ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

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ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

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

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

ONLINE JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've chosen some of our treasures and turned them into online jigaws for you to solve. Suitable for all ages.

FIND A PUZZLE

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

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

COLOURING SHEETS

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

LEARNING RESOURCES

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

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

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

HOME LEARNING

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

Easy jigsaws

Online jigsaw puzzles to keep children occupied.

MUSEUM SECRETS PODCAST

Enjoy a series of joyful, wonderful, and sometimes bizarre tales hidden in the objects.

FIND A STORY

WORKSHOPS

24 Feb

WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS

Learn the essential techniques needed to create successful watercolour paintings on this six-week course with artist...

Learn the essential techniques needed to create successful watercolour paintings on this six-week course with artist John Somerscales.

FULLY BOOKED

MEMBERS ONLY

24 Feb

EGYPTIAN STATUETTES

Get closer to the early Egyptian statuettes at the Ashmolean and discover how new research reveals a forgery c...

Get closer to the early Egyptian statuettes at the Ashmolean and discover how new research reveals a forgery controversy.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

6 Mar

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TALK: JOAN EARDLEY

Alice Foster presents our annual International Women’s Day talk on pioneering artist Joan Eardley, a forerunner...

Alice Foster presents our annual International Women’s Day talk on pioneering artist Joan Eardley, a forerunner of names such as Peter Blake and the American artist, Jean-Michel...

Alice Foster presents our annual International Women’s Day talk on pioneering artist Joan Eardley, a forerunner of names such as Peter Blake and the American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

At the Museum and online

MEMBERS ONLY

11 Mar

THE SECRET LIVES OF PAINTINGS TALK

In this talk, Ashmolean Conservator Jevon Thistlewood will shed light on some of the secrets paintings hide from...

In this talk, Ashmolean Conservator Jevon Thistlewood will shed light on some of the secrets paintings hide from view.

At the Museum and Online

WORKSHOP

12 Mar

ABSTRACT PAINTINGS OF PETER LANYON: WORKSHOP

In this one-day workshop, explore oil painting techniques and methods of abstraction pioneered by the ground-breaking...

In this one-day workshop, explore oil painting techniques and methods of abstraction pioneered by the ground-breaking St Ives painter Peter Lanyon, who was inspired by the areas of...

In this one-day workshop, explore oil painting techniques and methods of abstraction pioneered by the ground-breaking St Ives painter Peter Lanyon, who was inspired by the areas of landscape where solids meet f...

In this one-day workshop, explore oil painting techniques and methods of abstraction pioneered by the ground-breaking St Ives painter Peter Lanyon, who was inspired by the areas of landscape where solids meet fluids.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

18 Mar

IN BLOOM EXHIBITION MEMBERS PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our major exhibition: In Bloom, opening in March 2026.

Exhibition Galleries

FULLY BOOKED

21 Mar

SIR MUIRHEAD BONE STUDY DAY

Study day to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of artist and printmaker Muirhead Bone

At the Museum

TALK

24 Mar

MILESTONES IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING TALK 1: DUTCH PAINTERS

In this first talk on landscape artists, explore the Dutch painters of the 17th century who were among the early...

In this first talk on landscape artists, explore the Dutch painters of the 17th century who were among the early responders to nature, celebrating it as a subject in its own right.

At the Museum and Online

PRINT ROOM VISIT

24 Mar

MAY MORRIS EMBROIDERY DESIGNS: PRINT ROOM VISIT

Join textile historian and author Dr Lynn Hulse in Morris Month to explore a lovely selection of May Morris works...

Join textile historian and author Dr Lynn Hulse in Morris Month to explore a lovely selection of May Morris works on paper from the Ashmolean collection, as part of the month-long celebration...

Join textile historian and author Dr Lynn Hulse in Morris Month to explore a lovely selection of May Morris works on paper from the Ashmolean collection, as part of the month-long celebration showcasing the legacy...

Join textile historian and author Dr Lynn Hulse in Morris Month to explore a lovely selection of May Morris works on paper from the Ashmolean collection, as part of the month-long celebration showcasing the legacy of the Morris family.

At the Museum

TALK

25 Mar

HERBERT BIER & THE ASHMOLEAN COLLECTION TALK

Follow the story of art dealer Herbert Bier who fled Germany for London in 1936, and his association with the Ashmolean's...

Follow the story of art dealer Herbert Bier who fled Germany for London in 1936, and his association with the Ashmolean's Keeper Sir Karl Parker and the works that were purchased...

Follow the story of art dealer Herbert Bier who fled Germany for London in 1936, and his association with the Ashmolean's Keeper Sir Karl Parker and the works that were purchased from him.

At the Museum and online

WORKSHOP

28 Mar

INTRODUCTION TO DROP SPINNING WITH WOOL

Make your own drop spindle then learn to spin yarn by hand, using wool and working with tools like those from ...

Make your own drop spindle then learn to spin yarn by hand, using wool and working with tools like those from antiquity.

At the Museum

GALLERY ACTIVITY

28 Mar

POETRY IN THE GALLERIES MAR 2026

A free event. Poets from Oxfordshire will explore the Mediterranean World Gallery (gallery 30).

At the Museum

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 300,000 objects available to search and browse online.

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

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Take a look at a selection of highlights from the Ashmolean's collection, chosen by our curators.

A group of products from the Ashmolean shop against a red background, including a bottle of gin in the centre, biscuits in a blue patterned tin, a book with an orange spine and soaps in orange packaging.

ONLINE SHOP

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

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

SHOP ONLINE

EXHIBITION FILM

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet Ashmolean NOW artist Pio Abad in this behind-the-scenes film.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

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

EXHIBITION FILM

TOKYO

Enjoy a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our Tokyo: Art & Photography exhibition.

EXHIBITION FILMS

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet two Ashmolean NOW artists, Flora Yukhnovich and Daniel Crews-Chubb, in these behind-the-scenes films.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

ARTISTS UNDER FIRE

An online exhibition created to mark Remembrance Day 2014 and the centenary of the First World War.

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

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.

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.

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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

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