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 JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've chosen some of our treasures and turned them into online jigaws for you to solve. Suitable for all ages.

FIND A PUZZLE

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

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

COLOURING SHEETS

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

LEARNING RESOURCES

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

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

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

HOME LEARNING

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

Easy jigsaws

Online jigsaw puzzles to keep children occupied.

MUSEUM SECRETS PODCAST

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

FIND A STORY

GALLERY TOUR

17 Jul

ASHMOLEAN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Explore the Ashmolean's history through a selection of highlights spanning art, archaeology and coins, uncovering...

Explore the Ashmolean's history through a selection of highlights spanning art, archaeology and coins, uncovering stories that connect cultures, people and ideas across time.

At the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

23 Sep

DEVELOP YOUR DRAWING SKILLS WORKSHOPS

For adults who wish to further develop their drawing skills, broaden their creative toolkit, & gain confidence,...

For adults who wish to further develop their drawing skills, broaden their creative toolkit, & gain confidence, this series of 6 half-day sessions will help refine technical ability...

For adults who wish to further develop their drawing skills, broaden their creative toolkit, & gain confidence, this series of 6 half-day sessions will help refine technical ability while exploring new ways...

For adults who wish to further develop their drawing skills, broaden their creative toolkit, & gain confidence, this series of 6 half-day sessions will help refine technical ability while exploring new ways of seeing and creating.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

5 Oct

TAI CHI IN THE GALLERIES 5 OCT 2026

Enjoy the galleries like never before in this Tai Chi Qigong class for Members

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

7 Oct

APHRODITE EXHIBITION MEMBERS' PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our major exhibition Aphrodite: The Making of a Goddess.

Exhibition Galleries

TALK

7 Oct

COLONIAL VIEWS OF INDIA EXHIBITION CURATOR TALK

In her curator talk Mallica will share details about the Ashmolean first exhibition and book focused on photographs...

In her curator talk Mallica will share details about the Ashmolean first exhibition and book focused on photographs and negatives.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY TOUR

9 Oct

COLONIAL VIEWS OF INDIA EXHIBIITON GALLERY TOUR 9 OCT 2026

Join this gallery tour and talk to gain insights into photographs from the late 19th century taken by a British...

Join this gallery tour and talk to gain insights into photographs from the late 19th century taken by a British colonial officer.

At the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

10 Oct

MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP WEEKEND: OPUS ANGLICANUM

A two-day intensive workshop on the basics of opus anglicanum, where you'll create either a unicorn (in a...

A two-day intensive workshop on the basics of opus anglicanum, where you'll create either a unicorn (in a choice of three colours) or a dragon, couched gold with Tanya Bentha...

A two-day intensive workshop on the basics of opus anglicanum, where you'll create either a unicorn (in a choice of three colours) or a dragon, couched gold with Tanya Bentham.

At the Museum

TALK

11 Oct

THE GOLDSMITH'S LINE TALK

This talk with master goldsmith Todd Turner explores the Ashmolean’ s remarkable collection of gold torcs from...

This talk with master goldsmith Todd Turner explores the Ashmolean’ s remarkable collection of gold torcs from a craft perspective.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY & POETRY TOUR

11 Oct

GOLDSMITH'S GALLERY & POETRY TOUR

Join this poetry tour through some of our antique gold objects to discover the goldsmith's line with Todd...

Join this poetry tour through some of our antique gold objects to discover the goldsmith's line with Todd Turner.

At the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

15 Oct

ACRYLIC WOODLANDS WORKSHOP

Explore ideas about peripheral vision and why abstraction is interesting in this one-day workshop with artist Kieran...

Explore ideas about peripheral vision and why abstraction is interesting in this one-day workshop with artist Kieran Stiles.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

16 Oct

GUERCINO AND THE SIR DENIS MAHON COLLECTION

In this Members' exclusive Print Room visit, Dr Caroline Palmer explores the extraordinary works by the Italian...

In this Members' exclusive Print Room visit, Dr Caroline Palmer explores the extraordinary works by the Italian artist Guercino (1591–1666)

At the Museum

TALK

17 Oct

CLASSICISM IN VICTORIAN PAINTING TALK 1

This talk looks at the emergence of Classicism in Victorian art and the role of 'The Olympian' artists...

This talk looks at the emergence of Classicism in Victorian art and the role of 'The Olympian' artists such as Frederic Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Edward Poynter in...

This talk looks at the emergence of Classicism in Victorian art and the role of 'The Olympian' artists such as Frederic Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Edward Poynter in shaping High Art at the Royal...

This talk looks at the emergence of Classicism in Victorian art and the role of 'The Olympian' artists such as Frederic Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Edward Poynter in shaping High Art at the Royal Academy.

At the Museum and Online

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 300,000 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.

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

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.

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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

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