CONTACT US

For General Enquiries please contact +44 (0)1865 278000

Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH

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FEEDBACK FORM

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Opening times, floor plan, directions, access, trails, and more

View from behind to museum visitors ascending a staircase, with busts on the wall in front of them

TICKETS

Book events and exhibition tickets, contact our Box Office, and booking FAQs

Talks and tours at the Ashmolean Museum – Egypt Galleries

GROUP BOOKINGS

Find out how to book a group visit to the Museum

COMMERCIAL

Commercial Director – Claire Lane

Publications & Licensing

Publications – +44 (0)1865 278010
Picture Library – +44 (0)1865 278040
Publications – publications@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Picture Library – picture.library@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Head of Publishing & Licensing – Declan McCarthy
Publishing and Licensing Coordinator – Carrie Hickman
Picture Library Manager – Amy Taylor
Picture Library Assistant – Erica Martin

Retail – Buying, Shop & Ecommerce

+44 (0)1865 288185 / 288189
onlineshop@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Retail & Ticketing Manager - Anna Vrij-Tottey
Merchandising & Online Manager – Richard Mullen

What’s On Box Office – Online Tickets & Phone Bookings

+44 (0)1865 278112 – 11am-3pm - every day apart from bank holidays
onlinetickets@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Photography

+44 (0)1865 278011
photo.studio@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Venue Hire, Weddings, Corporate Membership & Filming

+44 (0)1865 610406
events@ashmolean.org
For other Events & Filming enquiries please contact:
Head of Events, Corporate Membership & Filming – Wendy Ball
Museum Event and Filming Manager – Bettina Zagoritis
Corporate Relationships Manager – Paul Jeffery

COLLECTIONS

Department of Antiquities
+44 (0)1865 278020
antiquities@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Sackler Keeper of Antiquities – Paul Roberts – Roman Collections (currently on sabbatical until end 2022)
Jaleh Hearn Curator of Ancient Middle East – Paul Collins (Acting Keeper of Antiquities)
Curator – Eleanor Standley – Anglo-Saxon and Medieval collections; European material from the Tradescant collection
Curator – Liam McNamara – Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator for Ancient Egypt and Sudan
Curator – Alison Roberts – European and Early Prehistoric collections; African, American and Asian material from the Tradescant collection
Curator – Anja Ulbrich – A.G. Leventis Curator of the Cypriot Collection
Curator – A ndrew Shapland – Sir Arthur Evans Curator of Bronze Age and Classical Greece
Administrator – Ilaria Perzia (on secondment) Louise Clarke (temporary cover)
Collections Manager – Claire Burton
Collections Assistant – Dana Macmillan

Department of Western Art
+44 (0)1865 278042
General Enquiries – western.art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Print Room Appointments – waprintroom@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Collections information – collections.westernart@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Administrator – wa.admin@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Keeper – Catherine Whistler – Italian and Spanish paintings and French (before 1800), drawings and prints. Responsible for Russian art and the textile collection.
Senior Curator – Colin Harrison – British paintings, drawings and prints to 1900; French paintings, drawing and prints 1815–1900; Pissarro Collections; miniatures and musical instruments.
Curator – Matthew Winterbottom – Late-19th-century British sculpture and decorative arts, ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and also of the Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection generally.
Curator – An Van Camp – Christopher Brown Curator of Northern European Art - Paintings, Prints and Drawings.
Curator – Lena Fritsch – Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Collections Manager – Catherine Casley
Research Assistant (Italian Drawings Project) – AngelaMaria Aceto
Getty Paper Project Research Fellow: Rachel Boyd
Print Room Supervisor – Caroline Palmer
Print Room Supervisor – Katherine Wodehouse
Administrator – Christopher Doogue
Collections Assistant – Dana Macmillan

Heberden Coin Room
+44 (0)1865 278058
coin-room@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Curator, Medieval and Modern – Julian Baker
Curator, South Asia and Banknotes, also Exhibitions – Shailendra Bhandare
Curator, Greek and Roman Provincial, also Education – Volker Heuchert
Keeper – Chris Howgego
Curator, Digital Collections and Roman Coins – Jerome Mairat
Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Adviser, Medieval and Post-Medieval – John Naylor
Senior Curator Islamic – Luke Treadwell
Research Fellow, Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project – Marguerite Spoerri

Department of Eastern Art
+44 (0)1865 278067
eastern-art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Jameel Centre for the Study of Eastern Art – eastudycentre@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Keeper & Curator of Indian Art – Mallica Kumbera Landrus
Curator of Chinese Art – Shelagh Vainker
Curator of Japanese Art – Clare Pollard
Curator of Islamic Art – Francesca Leoni
Administrator and PA to the Keeper: Sarah Thorn
Collections Manager (part-time): Alessandra Cereda
Collections Manager (part-time): Sarah Mitchell
Collections Assistant (part-time): Ben Skarratt
Study Room Assistant: Marie Sinclair
Programme Manager, The India-Oxford Initiative: Marwa Ahmed
Research Fellow, May Beattie Carpets: Dorothy Armstrong
Honorary Curator: Andrew Topsfield

Conservation
+44 (0)1865 278024
conservation@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Head of Conservation – Daniel Bone
Conservation Manager (Preventative, Science and Technical) – Kelly Domoney
Conservation Manager, Objects – Alexandra Baldwin
Conservation Manager, Works on Paper – Alexandra Greathead
Objects Conservator – Paulina 'Nicky' Lobaton
Objects Conservator – Stephanie Ward
Paintings Conservator – Jevon Thistlewood
Paper Conservator – Lara Daniels
Paper Conservator – Beth Twinn
Textile Conservator – Sue Stanton
Collections and Exhibitions Technician – Timothy Crowley
Collections and Exhibitions Technician – Kevin Jacques
Administrator – Andrea Diss
Mountmaker – David Orwell

Digital Collections
+44 (0)1865 278283
digital.collections@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Head of Digital Collections – Dr Aruna Bhaugeerutty
CMS & DAMS Manager – Chris Monaghan
Data Architect (p/t) – Dr Chris Powell
Data Technician (p/t) – Jess Dawe
Data Assistant – Laura Miller
Image Assistant – Daria Wallace
Project Cataloguing Officer (Hope prints) – Alice de Quidt
Project Documentation Assistant (Egypt and Sudan) – Bryony Smerdon
Coins Digitisation Assistant – Chris Gallacher

AUDIENCES & CONTENT

Director – Gina Koutsika

Visitor Experience
+44 (0)1865 278000
Head of Visitor Experience – Emma Hermon
Internal Comms Officer – Agota Marton
Visitor Experience Supervisor – Suki Trowles
Visitor Experience Supervisor – Simon Curtis
Visitor Experience Supervisor – Sarah Weaver
Deputy VEA Manager – Ruth Farnan
VH Duty Managers – Sue Bramley, Vincent Gill, Ellen Torf
Internal Communications Officer – Dr Ágota Márton

Audiences & Online Engagement
+44 (0)1865 278 179
membership@ashmus.ox.ac.uk (for membership queries)

Head of Audiences & Online Engagement – Sarah Casey
Digital Communications Manager – Christiane Brittain
Digital Communications Officer – Louise Bailey
Web Content Editor – Rose de Freitas
Membership Manager – Anne-Marie Lo
Membership Officer – Becky Don

Formal Learning & Academic Engagement
+44 (0)1865 278015
learning@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Head of Formal Learning & University Engagement – Clare Cory
Academic Engagement Officer – Jim Harris
Primary Education Officer – Clare Coleman
Learning Assistant – Scarlett Grant
Learning Assistant – Melanie Budge

Informal Learning & Public Programmes
+44 (0)1865 278015
learning@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Head of Informal Learning & Public Programmes – Jo Rice
Adult Learning & Engagement Coordinator – Jude Barrett
Family Programmes Creative Producer – Vacant post
Bookings Assistant – Sian Finn

Digital Content & Interpretation
Head of Digital Content & Interpretation – Jane Cockcroft
Interpretation & Digital Content Producer – Natasha Podro
Interpretation & Digital Content Producer – Vacant post
Audience Insight Officer – Mark Wilkins

MARKETING & PRESS

Head of Marketing & Communications, Oxford Gardens, Libraries and Museums – Suzanne de la Rosa

Press Office
+44 (0)1865 278178
press.office@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Press Officer – Claire Parris
Visit the Press Office page >

Marketing Office
+44 (0)1865 288019
marketing@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Marketing Manager – Theresa Nicolson

OPERATIONS

Operations Director – Rachel Davies

Health, Safety & Security
Head of Safety and Security – Mike Finneran
Deputy Security Manager – Helder Sousa

Facilities
Head of Facilities – Daniel Trudgen
Interim Deputy Facilities Manager – Robert Sibbald
Facilities Co-ordinator – Deborah Wallis

MAJOR PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS

Head of Major Projects & Exhibitions – Aisha Burtenshaw
Projects Programme Manager – Sara Harman
Gallery Projects Manager – Hannah Manson

Exhibitions
Ticket office: +44 (0)1865 278112
exhibitions.office@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Head of Exhibitions Projects – Agnes Valencak
Senior Exhibitions Project Manager (maternity cover) – Ilaria Perzia
3D Exhibitions Designer – Vacant post
Exhibitions & Projects Coordinator – Johanna Hartley

Registrars
+44 (0)1865 288074 / 288197 / 288104 / 288105
registrar@ashmus.ox.ac.uk Senior Registrar – Christina Gernon
Exhibitions Registrar – Ilenia Scerra
Touring Exhibitions Registrar (maternity cover) – Chris Doogue

Graphic Design
+44 (0)1865 278034
Senior Graphic Designer – Greg Jones
Graphic Designer – Shivali Patel

SUPPORT SERVICES

Human Resources
+44 (0)1865 278008
human.resources@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
HR Shared Services Administration Team Leader – Sarah Mann
HR Employee Relations Manager – Gemma Bradley

Recruitment
+44 (0)1865 277132
recruitment@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Finance Office
+44 (0)1865 278009
finance.office@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Head of Finance – Karen Thorne
Management Accountant – Balwinder Meyrick
Finance Analyst – Doris Nigro Rodriguez
Account Supervisor (p/t) – Radka Mecheri

MUSEUM PARTNERS

GLAM Museums IT Group
+44 (0)1865 288188
it@museums.ox.ac.uk

Joint Museums Education Team
+44 (0)1865 282456
Oxford University Museums, Head of Volunteering and Community Outreach – Joy Todd
Oxford University Museums, Community Education Officer (0.6) – Susan Griffiths
Oxford University Museums, Community Education Officer (0.4) – Nicola Bird
Oxford University Museums, Volunteers and Outreach Officer – Caroline Moreau
Oxford University Museums, Secondary Art Education Officer – Adrian Brooks