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MAJOR EXHIBITION - OPENS 10 FEB 2023

LABYRINTH

KNOSSOS, MYTH & REALITY

Discover the ancient palace at Knossos and the search for the legendary labyrinth on Crete.

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WEEKEND DROP-IN EVENT

ONE WORLD FAMILY FESTIVAL

Celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire. 11 & 12 Feb 2023, FREE

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AFTERNOON TEA IN THE RESTAURANT

Treat yourself and a loved one to an indulgent afternoon tea.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

GIFT SHOP REOPENS

Our Museum Gift Shop has had a makeover! Take a look at the new layout on your next visit.

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ASHMOLEAN ADVENTURE

A fun interactive family experience through the galleries. Book ahead for your February half-term visit.

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BABY BUNDLE - NEW

Subscribe for monthly baby activities at the Museum and online.
Booking is open until 1 Mar 2023

FULLY BOOKED

9 Feb

LABYRINTH MEMBERS PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our major Labyrinth exhibition.

Exhibition Galleries

11 Feb

ONE WORLD FAMILY FESTIVAL 2023

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling...

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling array of activities, performances, talks and crafts.

Whole Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

11 Feb

'ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR MR RUSKIN'

Join Tea Ghigo in this members' online talk to unveil the composition of pigments used in a Ruskin watercolour...

Join Tea Ghigo in this members' online talk to unveil the composition of pigments used in a Ruskin watercolour that is now under investigation by our researchers. Who knows what...

Join Tea Ghigo in this members' online talk to unveil the composition of pigments used in a Ruskin watercolour that is now under investigation by our researchers. Who knows what the paint of Ruskin’s Kingfisher...

Join Tea Ghigo in this members' online talk to unveil the composition of pigments used in a Ruskin watercolour that is now under investigation by our researchers. Who knows what the paint of Ruskin’s Kingfisher will contain?

Online

LECTURE

14 Feb

BRING BABY LECTURE FEBRUARY 2023

Join the second of our baby and toddler-friendly lectures to explore themes of disability in our Ancient Egyptian...

Join the second of our baby and toddler-friendly lectures to explore themes of disability in our Ancient Egyptian collections and literature.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

19 Feb

AARDMAN FAMILY WORKSHOP

Learn how your favourite Aardman animations are made and get hands-on making your own Morph to take home.

At the Museum

ONLINE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

22 Feb

LABYRINTH: KNOSSOS EXHIBITION CURATOR'S TALK

Dr Andrew Shapland, curator of the Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality exhibition, traces the history of exploration...

Dr Andrew Shapland, curator of the Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality exhibition, traces the history of exploration of Knossos and introduces this major exhibition.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

22 Feb

LABYRINTH EXHIBITION CURATOR'S TOUR FOR MEMBERS

Curator Dr Andrew Shapland provides a Members-exclusive tour of this major exhibition.

Exhibition Galleries

MEMBERS ONLY

2 Mar

DECODING CONTEMPORARY ART

Join Sydney Smith in this members' online talk to unveil the transformative moments of post-war art in the...

Join Sydney Smith in this members' online talk to unveil the transformative moments of post-war art in the Ashmolean's collections.

Online

TALK

8 Mar

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TALK 2023

Join Alice Foster in this talk to celebrate the work of acclaimed Portuegese-born British artist, Paula Rego, on...

Join Alice Foster in this talk to celebrate the work of acclaimed Portuegese-born British artist, Paula Rego, on International Women's Day 2023

Online and at the Museum

GALLERY ACTIVITY

11 Mar

POETRY IN THE GALLERIES

Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response to the Ashmolean’s collections on this unique poetry tour...

Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response to the Ashmolean’s collections on this unique poetry tour round the galleries. Free

At the Museum

SENSORY ACTIVITY

19 Mar

SENSORY STORIES FOR FAMILIES - MARCH 2023

Join the first of our toddler-friendly sensory events to experience our tea-related objects through the senses...

Join the first of our toddler-friendly sensory events to experience our tea-related objects through the senses with storytelling.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

23 Mar

IN SEARCH OF MEANING ONLINE TALK

In this online talk for Members, Alice Foster and James Cahill will consider why we look at art

Online only

DIA AL-AZZAWI: PAINTING POETRY

This stunning exhibition presents artworks and 'dafatir' from the highly-influential contemporary Iraqi artist. It includes al-Azzawi's specially-commissioned 10-metre-long tapestry, 'Panorama of Destruction'.
Gallery 8
FREE

MANISH GERA BASWANI: POSTCARDS FROM HOME

New Delhi-based artist Manisha Gera Baswani presents postcards of 47 artists from India and Pakistan, all with a shared history of the partition of India in 1947. Each postcard in her exhibition carries an image of the contemporary artists photographed by Baswani, accompanied by their reminiscences.
Gallery 29
FREE

ART IN CHINA: 1949–1999

Uncover our collection of Chinese works of art in the changing period after the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. From Mao and the Cultural Revolution to the Reform Era and the modern world, some of China's most distinguished ink painters and print designers are included.
Gallery 11
FREE

COUNTERPOINT

This new display of artworks, by British artist Mary Chamberlain, reflects the contemporary response of local communities in Oxford to the 18th-century busts exhibited on the Ashmolean's Chantrey Wall.
Opposite the Chantrey Wall, first floor, 3M
FREE

COINS AT THE CROSSROADS OF ASIA

From around 250 BCE to 10 CE, rulers controlled an area of Central and South Asia in the ancient regions of Bactria and Gandhara. This intriguing new display of coins featuring kings, queens and Indo-Greek symbols and influences gives insights into the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms, as they're now known.
Money Gallery
FREE

$50 US banknote countermarked with the words ‘Lesbian Money’

LGBTQ+ STORIES

February marks LGBTQ+ History Month. Explore LGBTQ+ stories in our collections.

CELEBRATING LGBTQ+ HISTORY

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.

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.

TREASURES

Take a look at a selection of the Ashmolean's most treasured objects, chosen by our curators.

A painting of St Jerome Reading in a Landscape, by Giovanni Bellini, with St Jerome holding an iPad

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