ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

Enjoy and be inspired by the Museum's collections from home.

Find jigsaws, colouring pages, stories, videos, and more, below.

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.

Netsuke in the form of a rat, Kano Tomokazu, 1800-40

TREASURES

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

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

Create a textured portrait, or try to keep pen to paper to create a colourful drawing

JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've turned some of our treasures into online jigsaw puzzles. How quickly can you solve them?

COLOURING SHEETS

Download printable colouring sheets from the Oxford Doodle Club, inspired by the collections at the Oxford University Museums

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

We've turned some of the Ashmolean's treasures into miniature artworks you can import into Animal Crossing.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Find sketchbook ideas, short films, downloadable PDFs, and more.

HOME LEARNING

Find ways to play and learn from home, with our new videos, quizzes, activities and games

WATCH

THINKING WITH THINGS

A video series taking a closer look at the Ashmolean's hidden treasures from new viewpoints.

READ & WATCH

STORIES

Enjoy our collection of videos and articles and discover more about our recent exhibitions and some hidden stories in the collections.

LISTEN

MUSEUM SECRETS

Bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum.

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

LISTEN

FINGERPRINTS

A new podcast starting on 21 January 2022.

Ascanius shooting the stag of Sylvia landscape

WATCH

VIEWING ART MINDFULLY

A series of short videos, curators from the Ashmolean will guide you mindfully through a series of objects from the Museum's collection.

WATCH

1-MINUTE VIDEOS

Learn about the Ashmolean collections in under 1 minute! From Ganesha and cuneiform, to Samurai warriors and Pre-Raphaelite art.

LISTEN

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

Join us each Friday from 5 February to learn about a piece of writing inspired by objects in our collections.

ONLINE SHOP

Explore our winter and spring ranges, books, boredom busters for kids, and new stationery.

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

SHOP ONLINE

20 Jan

LITTLE ASHMOLES: WOOF WOOF!

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place at The Ashmolean...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place at The Ashmolean Museum at 10.15 am.

Gallery 46: Baroque Art

A painting of warriors brandishing a sword and holding down a helpless man

20 Jan

HOW TO READ PAINTINGS

Join Alice Foster in this online short course to explore how to read paintings.

Online

28 Jan

BABY ASHMOLES

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections....

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult and their baby/babies.

Gallery 44: European Art

Islamic blue and white striped ceramic plate with an emblem in the centre

1 Feb

THE 52ND WILLIAM COHN LECTURE

An online talk with Dr Scott Redford Nasser D Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology School of Oriental...

An online talk with Dr Scott Redford Nasser D Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology School of Oriental and African Studies University of London

Online

4 Feb

BABY ASHMOLES

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections....

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult and their baby/babies.

Gallery 38: China from AD 800

A four image collage of archaeological sites from around Oxfordshire

MEMBERS ONLY

8 Feb

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES AROUND THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

Ben Ford, Oxford Archaeology Senior Project Manager, will explore excavations in the area around the Ashmolean

Online

11 Feb

BABY ASHMOLES ONLINE

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under...

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under 1.

Online

Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro of a group of people collecting apples from a tree in the middle of a large field

MEMBERS ONLY

17 Feb

PISSARRO MEMBERS PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our Pissarro exhibition.

Exhibition Galleries

A sketch of the nude back of a male figure

17 Feb

PRINCIPLES OF DRAWING

In this online workshop, you will learn how to analyse the anatomical and structural forms of front and back heads,...

In this online workshop, you will learn how to analyse the anatomical and structural forms of front and back heads, torsos and hands.

Online

17 Feb

LITTLE ASHMOLES

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place at The Ashmolean...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place at The Ashmolean Museum at 10.15 am.

Gallery 38: China from AD 800

A painting of a traditionally dressed gentleman with dark hair and a beard, wearing a suit jacket and his left hand inserted into his jacket behind the front lapel

18 Feb

CRACKING ANCIENT CODES

An online and in-person talk with Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Jean-François Champollion, Thomas...

An online and in-person talk with Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Jean-François Champollion, Thomas Young and Michael Ventris, and also Lost Languages: The Enigma of the...

An online and in-person talk with Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Jean-François Champollion, Thomas Young and Michael Ventris, and also Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s. This is the first lecture...

An online and in-person talk with Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Jean-François Champollion, Thomas Young and Michael Ventris, and also Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s. This is the first lecture in a mini series about decipherment.

Online

A Chinese calligraphy painting of a flowers, red berries, and a small bird

19 Feb

CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND INK PAINTING MASTERCLASS

An online demonstration with Professor Wang Limim, distinguished calligrapher, artist and scholar, who will reveal...

An online demonstration with Professor Wang Limim, distinguished calligrapher, artist and scholar, who will reveal the ideals of aesthetic interest reflected in Chinese literati calligraphy...

An online demonstration with Professor Wang Limim, distinguished calligrapher, artist and scholar, who will reveal the ideals of aesthetic interest reflected in Chinese literati calligraphy and ink painting.

Online

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

Watch a curator's introduction and explore our now-closed Young Rembrandt exhibition virtually.

Woodcut print depicting a man laying on a bed looking at a laptop

2020 ART COMPETITION

WINNING ENTRIES

View the winning and runner-up entries for each category in our 2020 Artists in Residence competition.

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

Edwina Ellis, Waterloo, wood engraving, 1996 © Tfl, detail of a poster from the collection of London Transport Museum

CURATOR TOUR

SCENE THROUGH WOOD

Enjoy a guided tour of our now-closed Scene Through Wood exhibition with curator, Anne Desmet RA.

landscape detail st jerome reading in a landscape by giovanni bellini with a tablet ashmolean museum wa1899 cdef p1

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