MEMBERS' EVENTS

Members' lectures tickets are available to purchase online, over the phone on 01865 278 112 or in person at the Museum.

 

 

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IN-MUSEUM MEMBERS' EVENTS

WA1947.191.316 Anonymous British, Book cover with Biblical scenes, mid-17th century Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

MEMBERS' LECTURE: STITCHING FOR YOUR SOUL

Fri 8 February, 3.30pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Dr Mary Brooks from Durham University, who curated the very successful Ashmolean exhibition of embroidery from the Feller Collection in August 2014, discusses the important role of needlework in 17th century England

JOHN SINGER SARGENT'S PORTRAITS OF SISTERS

Tue 12 March, 4pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Art historian Dr Malcolm Rogers will discuss two of John Singer Sargent’s best known group portraits in their artistic and social context, telling the stories behind them and the personalities of the sitters.
St Nicholas of Bari Rebuking the Storm by Bicci di Lorenzo (active late 1360s-1452)

TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ART

Thu 21 March, 3.45pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Art historian Alice Foster is well known for making art come alive. Hear her explain what it is that we should be looking for (or at), using some of the most well-loved artwork at the Ashmolean.
John Ruskin

MEMBERS' LECTURE: JOHN RUSKIN AND HIS SCHOOL OF ART

Fri 26 April 3.45pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Professor Robert Hewison, one of the foremost authorities on the life and works of John Ruskin, will inform us about the life and work of this towering figure of Victorian society, including his close links with Oxford.
Jeff Koons (b. 1955) – Detail of Seated Ballerina © Jeff Koons

MEMBERS' LECTURE: JEFF KOONS AT THE ASHMOLEAN

Tue 7 May 4pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Dr Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean, speaks to us about the Museum's current major Exhibition Jeff Koons at the Ashmolean.
Sunset in the Cotswolds - Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

MEMBERS' LECTURE: THE SPIRIT OF PLACE IN BRITISH ART, FROM BACON TO GORMLEY

Tue 14 May 4pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Mary Acton, popular art historian and lecturer, examines the Post-War period in British Art and makes reference to the Ashmolean's own British Art collection.
Museum of Galla Placidia and Santa Croce Ravenna

MEMBERS' LECTURE: UNDERSTANDING RAVENNA

Thu 6 June 3pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Michael Starks will give us an illustrated talk on Ravenna which remains home to some of the finest art and architecture of the Late Antiquity period.
Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College Oxford

MEMBERS' EVENT: MIDSUMMER MAGIC AT WORCESTER COLLEGE

Mon 10 June 6.30pm

MEMBERS ONLY

To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, we shall have a very special midsummer celebration in the magnificent new Sultan Nazrin Shah centre of Worcester College. 
ashmolean live friday social animals by john cairns 15 5 15 135

MEMBERS' EVENT: SOCIAL AFTERNOON WITH QUIZ

Tue 25 June 3pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Join us for tea, cakes and the first Friends’ Quiz.
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