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.

TREASURES

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

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

A NEW ASHMOLEAN PODCAST

FINGERPRINTS

Stories of touch revealing the ways in which the forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped Britain's oldest Museum.

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THINKING WITH THINGS

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

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FINGERPRINTS

A new podcast launched on 21 January 2022.

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STORIES

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

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MUSEUM SECRETS

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

DISCOVER

SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN

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

DISCOVER

LGBTQ+ STORIES

LGBTQ+ connections and Pride stories in our collections.

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1-MINUTE VIDEOS

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

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OBJECTS OUT LOUD

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

ONLINE SHOP

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

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

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MEMBERS ONLY TALK

4 Oct

WAR IN ART AND LITERATURE

Alice Foster discusses a selection of major First World War artists and their work, including the brothers Paul...

Alice Foster discusses a selection of major First World War artists and their work, including the brothers Paul and John Nash and Sir Stanley Spencer, with readings.

Online & at the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

7 Oct

JOHN RUSKIN'S SKIES WORKSHOP

Join Sandra Orme, award-winning pastel artist, in this workshop and explore using pastels to create evocative paintings...

Join Sandra Orme, award-winning pastel artist, in this workshop and explore using pastels to create evocative paintings of skies, inspired by the techniques of John Ruskin and othe...

Join Sandra Orme, award-winning pastel artist, in this workshop and explore using pastels to create evocative paintings of skies, inspired by the techniques of John Ruskin and others.

At the Museum

TALK

7 Oct

CRACKING ANCIENT CODES

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, exploring how scholars have tackled deciphering ancient scripts...

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, exploring how scholars have tackled deciphering ancient scripts like the Etruscan alphabet and early writing systems. Third in our...

An in-person and online talk with Andrew Robinson, exploring how scholars have tackled deciphering ancient scripts like the Etruscan alphabet and early writing systems. Third in our series on decipherment.

Ashmolean Museum and Online

TALK

19 Oct

BIRDS AND THE BEES: COLOUR IN VICTORIAN NATURE

Join us in the Print Room for this online talk with Madeline Hewitson to explore the use of colour in the Victorian...

Join us in the Print Room for this online talk with Madeline Hewitson to explore the use of colour in the Victorian natural world.

Online

FULLY BOOKED

20 Oct

RODE 300 BIRTHDAY CONCERT

Celebrate the 300th birthday of the Rode Stradivarius violin with us, in this special Members-only concert, featuring...

Celebrate the 300th birthday of the Rode Stradivarius violin with us, in this special Members-only concert, featuring violinist Michael Foyle and pianist Martin Cousin.

At the Museum

SHOW

28 Oct

'TUTANKHAMUN'S SHOES' OPERA FOR FAMILIES

Join us for a unique evening of interactive opera and Ancient Egypt inspired activities for families marking the...

Join us for a unique evening of interactive opera and Ancient Egypt inspired activities for families marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 19...

Join us for a unique evening of interactive opera and Ancient Egypt inspired activities for families marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

At the Museum

COURSE

31 Oct

LAURA KNIGHT: WOMAN AND ARTIST

Join art historian Tim Wilcox in three talks uncovering the struggles and achievements of the successful British...

Join art historian Tim Wilcox in three talks uncovering the struggles and achievements of the successful British artist, Dame Laura Knight.

Online and at the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY TALK

1 Nov

THE PRE-RAPHAELITE 'BROTHERHOOD' REVISED

Exhibition curator Christiana Payne discusses the work of Pre-Raphaelite artists and models, Elizabeth Siddal and...

Exhibition curator Christiana Payne discusses the work of Pre-Raphaelite artists and models, Elizabeth Siddal and Marie Spartalli Stillman in this special talk.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

2 Nov

THE PRE-RAPHAELITES IN OXFORD

Discover the lives and works of Pre-Raphaelite artists whilst they were in Oxford, and the many other Pre-Raphaelite...

Discover the lives and works of Pre-Raphaelite artists whilst they were in Oxford, and the many other Pre-Raphaelite connections with the city.

Online and at the Museum

WORKSHOP

3 Nov

RUSKIN'S PERSPECTIVES ACROSS THE SKIES WORKSHOP

With artist Kieran Stiles, explore how Ruskin arranged his compositions and used different measuring techniques...

With artist Kieran Stiles, explore how Ruskin arranged his compositions and used different measuring techniques in this watercolour workshop.

At the Museum

COURSE

3 Nov

THE EAST IN THE WEST

With art historian Peter Vass, explore the impact of Eastern European artists on British art in this three-week...

With art historian Peter Vass, explore the impact of Eastern European artists on British art in this three-week short course of talks.

Online and at the Museum

TALK

3 Nov

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF WILLIAM DE MORGAN

Join us for a special talk by Sarah Hardy, director of the De Morgan Collection, to celebrate 150 years of the...

Join us for a special talk by Sarah Hardy, director of the De Morgan Collection, to celebrate 150 years of the remarkable ceramicist William de Morgan

Online and at the Museum

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ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

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

2020 ART COMPETITION

WINNING ENTRIES

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

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

CURATOR TOUR

SCENE THROUGH WOOD

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

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