 11–4.30pm

Whole Museum

Untitled white porcelain sculpture by artist Fang Lijun, showing peeling bricks enclosing a head inside, 51cmx49cmx39cm, 2023

FANG LIJUN: PORTRAITS AND PORCELAIN

Contemporary Chinese artist Fang Lijun was a leading protagonist of the early 1990s Cynical Realist art movement in China. This exhibition showcases some of Fang's seminal paintings alongside drawings, woodcuts and his more recent ceramics.
Gallery 11
FREE

KABUKI KIMONO DISPLAY

Six spectacular kimonos belonging to the kabuki actor Bandō Tamasaburō V are on display in the Textiles Gallery. Open now.
Gallery 5, lower ground floor
FREE

FASHIONING BODIES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Disability themes in the ancient world, from Egypt to the Ancient Middle East, are explored in this display as part of Disability History Month and our Curating for Change programme.
Ancient Middle East Gallery 19, ground floor
FREE

KABUKI LEGENDS EXHIBITION

Discover the colourful stencil prints of Takahashi Hiromitsu in this exhibition of dramatic kabuki scenes. In gallery 29, first floor. Open now. FREE

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

6 EPISODES

FINGERPRINTS

Uncover the invisible fingerprints left behind by makers, looters, archaeologists, soldiers, rulers, curators, and more. These stories of touch also reveal how forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum.

25 BITE-SIZED TALES

MUSEUM SECRETS

Our curators have been recording bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum. Explore time & asparagus, symbols of hope in challenging times, Ancient Greek manscaping, and more!

6 AUDIO ADVENTURES

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

From Uccello’s spine-tingling painting The Hunt in the Forest to poems woven into Japanese prints, this short series delves into the poetry and literature hidden in the collections.

ONLINE COLLECTIONS

Discover thousands of objects and artworks Take a journey through thousands of years of art and history with our online collection. There are currently more than 200,000 objects available to search and browse online.