EVENTS

 

The Ashmolean Museum offers a wide range of events: from daily talks and tours to special workshops, late gallery openings and music as well as family fun and hands-on gallery activities.

 

 

GALLERY TOURS  ALL EVENTS 

EXHIBITIONS  FAMILIES

           

EXHIBITION AND GALLERY TOURS

Highlights Tours take place 11am–12pm every Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday and are FREE

Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this great introduction to the Museum.

Places are limited (maximum 15) and are allocated on a first-come/first-served basis. Meet in Gallery 21 on the Ground Floor.

The tour on Saturday 20 April is no longer happening. 

Lunchtime Tours take place 1.15–2pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and are FREE

Join a different themed tour each lunchtime.

Places are limited (maximum 15) and are allocated on a first-come/first-served basis. Meet in Gallery 21 on the Ground Floor.

TOUR TOPICS

Tuesday 2 April

Sickert and the
'London Impressionists'

Wednesday 3 April

Threads of History
(Textiles)

Thursday 4 April

Impressionism

Friday 5 April

Caskets and Coffers

Saturday 6 April

Baroque Art

Tuesday 9 April

Biblical Subjects
in Western Art

Wednesday 10 April 

(Elias) Ashmolean
Eye-Opener

Thursday 11 April

Wellby Silver Collection

Friday 12 April

The Florentine
Renaissance

Saturday 13 April

The Arundel Marbles

Tuesday 16 April

Chinese Ceramic
Glazes

Wednesday 17 April

Ancient Jewellery

Thursday 18 April

NO TOUR

Friday 19 April

NO TOUR

Saturday 20 April

NO TOUR

Tuesday 23 April

Byzantium

Wednesday 24 April

The Silk Routes

Thursday 25 April

Sickert and the
Camden Town Group

Friday 26 April

NO TOUR

Saturday 27 April

Rome!

Tuesday 30 April

The Building of
Cockerell's Ashmolean

 

Wednesday 1 May

Lustre on Ceramics

Thursday 2 May

Early Pre-Raphaelites

Friday 3 May

Paintings of the
Dutch Golden Age

Saturday 4 May

Expedition to Ancient Egypt

Tuesday 7 May

The Ace of Shades

Wednesday 8 May

Aspects of Gold

Thursday 9 May

The Grand Tour

Friday 10 May

Early Italian Secular
and Religious Painting

Saturday 11 May

Ancient Egypt

Tuesday 14 May

The Dining Table

Wednesday 15 May 

The Kashmir Shawl

Thursday 16 May

Sickert and the
'London Impressionists'

Friday 17 May

Watches: Jewel or
Machine?

Saturday 18 May

The Arundel Marbles

Tuesday 21 May

Byzantium

Wednesday 22 May

Dutch Still Life

Thursday 23 May

Pilgrimage

Friday 24 May

Mesopotamia: Cradle
of Civilisation

Saturday 25 May

Pilgrimage

Tuesday 28 May

NO TOUR

Wednesday 29 May

NO TOUR

Thursday 30 May

The Skilled Craftsmen
of Ancient Persia

 

Afternoon Tours take place 3–3.45pm every Wednesday & Thursday and are FREE

Join a different themed tour each afternoon.

Tours are free. Places are limited (maximum 15) and are allocated on a first-come/first-served basis. Meet in Gallery 21 on the Ground Floor.

 

TOUR TOPICS

Wednesday 3 April

The Alfred Jewel and
the England Gallery

Thursday 4 April

NO TOUR

Wednesday 10 April

Renaissance Portraits

Thursday 11 April

The Life and works
of Camille Pissaro

Wednesday 17 April

Money: Heads
and Tales

Thursday 18 April

NO TOUR

Wednesday 24 April 

Greek Sculpture

Thursday 25 April

Roman Inscriptions

 

Wednesday 1 May

The Alfred Jewel and
the England Gallery

Thursday 2 May

The Life and works
of Camille Pissaro

Wednesday 8 May

Collecting Classical
Sculpture

Thursday 9 May

NO TOUR

Wednesday 15 May 

Money: Heads and
Tales

Thursday 16 May

NO TOUR

Wednesday 22 May

Greek Vases

Thursday 23 May

Egypt

Wednesday 29 May

NO TOUR

Thursday 30 May

NO TOUR

 

Tours of the Cast Gallery take place 2–2.45pm every Thursday and Saturday and are FREE

Learn about the great statues and friezes of ancient Greece and Rome through the collection of plaster casts.

Places are limited (maximum 12) and are allocated on a first-come/first-served basis. Meet in Gallery 21 on the Ground Floor.

Access: regrettably, due to the layout of the historic building, the lower-ground floor of the Cast Gallery is only accessible by stairs. 

The tour on Saturday 20 April is no longer happening. 

 

Curators tours are FREE but booking in advanced is advised.

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Buy a ticket for our special exhibition to attend these tours.

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BROWSE ALL EVENTS

Jeff Koons (b. 1955) – Detail of Seated Ballerina © Jeff Koons
Until 9 Jun 2019

JEFF KOONS

A major exhibition of the work of Jeff Koons (b. 1955) featuring seventeen important works spanning the artist’s entire career.
Exhibition Galleries
Medal with Leonardo Da Vinci's profile, 1669
Until 14 July 2019

LEONARDO DA VINCI AND NATIONAL IDENTITY ON MEDALS AND MONEY

2019 marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death and the 350th anniversary of the first commemorative medal in his honour, struck in Louis XIV’s mint.
Gallery 7
Tile with serrated leaves and flowers, 16th Century, Turkey
Until 9 June 2019

DIMENSIONS: THE MATHEMATICS OF SYMMETRY AND SPACE

Developed in collaboration with Oxford’s world-renowned Mathematical Institute, this exhibition invites visitors to explore what it means to move in one, two, three and more dimensions.
Gallery 8
Drum Ensemble (c) Wilson Shieh, 2003 – EA2007.195
Until 15 September 2019

THE NAKED FORM IN MODERN CHINESE ART

While the nude was not a traditional subject in Chinese art, it became a common theme in the early to mid-twentieth century after being introduced to China by artists who studied internationally.
Gallery 29
Dark Undercurrents, Matsubara Naoko, 1999
Until 6 October 2019

LIFELINES: THE WOODCUTS OF NAOKO MATSUBARA

Over 40 dynamic woodcuts selected to showcase the remarkable career of Naoko Matsubara, a distinguished Japanese artist based in Canada.
Gallery 11
The Alfred Jewel
Tue 23 Apr, 11am–12pm

HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this great introduction to the Museum
Meet in Gallery 21
Lunchtime Tours at the Ashmolean Museum
Tue 23 Apr, 1.15–2pm

LUNCHTIME TOUR

A different themed tour each lunchtime
Meet in Gallery 21
The Alfred Jewel
Wed 24 Apr, 11am–12pm

HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this great introduction to the Museum
Meet in Gallery 21
Lunchtime Tours at the Ashmolean Museum
Wed 24 Apr, 1.15–2pm

LUNCHTIME TOUR

A different themed tour each lunchtime
Meet in Gallery 21
Tours at the Ashmolean Museum
Wed 24 Apr, 3–3.45pm

AFTERNOON TOUR

A different themed tour each afternoon
Meet in Gallery 21
Jeff Koons (b. 1955) – Detail of Seated Ballerina © Jeff Koons
Wed 24 Apr 3.30–4.15pm

EXHIBITION TOUR

Discover more about the themes explored in our current Jeff Koons exhibition
Exhibition Galleries
FULLY BOOKED
Lucian Freud
Thu 25 Apr, 10.30am–4pm

FREUD

Explore the oil-painting techniques of British artist Lucian Freud and learn how to convey three-dimensionality.
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