MEMBERS' EVENTS

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

MEMBERS' LECTURE: GLOWING COLOUR

Tue 10 Mar, 10am

MEMBERS ONLY

Matthew Winterbottom will talk to us about his work on a forthcoming exhibition about the Victorian fascination with colour.

FULLY BOOKED

Detail from an etching of a self portrait of a young Rembrandt, made 1630

MEMBERS' LECTURE: YOUNG REMBRANDT

Tue 24 Mar, 4pm

MEMBERS ONLY

An Van Camp will give this lecture titled Young Rembrandt, in conjunction with our next special exhibition to open in Spring 2020.

FULLY BOOKED

Photograph of the North Wing of Fishbourne Palace

MEMBERS' TRIP: FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE, NEAR CHICHESTER

Thu 16th April

MEMBERS ONLY

Exploring the superb mosaic floors of the largest residential Roman building in Britain, alongside beautiful gardens and a fascinating museum.

Painted interior decoration of Highnam Church

MEMBERS' TRIP: HIGHNAM CHURCH AND COURT, GLOUCESTER

Thu 23rd April

MEMBERS ONLY

A tour of the gothic 'Church of the Holy Innocents', featuring a short organ concert of the music of Sir Hubert Parry, followed by a tour of the nearby Highnam Court.

FULLY BOOKED

MEMBERS' TRIP: WWT SLIMBRIDGE, NEAR DURSLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wed 29th April

MEMBERS ONLY

A guided tour of the history of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, featuring the world's largest collection of captive wildfowl as well as a multitude of other birds.

FULLY BOOKED

Painting by Lucas Cranach of Apollo and Diana

MEMBERS' TRIP: COMPTON VERNEY, WARWICKSHIRE. CRANACH: ARTIST AND INNOVATOR

Thu 7th May

MEMBERS ONLY

An exhibition featuring some of the most enthralling paintings and woodcut illustrations from one of Germany's most renowned artists, featuring loans from the National Gallery and Waddeson Manor. Following refreshments, the day is free to visit the exhibition, the permanent collection and the wonderful grounds.

MEMBERS' TRIP: THE OXFORD BUS AND MORRIS MOTORS MUSEUMS

Thu 11th June

MEMBERS ONLY

Visit two quirky transport museums, featuring a 1881 horse-drawn tram and a world-famous car production line. Transport to the Museums features a 1950s or 1960s double-decker!

FULLY BOOKED

MEMBERS TRIPS: MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD

Fri 19th June

One of the grandest colleges in Oxford in both size and reputation, this visit features a student recital in the Chapel, a tour of the Library and Archives, and some time to wander the College and Gardens at your leisure.

Stained glass window from Southwell minster.

MEMBERS' LECTURE: THE ART OF FAITH

Tue 7th April, 3pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Contemporary local artist Nicholas Mynheer will give an illustrated talk about his work, ranging from painting to sculpture and glass design.

FULLY BOOKED

Vermeer painting of a Girl with a Pearl Earring.

MEMBERS' LECTURE: TRACES OF VERMEER

Tue 12th May, 3:15pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Johannes Vermeer’s luminous paintings are admired around the world, yet we do not understand how they were made. Jane Jelley unlocks some painters’ secrets, to open the studio door and glimpse him at work.

FULLY BOOKED

MEMBERS' LECTURE: MATISSE IN MOSCOW: ICONS AND THE AVANT-GARDE

Tue 2nd June, 4:30pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Cultural Historian Rosamund Bartlett will give a lecture on the love Matisse held for Russian icons, and how his paintings revolutionised the young Moscow avant-garde.

Rothko painting go black lines on a maroon background.

MEMBERS' LECTURE: RESTORING A ROTHKO MASTERPIECE

Thu 25th June, 3pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Dr Bronwyn Ormsby worked as Principal Conservation Scientist on the conservation project to restore the vandalised Mark Rothko painting, Black on Maroon (1958), to original state. Join us in hearing her fascinating process of restoration.

MEMBERS' LECTURE: CURATOR'S CHOICE - FIGURES FROM KITION-KAMELARGA

Mon 6th July, 3:15pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Discover more about one of the Ashmolean's most important antiquities collections, with a lecture given by Dr Anja Ulbrich, AG Leventis Curator of Cypriot Antiquities.

FULLY BOOKED

Photograph of a man and woman in the sand.

MEMBERS' LECTURE: LINES IN THE SAND: GERTRUDE BELL AND THE MAKING OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Fri 17 July, 10:30am

MEMBERS ONLY

Co-editor of Gertrude Bell and Iraq: a life and legacy as well as Curator of Ancient Near East in our Department of Antiquities, Paul Collins is working on our upcoming Gallery 8 exhibition 'Lines in the Sand' regarding the establishment of Iraq and Syria.