GALLERY TOURS

These FREE gallery tours are led by our dedicated volunteer team and are subject to availability. There are varying times to choose from, to suit all ages and interests. Tours take around 45 minutes to one hour.

From the highlights of the Museum and King Alfred's story to the Cast Gallery and Ancient Egyptian treasures and more, get closer to some amazing objects and their stories.

Meet in the Randolph Sculpture Gallery, ground floor.

June
Mon 1 Jun 1-1.45pm Ashmolean in 45 Minutes
Tue 2 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Wed 3 Jun 1-1.45pm TBC
Fri 5 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Sat 6 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Sat 6 Jun 2-2.45pm Downstairs in the Cast Gallery
Sun 7 Jun 1-1.45pm Highlights of the Modern Art Gallery
Mon 8 Jun 1-1.45pm Ashmolean in 45 Minutes
Tue 9 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Wed 10 Jun 1-1.30pm Introduction to the Dutch Art Gallery
Thu 11 Jun 2-2.45pm Downstairs in the Cast Gallery
Fri 12 Jun 11am-12pm CANCELLED
Sun 14 Jun 1-1.45pm Arts of the Islamic Middle East
Mon 15 Jun 1-1.30pm Introduction to the Islamic Middle East Gallery
Tue 16 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Wed 17 Jun 1-1.45pm Renaissance Portraits
Thu 18 Jun 2-2.45pm Downstairs in the Cast Gallery
Fri 19 Jun 11am-12pm Highlights of the Ashmolean
Mon 22 Jun 1-1.30pm Introduction to the Dutch Art Gallery
Wed 24 Jun 1-1.30pm The Arundel Marbles
Mon 29 Jun 1-1.45pm The Grand Tour

More June dates coming soon
 

WESTERN ART GALLERIES CLOSURE 1 JUN – 12 SEP

Four popular Western Art galleries on the Level 3 Mezzanine will close for essential work this summer: Sickert & his Contemporaries (Gallery 63), Pissarro (Gallery 65), Pre-Raphaelites (Gallery 66) and the 19th Century Art (Gallery 67).

We appreciate your patience while we improve the environment in the galleries for the long term.

Two paintings from the 3M galleries, Turner's High Street and Millais's John Ruskin, are now on show in the European Art Gallery 44, level 2 for the summer.