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FINAL WEEKS

ANSELM KIEFER: EARLY WORKS

14 Feb – 15 Jun 2025
★ ★ ★ ★ – The Guardian
★ ★ ★ ★ – The Times

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KIEFER EXHIBITION RANGE

From candles and notebooks to the catalogue, browse our colourful range of Anslem Kiefer products.

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DINE ON THE ROOFTOP TERRACE

Enjoy lunch, afternoon tea or drinks with a view in our Rooftop Restaurant and Terrace.

MAJOR EXHIBITION

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STANLEY DONWOOD | RADIOHEAD | THOM YORKE

Exploring the visual art of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke and Radiohead's iconic images.

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JOHN SINGER SARGENT'S PORTRAITS OF SISTERS

Dr Malcolm Rogers throws a spotlight on Sargent’s most important portraits of sisters, with sources that bring...

Dr Malcolm Rogers throws a spotlight on Sargent’s most important portraits of sisters, with sources that bring the portraits and their sitters to life.

Thu 22 May, 3.30–4.30pm

At the Museum and Online

CANCELLED

LOVE & POETRY AT THE ASHMOLEAN TALK 1

Exploring the depictions of love and poetry in the Ashmolean's collections, this talk with Catherine Whistler...

Exploring the depictions of love and poetry in the Ashmolean's collections, this talk with Catherine Whistler discusses Titian's depiction of the power of love. First in a...

Exploring the depictions of love and poetry in the Ashmolean's collections, this talk with Catherine Whistler discusses Titian's depiction of the power of love. First in a series on the subject.

Thu 29 May 2025, 10.30–11.30am

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NATURAL MATERIALS DRAWING WORKSHOP

In this one-day workshop with Crimson Rose O'Shea, explore creative mark making techniques using natural ...

In this one-day workshop with Crimson Rose O'Shea, explore creative mark making techniques using natural materials.

Sat 31 May 2025, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

TOUR

CHANGE MAKERS TOURS: 1 JUN 2025

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the...

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the collection, available on various dates.

Sun 1 Jun, 2–3pm

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WORKSHOP

LEARN HOW TO DRAW WORKSHOPS

In this course of three half-day workshops with artist Helen Edwards, learn how to draw from first-hand observation....

In this course of three half-day workshops with artist Helen Edwards, learn how to draw from first-hand observation. Suitable for beginners.

Tue 3 Jun, Tue 10 Jun & Tue 17 Jun 2025, 10.30am–1pm

At the Museum

CANCELLED

ART & WAR IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN

This talk with Dr Sean Willcock looks at the rise of war art in Victorian Britain.

Wed 4 Jun 2025, 3.30–4.30pm

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EDMUND DE WAAL: FRAGMENTS, MUSIC & POETRY EVENING

Join Edmund de Waal for an evening exploring transformation through fragments, institutions, poetry and music,...

Join Edmund de Waal for an evening exploring transformation through fragments, institutions, poetry and music, featuring local performers.

Wed 4 Jun, 6–8pm

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WORKSHOP

MUSEUM OF CLIMATE HOPE ART WORKSHOP

Explore our changing climate through landscape painting in this creative workshop, while you reflect on nature’s...

Explore our changing climate through landscape painting in this creative workshop, while you reflect on nature’s beauty and fragility against a backdrop of the current environmental...

Explore our changing climate through landscape painting in this creative workshop, while you reflect on nature’s beauty and fragility against a backdrop of the current environmental challenges and solutions.

Sun 8 Jun 2025, 2–4pm

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TALK

ANCIENT ROME IN FIFTY MONUMENTS

Explore ancient Rome’s story from the hilltops of huts to the most wondrous city of antiquity.

Tue 10 Jun 2025, 2–3pm

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A SPOTLIGHT ON STANLEY SPENCER

David Boyd Haycock, lecturer, writer and curator, focuses on this leading 20th-century artist.

Wed 11 Jun, 3.30–4.30pm

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MIXED MEDIA OF ANSELM KIEFER WORKSHOP JUNE

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood,...

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood, acrylic, charcoal, emulsion, wax, sand and gold leaf to symbolise ideas...

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood, acrylic, charcoal, emulsion, wax, sand and gold leaf to symbolise ideas about truth,

Thu 12 Jun 2025, 10.30am–4pm

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TALK

FIGURATIVE TO ABSTRACT ART TALK 1

In the first of her series of three art history talks, Alice Foster looks at the great fresco cycles of the Medieval...

In the first of her series of three art history talks, Alice Foster looks at the great fresco cycles of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, including work by Giotto and Pinturicc...

In the first of her series of three art history talks, Alice Foster looks at the great fresco cycles of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, including work by Giotto and Pinturicchio.

Fri 13 Jun 2025, 11am–12pm

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CREATE & TRANSFORM SEASON

A special season of events, exhibitions and more during spring and summer 2025

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ASHMOLEAN ADVENTURE

A fun interactive family experience through the galleries. Book ahead for your weekend visit.

Child uses a magnifying glass to look closer at coins in the museum

COIN SESSIONS

COIN HANDLING SESSIONS

Drop in to a coin handling session in the Money Gallery, every Saturday. Free. Check times

DO THE TRAIL

TOP 10 TREASURES TRAIL

Pick up a Top 10 Treasure Trail on your visit or download now to discover amazing objects in the Museum.

IMAGES OF AUTHORITY

Discover portraits from across Iran, Britain and France which show personal and political aspirations of ambitious leaders. Gallery 29, first floor. Open now

KABUKI KIMONO: Costumes of Bandō Tamasaburō V

Discover the new set of sensational kimonos worn by the famous kabuki actor Bandō Tamasaburō V. Textiles Gallery 5, lower ground floor. Open now

CHEUNG YEE & HIS 1960s HONG KONG CONTEMPORARIES

The first substantial public exhibition of Hong Kong artist Cheung Yee outside of Hong Kong shows his sculptures and works on paper. Chinese Paintings Gallery 11, ground floor. Open now

DAPHNE WRIGHT: DEEP-ROOTED THINGS

The fourth exhibition in our Ashmolean NOW series presents sculptures by contemporary Irish artist Daphne Wright. Gallery 8, lower ground floor. Opens 13 Jun

SPRING TIME

Join us in sharing the joys of spring in the collections and our May parade.

PRE-RAPHAELITE 'STUNNERS'

A recently-acquired portrait by J.J. Shannon of the Pre-Raphaelite 'stunner' Violet Manners is on show in the Pre-Raphaelites gallery. Read about her and other Pre-Raphaelite muses.

ANSELM KIEFER & THE ARTIST'S ROLE

Ashmolean director Xa Sturgis goes behind the scenes of the Anselm Kiefer exhibition to explore the artist's role in confronting the past.

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

6 EPISODES

FINGERPRINTS

Uncover the invisible fingerprints left behind by makers, looters, archaeologists, soldiers, rulers, curators, and more. These stories of touch also reveal how forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum.

25 BITE-SIZED TALES

MUSEUM SECRETS

Our curators have been recording bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum. Explore time & asparagus, symbols of hope in challenging times, Ancient Greek manscaping, and more!

6 AUDIO ADVENTURES

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

From Uccello’s spine-tingling painting The Hunt in the Forest to poems woven into Japanese prints, this short series delves into the poetry and literature hidden in the collections.

Browse the floors of the Museum

Use our interactive floor guide to browse the galleries of the Ashmolean floor by floor and images of the objects they contain

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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 200,000 objects available to search and browse online.