SLOW ART DAY TOUR 2026

Sat 11 Apr 2026, 2–3.30pm

At the Museum

This event takes place in person at the Museum, meeting in Gallery 21, Randolph Sculpture Gallery.

Tickets are £15 each. Booking is essential.

Tickets coming soon.

Led by Lynne Ward & Anna Steven, Ashmolean Informal Learning Team

'It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see' – Henry David Thoreau

One day each year people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. That’s it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing.

So come and join us to look at five works of art in the Museum for 10 minutes each, and then meet together to talk about your experience over tea and cakes.

You'll be surprised at what artworks you see on the day, but our five chosen works will link to our Shaped by Nature season of events and In Bloom exhibition.

A colourful vase of different flowers, oil painting by Willem van Aelst

A Vase of Flowers, Willem van Aelst, 1663, oil on canvas

About Slow Art Day

Founded in 2010, Slow Art Day is a global event (more than 1,500 museums and galleries have participated) with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.