ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

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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

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Take a look at a selection of highlights from the Ashmolean's collection, chosen by our curators.

EXHIBITION FILM

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet Ashmolean NOW artist Pio Abad in this behind-the-scenes film.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

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

EXHIBITION FILM

TOKYO

Enjoy a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our Tokyo: Art & Photography exhibition.

EXHIBITION FILMS

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet two Ashmolean NOW artists, Flora Yukhnovich and Daniel Crews-Chubb, in these behind-the-scenes films.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

ARTISTS UNDER FIRE

An online exhibition created to mark Remembrance Day 2014 and the centenary of the First World War.

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

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.

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.

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

MUSEUM SECRETS

Enjoy a series of joyful, wonderful, and sometimes bizarre tales hidden in the objects.

MUSEUM SECRETS

MEMBERS ONLY

15 Oct

COLONIAL MONEY IN AFRICA

Discover how colonialism brought ‘modern’ coins and banknotes to Africa, and disrupted traditional monetary...

Discover how colonialism brought ‘modern’ coins and banknotes to Africa, and disrupted traditional monetary systems.

Online only

FULLY BOOKED

17 Oct

CHANGING TIDES: COLD WAX AND OILS WORKSHOP

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, learn how to create the effect of light shimmering on water with the...

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, learn how to create the effect of light shimmering on water with the use of cold wax and oils.

At the Museum

ONLINE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

19 Oct

AFTER THE IMPRESSIONISTS TALK 1: CÉZANNE

The Impressionist movement liberated artists from the conventions of the past. Cezanne whose work grew out of Impressionism...

The Impressionist movement liberated artists from the conventions of the past. Cezanne whose work grew out of Impressionism is the subject of our first talk on Impressionists as change...

The Impressionist movement liberated artists from the conventions of the past. Cezanne whose work grew out of Impressionism is the subject of our first talk on Impressionists as change makers.

At the Museum and Online

TOUR

21 Oct

CHANGE MAKERS TOURS 21 OCT 2024

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.

At the Museum

TALK

21 Oct

COINAGE IN 7TH-CENTURY ENGLAND TALK

Anglo-Saxon coins were objects filled with meaning and symbolism. Discover their important role in the huge changes...

Anglo-Saxon coins were objects filled with meaning and symbolism. Discover their important role in the huge changes witnessed in 7th-century England.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

22 Oct

AFTER 1177 BC: ERIC H. CLINE AUTHOR TALK

In his talk, author Eric Cline, explores the aftermath of the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of new civilisations...

In his talk, author Eric Cline, explores the aftermath of the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of new civilisations in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

Online only

TALK

25 Oct

ASHMOLEAN NOW: BETTINA VON ZWEHL IN CONVERSATION

Artist Bettina von Zwehl will discuss her Ashmolean exhibition, The Flood, with Katy Barron, Photo Oxford's...

Artist Bettina von Zwehl will discuss her Ashmolean exhibition, The Flood, with Katy Barron, Photo Oxford's director.

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

28 Oct

MEMBERS' CAST GALLERY TOUR

A tour of the Cast Gallery's highlights with Professor Bert Smith.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

2 Nov

CREATING A KEEPSAKE WORKSHOP

In this half-day workshop you'll learn how to create and decorate an Islamic art-themed writing keepsake set...

In this half-day workshop you'll learn how to create and decorate an Islamic art-themed writing keepsake set with a variety of materials.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

2 Nov

A ROYAL PORTRAIT IN MINIATURE

Martin Jennings explains the creative process behind modelling King Charles III's head for the new coinag...

Martin Jennings explains the creative process behind modelling King Charles III's head for the new coinage.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

2 Nov

THE CHINESE CLOTH BANKNOTE TALK

Discover the intriguing story of the 1930s Chinese banknotes made from cloth, that became so important in the history...

Discover the intriguing story of the 1930s Chinese banknotes made from cloth, that became so important in the history of art and design in China as a symbol of socialism.

At the Museum and Online

TOUR

3 Nov

CHANGE MAKERS TOURS 3 NOV 2024

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.

At the Museum

A group of products from the Ashmolean shop against a red background, including a bottle of gin in the centre, biscuits in a blue patterned tin, a book with an orange spine and soaps in orange packaging.

ONLINE SHOP

Explore our seasonal ranges, books, boredom busters for kids, and new stationery.

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

SHOP ONLINE

The Cretan Labyrinth after Mathjis Cock, 1558

READ & WATCH

STORIES

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

WATCH

THINKING WITH THINGS

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

LISTEN

MUSEUM SECRETS

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

Ladies in blue fresco from the Labyrinth Knossos exhibition

DISCOVER

SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN

Celebrating women in art and in the Ashmolean's collection and telling their stories.

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

LISTEN

FINGERPRINTS

Our podcast launched in 2022.

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

Learn about a piece of writing inspired by objects in our collections.

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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