On LiveFridays the Ashmolean opens its doors 7–10.30pm giving you the opportunity to experience the Museum and see the collections after hours. Interactive events including theatrical performances, creative workshops and lively talks are also on offer, with drinks and food available in the rooftop Dining Room on Level 4 and a bar in the café on the Lower Ground Floor.
It’s our founder Elias Ashmole’s 400th birthday year and we’re celebrating in 17th-century style! Tour our brand new founding collection gallery and have a go at curating your own.
Experience sound on multiple levels of the museum and enjoy live music performances, sound installations, film, instrumental workshops, interactive talks and soundscapes.
Immerse yourself in a multilingual world and experience music, theatre, language tasters & curator talks. Dress up to express your identity and awaken your inner linguist!
Dress up in your spookiest costume and explore ghosts and ghouls after dark at the Ashmolean, with music, dance, film, workshops, performance and more.
Are you a superhero or a supervillain? Find out at our special late night of action-packed adventure, exploring heroes and villains across cultures and through time
In the run up to Halloween, visit the Ashmolean at night for a spooktacular edition of the LiveFriday series, exploring ghouls and spirits across cultures and through time.
What is it that makes people and societies tick? Find out at the next Ashmolean LiveFriday, Social Animals, in collaboration with the Social Sciences Division at Oxford University.
