ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

Enjoy and be inspired by the Museum's collections from home.

Find jigsaws, colouring pages, stories, videos, and more, below.

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.

Netsuke in the form of a rat, Kano Tomokazu, 1800-40

TREASURES

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

A small metal bead in the form of a bat, with its wings held above its head

27 Oct

SPOOKY CREATURES CRAFT ACTIVITIES

Free family drop-in. All welcome but most suitable for age 3+. Join us for some spooky crafting!

Ashmolean Galleries

Lithograph print of a red and blue historical building scene

28 Oct

JOHN PIPER'S MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES

Learn about Piper’s revolutionary mixed-media process in this interactive online workshop.

Online

A cartoon drawing of a lady with pink hair and two horns, in an orange jacket with fur collar, holding a spiked truncheon.

29 Oct

CREATE A MANGA HALLOWEEN DRAWING

An online workshop with Manga artist, Inko Ai Takita, who guides us through how to create a spooky manga Halloween...

An online workshop with Manga artist, Inko Ai Takita, who guides us through how to create a spooky manga Halloween card.

Online

5 Nov

BABY ASHMOLES

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections....

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult...

Join us for sing along and playtime for babies, as well as a chance for the grown ups to find out about the collections. This group is suitable for parents/carers with babies under one. Each ticket is for one adult and their baby/babies.

Gallery 46

A blue-tinted photograph of three women in silver dresses and short blue wigs

BOOK FREE TICKETS

5 Nov

JAPAN AFTER HOURS

Book now to discover Tokyo, try your hand at woodcut printing, learn some Japanese, listen to performances, and...

Book now to discover Tokyo, try your hand at woodcut printing, learn some Japanese, listen to performances, and more

At the Museum

A painting of two men sat in a fishing boat at the shore

CANCELLED

9 Nov

EUGENE BOUDIN

An online talk about the work of Eugene Boudin, who carefully observed landscapes, the sea and the skies.

Online

MEMBERS ONLY

9 Nov

A CAST, A BIRD, AND A QUEEN

In this latest Curator’s Choice talk, Milena will tell us more about this intriguing, but little-known cast of...

In this latest Curator’s Choice talk, Milena will tell us more about this intriguing, but little-known cast of a statuette - one of Milena's favourite pieces in the Cast Gal...

In this latest Curator’s Choice talk, Milena will tell us more about this intriguing, but little-known cast of a statuette - one of Milena's favourite pieces in the Cast Gallery.

Online

A lady dressed in a gold-coloured traditional kimono and facemask, sat on a stool outdoors next to a bronze-coloured life-size seated statue, surrounded by members of the public

10 Nov

TOKYO: OBJECTS AND SUBJECTS

An online talk with David Elliott, writer, curator, founding director of the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Online

11 Nov

LITTLE ASHMOLES

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place in Gallery 48...

Little Ashmoles is a special session for families with children under 5. Join in with story, song and play inspired by objects in the galleries. One ticket per family. This session will take place in Gallery 48 (Ashmolean Museum) at 10.15 am.

Gallery 48

12 Nov

ASHMOLES ONLINE

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under...

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under 1. Enjoy time to sing and play together, with a short talk about...

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under 1. Enjoy time to sing and play together, with a short talk about an Ashmolean object for adult...

Join us for Baby Ashmoles online, via Zoom platform. This is a special session for parents/carers with babies under 1. Enjoy time to sing and play together, with a short talk about an Ashmolean object for adults.

Online

An image of a forest fire with a large bush and running cattle in the centre of the composition

12 Nov

FLOOD, FIRE, AND FROST

This online short course concentrates on the opposite; situations where the environment becomes hostile, where...

This online short course concentrates on the opposite; situations where the environment becomes hostile, where human endeavours appear powerless against its sometimes destructive p...

This online short course concentrates on the opposite; situations where the environment becomes hostile, where human endeavours appear powerless against its sometimes destructive power.

Online

Painting of broken clouds in the sky with hues of yellows and greys, and greens

17 Nov

EUGENE BOUDIN: KING OF THE SKIES

In this online workshop, explore how Boudin was motivated by light and how subtle tone can create depth.

Online

ONLINE SHOP

Explore our latest spring range, boredom busters for kids, and new stationery. Plus, we've added new fashion and jewellery lines to our sale.

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

SHOP ONLINE

WATCH

THINKING WITH THINGS

A video series taking a closer look at the Ashmolean's hidden treasures from new viewpoints.

READ & WATCH

STORIES

Enjoy our collection of videos and articles and discover more about our recent exhibitions and some hidden stories in the collections.

LISTEN

MUSEUM SECRETS

Bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum.

Ascanius shooting the stag of Sylvia landscape

WATCH

VIEWING ART MINDFULLY

A series of short videos, curators from the Ashmolean will guide you mindfully through a series of objects from the Museum's collection.

WATCH

1-MINUTE VIDEOS

Learn about the Ashmolean collections in under 1 minute! From Ganesha and cuneiform, to Samurai warriors and Pre-Raphaelite art.

LISTEN

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

Join us each Friday from 5 February to learn about a piece of writing inspired by objects in our collections.

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

Create a textured portrait, or try to keep pen to paper to create a colourful drawing

JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've turned some of our treasures into online jigsaw puzzles. How quickly can you solve them?

COLOURING SHEETS

Download printable colouring sheets from the Oxford Doodle Club, inspired by the collections at the Oxford University Museums

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

We've turned some of the Ashmolean's treasures into miniature artworks you can import into Animal Crossing.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Find sketchbook ideas, short films, downloadable PDFs, and more.

HOME LEARNING

Find ways to play and learn from home, with our new videos, quizzes, activities and games

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

Watch a curator's introduction and explore our now-closed Young Rembrandt exhibition virtually.

Woodcut print depicting a man laying on a bed looking at a laptop

2020 ART COMPETITION

WINNING ENTRIES

View the winning and runner-up entries for each category in our 2020 Artists in Residence competition.

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

Edwina Ellis, Waterloo, wood engraving, 1996 © Tfl, detail of a poster from the collection of London Transport Museum

CURATOR TOUR

SCENE THROUGH WOOD

Enjoy a guided tour of our now-closed Scene Through Wood exhibition with curator, Anne Desmet RA.

landscape detail st jerome reading in a landscape by giovanni bellini with a tablet ashmolean museum wa1899 cdef p1

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