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

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

A NEW ASHMOLEAN PODCAST

FINGERPRINTS

Stories of touch revealing the ways in which the forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped Britain's oldest Museum.

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THINKING WITH THINGS

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

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FINGERPRINTS

A new podcast launched on 21 January 2022.

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STORIES

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

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MUSEUM SECRETS

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

Landscape painting of a woman lying down next to a red heart by Elvira Bach

DISCOVER

SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN

Celebrating women in art and in the Ashmolean's collection and telling their stories.

No Offence Exhibition – Fragment of a tomb painting, Etruscan, about 490 BC

DISCOVER

LGBTQ+ STORIES

LGBTQ+ connections and Pride stories in our collections.

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1-MINUTE VIDEOS

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

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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.

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A black and white photograph of gentleman in a suit and tie analysing scripture on a plaque

TALK

12 Jul

CRACKING ANCIENT CODES

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, uncovering the deciphering of the mysterious Minoan script 'Linear...

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, uncovering the deciphering of the mysterious Minoan script 'Linear B' by architect Michael Ventris, marking his centenary....

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, uncovering the deciphering of the mysterious Minoan script 'Linear B' by architect Michael Ventris, marking his centenary. The second lecture in a mini-series...

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, uncovering the deciphering of the mysterious Minoan script 'Linear B' by architect Michael Ventris, marking his centenary. The second lecture in a mini-series about decipherment.

Ashmolean Museum and Online

Adoration of the Shepherds illustration by an anonymous Italian in pen and brown ink with brown wash, c.1570

MEMBERS ONLY TALK

13 Jul

DETECTIVE WORK AND DISCOVERIES

Explore our collection of Italian drawings from Leonardo to Piranesi and discover how a little detective work and...

Explore our collection of Italian drawings from Leonardo to Piranesi and discover how a little detective work and recent research can uncover their stories.

Online & at the Museum

A painting of a woman with red hair, in a purple dress, holding white flowers and resting on an open book

MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW

14 Jul

PRE-RAPHAELITES MEMBERS' PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our Pre-Raphaelites 2022 exhibition.

Exhibition Galleries

Children in a craft activity smiling and holding up what they've made

FREE FESTIVAL

16 Jul

BIG FAMILY WEEKEND

Join us for a fabulous fun weekend for all the family. Saturday celebrates the Archaeology Festival and Sunday...

Join us for a fabulous fun weekend for all the family. Saturday celebrates the Archaeology Festival and Sunday is all about art.

At the Museum

Two ancient coins to explore on Archaeology Day at our Big Family Weekend in July 2022

TALK

19 Jul

FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2022: PRE-ROMAN COINAGE OF THE ICENI

This talk will explore the captivating world of the Iceni, a pre-Roman community that inhabited present-day East...

This talk will explore the captivating world of the Iceni, a pre-Roman community that inhabited present-day East Anglia.

Online and at the Museum

Bronze lipped Celtic terret with ornament chased in relief and inset with red enamel - used for horses' harness

TALK

22 Jul

FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2022: CELTIC ART

Get close to some of the most evocative and enigmatic objects of later European prehistory, known as Celtic art,...

Get close to some of the most evocative and enigmatic objects of later European prehistory, known as Celtic art, in this archaeological talk.

Online and at the Museum

TALK

25 Jul

FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2022: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE EARLY IRON AGE

In this talk, discover the significance of Austria's important Hallstatt cemetery finds to understanding early...

In this talk, discover the significance of Austria's important Hallstatt cemetery finds to understanding early Iron Age society.

Online and at the Museum

Bath Road by Camille Pissarro 1897, oil on canvas

TALK

27 Jul

THE PISSARROS IN ENGLAND

Join art historian Kathleen Adler to explore the period the Pissarro family and Lucien, Camille's eldest son,...

Join art historian Kathleen Adler to explore the period the Pissarro family and Lucien, Camille's eldest son, spent in England.

Online and at the Museum

Portrait of John Ruskin standing by the stream at Glenfinlas, John Everett Millais, 1853

TALK

4 Aug

JOHN RUSKIN AND PRE-RAPHAELITE LANDSCAPE PAINTING

In this special talk, Pre-Raphaelite exhibition curator, Christiana Payne, discusses John Ruskin's ideas of...

In this special talk, Pre-Raphaelite exhibition curator, Christiana Payne, discusses John Ruskin's ideas of landscape painting against the backdrop of the other Pre-Raphaelite...

In this special talk, Pre-Raphaelite exhibition curator, Christiana Payne, discusses John Ruskin's ideas of landscape painting against the backdrop of the other Pre-Raphaelites.

At the Museum and Online

Making Japanese woodblock prints - here a scene of flowers is being made in black and white

WORKSHOP

7 Aug

BLACK & WHITE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK WORKSHOP

Join artist Ralph Kigell for this one-day workshop introducing water-based woodblock printing in black and whi...

Join artist Ralph Kigell for this one-day workshop introducing water-based woodblock printing in black and white.

At the Museum

Gustave Courbet 'Le bord de mer a Palavas', By The Seaside, 1853

TALK

31 Aug

THE SEA, THE SEASIDE! TALK

Join art historian, Juliet Heslewood to explore the different way artists have interpreted the sea and seaside...

Join art historian, Juliet Heslewood to explore the different way artists have interpreted the sea and seaside through the ages.

Online and at the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY TALK

15 Sep

DJED: THE ART OF MUMMIFICATION

This event, will take place both on Zoom and in the Headley Lecture Theatre at the Ashmolean Museum. Dr Bob Loynes...

This event, will take place both on Zoom and in the Headley Lecture Theatre at the Ashmolean Museum. Dr Bob Loynes describes the motivation for and the methods used for mummification,...

This event, will take place both on Zoom and in the Headley Lecture Theatre at the Ashmolean Museum. Dr Bob Loynes describes the motivation for and the methods used for mummification, throughout the long history...

This event, will take place both on Zoom and in the Headley Lecture Theatre at the Ashmolean Museum. Dr Bob Loynes describes the motivation for and the methods used for mummification, throughout the long history of ancient Egypt.

Online and at the Museum

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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