EVENTS

The Ashmolean Museum offers a wide range of events: from daily talks and tours to special workshops, late gallery openings and music as well as family fun and hands-on gallery activities.

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an ancient landscape landscape
Until 29 April 2018

AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE: IRON-AGE AND ROMAN FINDS FROM THE BERKSHIRE DOWNS

This new display exhibits archaeological finds discovered by metaldetectorists on the Berkshire Downs.
Gallery 7
Charles Demuth – I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold – The Met
Until 22 July 2018

AMERICA'S COOL MODERNISM

America's Cool Modernism: O'Keeffe to Hopper. From experiments in abstraction to precisionist paintings, this major exhibition explores the cool in early 20th-century American Art.
the tale of prince vessantara landscape
Until 9 September 2018

THE TALE OF PRINCE VESSANTARA

The most popular story in the Buddhist world, the Vessantara Jataka recounts the Buddha’s previous incarnation as Prince Vessantara.
Gallery 29
Ibrahim El-Salahi, Flamenco Dancers
19 Apr - 2 Sep

IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI: A SUDANESE ARTIST IN OXFORD

This exhibition is the first solo show of Ibrahim El-Salahi, pioneer of African and Arab Modernism, in Oxford. It spans his career and includes important early drawings, the distinctive multi-panel paintings, and never before shown recent work
Lower Ground Floor, Gallery 8
The Cast Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum
Thu 19 Apr, 2–2.45pm

DOWNSTAIRS IN THE CAST GALLERY TOUR

Learn about the great statues and friezes of ancient Greece and Rome through the collection of plaster casts
Meet in Gallery 21
The Ashmolean Museum
Thu 19 Apr, 2.30–4pm

MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM

A friendly group enabling older people to explore and enjoy the Ashmolean. The group is Dementia friendly and light refreshments will be served.
Education Studio and Galleries
Tours at the Ashmolean Museum
Thu 19 Apr, 3–3.45pm

AFTERNOON TOUR

A different themed tour each afternoon
Meet in Gallery 21
TeaAshmolean Museum Japanese Tea Ceremony
Thu 19 Apr, 3–4pm

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY

Learn about the art of tea in Japan, enjoy a bowl of green tea and watch a demonstration in the Ashmolean’s authentic Japanese tea house. Organised in conjunction with the Arethé Festival, celebrating the arts of Japanese tea.
Gallery 36
Charles Demuth – I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold – The Met
Thur 19 Apr, 3.30–4.15pm

EXHIBITION TOUR

Discover more about the themes explored in our exhibition America's Cool Modernism
Exhibition Galleries
Portrait of Claudine Bouzonnet
Thu 19 Apr, 3.45-4.45pm

MAKING THEIR MARK: WORKS BY FEMALE PRINTMAKERS

Often overshadowed by more well-known male artists, female printmakers nevertheless helped shape the history of printmaking. Learn more about these remarkable women by exploring prints from the 17th century to today.
Meet in Gallery 21
Secondary School Learning at the Ashmolean Museum
Fri 20 Apr, 27 Apr, 4 May, 10.30am-1.30pm (short course)

IPADS FOR ARTISTS

A three-part practical course to gain confidence in drawing, painting and image-making using popular drawing apps on an iPad.
Education Centre
The Ashmolean Museum
Fri 20 Apr, 1-2pm

BY LAND, SEA AND AIR: WINNING THE FIRST WORLD WAR THROUGH ART

Using material from the most wide-ranging propaganda exercise in the First World War, Peter Vass looks at how British servicemen in the army, navy, and the newly emerging air force were depicted by artists for propaganda purposes.
Lecture Theatre
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