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MAJOR EXHIBITION - OPEN NOW

LABYRINTH

KNOSSOS, MYTH & REALITY

Discover the ancient palace at Knossos and the search for the legendary labyrinth.

★ ★ ★ ★ "Thrilling" – The Times

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SHOP THE RANGE

EASTER SHOP

Treat yourself to something from our range of Easter-inspired treats and gifts.

BOOK YOUR AFTERNOON TEA

TIME FOR TEA

Enjoy a sparkling afternoon tea in the Rooftop Restaurant and discover our new spring menu.

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ASHMOLEAN ADVENTURE

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

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BABY BUNDLE - NEW

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SELF-GUIDED TOUR

HIGHLIGHTS AUDIO TOUR

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

Every day

At the Museum and Online

LECTURE

BRING BABY LECTURE APRIL 2023

In the third of our Bring Baby lectures, author Hettie Judah explores the challenges parents face in the art world...

In the third of our Bring Baby lectures, author Hettie Judah explores the challenges parents face in the art world and looks at the balance between work and family life within the artistic...

In the third of our Bring Baby lectures, author Hettie Judah explores the challenges parents face in the art world and looks at the balance between work and family life within the artistic world.

Wed 5 Apr, 11am–12pm

At the Museum

COURSE

PAINTING IN WATERCOLOUR

Join Artist John Sommerscales for a practical, in-depth five-week exploration of all the major watercolour techniques...

Join Artist John Sommerscales for a practical, in-depth five-week exploration of all the major watercolour techniques and how to apply them to create lively and atmospheric paintin...

Join Artist John Sommerscales for a practical, in-depth five-week exploration of all the major watercolour techniques and how to apply them to create lively and atmospheric paintings.

13 Apr, 20 Apr, 27 Apr, 4 May, 11 May, 10.30am–1pm

At the Museum

CANCELLED

SLOW ART TOUR

This event has been CANCELLED.

Sat 15 Apr, 2–4pm

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

ARCHIVE INSPIRATION CREATIVE WORKSHOP

Join this workshop to see objects first-hand in the Ashmolean Museum archives and use them as a creative starting...

Join this workshop to see objects first-hand in the Ashmolean Museum archives and use them as a creative starting point to inspire playful new work with photographic techniques.

Sun 16 Apr, 1.30–3.30pm

At the Museum

COURSE

MYTHS IN ART: FOCUS ON SANDRO BOTTICELLI

Join Alice Foster in this short series of talks to explore four key artworks by Sandro Botticelli from a mythical...

Join Alice Foster in this short series of talks to explore four key artworks by Sandro Botticelli from a mythical perspective, including La Primavera and The Birth of Venus, drawing...

Join Alice Foster in this short series of talks to explore four key artworks by Sandro Botticelli from a mythical perspective, including La Primavera and The Birth of Venus, drawing on our collection.

Mon 17 Apr & 24 Apr, 2–4pm

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

THE REAL AND THE ROMANTIC

Art historian and author Frances Spalding explores realism, romanticism, and reconstruction in art of the interwar...

Art historian and author Frances Spalding explores realism, romanticism, and reconstruction in art of the interwar period in this Members' talk

Tue 18 Apr, 3.30–4.30pm

Online & at the Museum

CANCELLED

THE MOBILE WUNDERKAMMER

This event has been CANCELLED.

Wed 19 Apr, 6–7pm

Online only

MEMBERS ONLY

PIONEERS OF MODERN ARAB ART

Join curator Francesca Leoni in this members' online talk as she explores trends and trendsetters of Arabic...

Join curator Francesca Leoni in this members' online talk as she explores trends and trendsetters of Arabic modern art.

Tue 25 April, 5-6pm

Online

WORKSHOP

EPIC SKIES PASTEL WORKSHOP

Spend two days with pastel Artist Sandra Orme creating your own mythical, wild and beautiful land- and skyscape,...

Spend two days with pastel Artist Sandra Orme creating your own mythical, wild and beautiful land- and skyscape, in pastels.

Fri 28 & Sat 29 Apr, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

TALK

COLLECTION STORIES

Ashmolean curators focus on ‘human’ stories from their ongoing research and consider decolonisation issues...

Ashmolean curators focus on ‘human’ stories from their ongoing research and consider decolonisation issues in this special online talk.

Fri 28 Apr, 2–5pm

Online

MEMBERS ONLY

THE CAMEL THAT FLED THE NAZIS

In this special talk for Members, Katharina Ulmschneider will tell the story of a T'ang Dynasty camel in our...

In this special talk for Members, Katharina Ulmschneider will tell the story of a T'ang Dynasty camel in our collections.

Wed 3 May, 3.30–4.30pm

Online & at the Museum

DIA AL-AZZAWI: PAINTING POETRY

This stunning exhibition presents artworks and 'dafatir' from the highly-influential contemporary Iraqi artist. It includes al-Azzawi's specially-commissioned 10-metre-long tapestry, 'Panorama of Destruction'.

Gallery 8

FREE

KABUKI LEGENDS: STENCIL PRINTS OF TAKAHASHI HIROMITSU

Discover dramatic kabuki scenes in the colourful prints of contemporary Japanese artist Takahashi Hiromitsu. NOW OPEN.

Gallery 29

FREE

ART IN CHINA: 1949–1999

Uncover our collection of Chinese works of art in the changing period after the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. From Mao and the Cultural Revolution to the Reform Era and the modern world, some of China's most distinguished ink painters and print designers are included.
Gallery 11
FREE

COUNTERPOINT

This new display of artworks, by British artist Mary Chamberlain, reflects the contemporary response of local communities in Oxford to the 18th-century busts exhibited on the Ashmolean's Chantrey Wall.
Opposite the Chantrey Wall, first floor, 3M
FREE

COINS AT THE CROSSROADS OF ASIA

From around 250 BCE to 10 CE, rulers controlled an area of Central and South Asia in the ancient regions of Bactria and Gandhara. This intriguing new display of coins featuring kings, queens and Indo-Greek symbols and influences gives insights into the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms, as they're now known.
Money Gallery
FREE

DIG DEEPER

MYTHS OF THE LABYRINTH

Uncover the many myths surrounding the Labyrinth and the Minotaur in this article by the Labyrinth exhibition curator, Andrew Shapland.

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.

TREASURES

Take a look at a selection of the Ashmolean's most treasured objects, chosen by our curators.

A painting of St Jerome Reading in a Landscape, by Giovanni Bellini, with St Jerome holding an iPad

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