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SUMMARY:Stories around a Feather Cloak
DESCRIPTION:At the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford\, England\, you can see a beautiful Ahu’ula\, a feather cloak from Hawaii. It is on display on the ground floor\, in a case that has a curtain covering the glass\, which when drawn back reveals the striking yellow\, red and black design worked in tiny feathers. Draw back the curtain to see the feather cloaks on display and read the interpretation to learn how these Ahu ‘ula (cloaks) were used to reinforce political and diplomatic transactions\, solidify relationships\, and engender obligations. This feather cloak inspired the original commission for the Poakalani Quilting group\, who went on to make fifteen quilts for the museum\, which are on display in the special exhibition\, Hawai’i Ma uka to Ma kai: Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/stories-around-a-feather-cloak/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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SUMMARY:Hawaii: Ma uka to Ma kai Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape
DESCRIPTION:The ahupua‘a\, a land division extending from the mountains to the sea\, has long been the cornerstone of sustainable land management for Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) communities. “Ma uka” (toward the mountains) and “Ma kai” (toward the sea) are not merely directional references; they signify a deep understanding of care and access to natural and cultural resources within these regions. \nThrough a combination of contemporary and historic mea noʻeau (skillfully created works) this special exhibition explores the past\, present\, and future of the ahupua‘a system. Hawaiian quilts by the Honolulu-based Poakalani Quilters are curated in narrative that follows the ahupua‘a and the people working with the landscape\, from mountain forests to the coastal waters\, and as well as introducing the Hawaiian royal history of the palatial grounds of their group meeting place. \nJoin us on a journey through time through the ahupua‘a in this special exhibition: witness the disruption of indigenous practices over the past 150 years\, accompanied by a decline in Hawaiian ecosystems\, alongside stories of resilience and restoration. Travelling from Ma uka to Ma kai\, discover efforts of contemporary practitioners who embrace 21st-century sustainable stewardship\, and how looking back towards traditional practices offers a glimpse into a future of abundance and harmony between communities and their environment.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/hawaii-ma-uka-to-ma-kai-quilting-the-hawaiian-landscape/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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SUMMARY:Hulu Nēnē By MANAOLA
DESCRIPTION:Discover the beautifully sculptural Hulu Nēnē dress by fashion icon Manaola Yap\, a designer and cultural practitioner from Hawaiʻi\, within the Pitt Rivers Museum galleries. \nDisplayed in a case in near the centre of the museum court on the ground floor\, this installation is part of the journey through the Hawaiian landscape offered through the museum’s current special exhibition Hawaii: Ma uk to Ma kai. \nThrough the special collection of their designs\, Manaola honors and pays homage to the great warrior chief\, Kamehameha\, Pai`ea. Born on Hawai`i Island in secrecy and taken to safety by a swift runner to the high cliffs of `Awini Kohala\, the infant king was hidden in the caves to escape the order of Alapa`i Nui that the infant be put to death. The Designer gains his inspiration from ancestral chants\, and stories speaking of the youthful years of the royal child.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/hulu-nene-by-manaola/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
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SUMMARY:Revisiting Robert Louis Stevenson in the Pacific
DESCRIPTION:In this Archive Case display\, artists Simon Grennan and Solomon Enos re-examine the work of nineteenth century author Robert Louis Stevenson through dynamic graphic storytelling. Stevenson travelled to several Pacific islands before settling in Sāmoa in 1890. Referencing this time in Sāmoa\, as well as Hawai’i and Europe\, related items are brought together from the Museum’s Pacific collections and displayed alongside historical publications of Stevenson’s Pacific stories\, set within new graphic remediations of these stories as comics by British and Hawaiian artists. The illustration-led display explores the journey of ideas across media (remediation) in the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries\, Robert Louis Stevenson’s fascination with ‘the foreign’\, and post-colonialism in the Pacific\, including new poetry focused on Hawaiian\, Samoan and European post-colonialism. \nThe display at the Pitt Rivers Museum celebrates work that is part of a wider research project ‘Remediating Stevenson’\, led by a UK research team (Michelle Keown\, Shari Sabeti and Alice Kelly\, Edinburgh University; and Simon Grennan\, Chester University)\, in partnership with the National University of Sāmoa. The project explores Robert Louise Stevenson’s Pacific fiction\, travels\, and friendship with Indigenous Pacific communities. The Remediating Robert Louis Stevenson project is producing the first ever multilingual graphic adaptation of the three stories from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Island Nights’ Entertainments (1893). The project is also commissioning new poetry by indigenous Pacific authors\, and developing a set of accompanying teaching resources for use in Sāmoa\, Hawai’i and Scotland through participatory arts workshops and film-making.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/revisiting-robert-louis-stevenson-in-the-pacific/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
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SUMMARY:Unfinished - a poem by Carol Ann Carl
DESCRIPTION:Unfinished is a poem written by Carol Ann Carl\, a daughter of the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. With a background in Biochemistry and health\, her community work revolves around Micronesian youth and women. Carol Ann was entrusted to be the keeper of traditional origin stories\, which she shares through her writings. Storytelling and writing are personal forms of pedagogical healing. \nUnfinished was commissioned by Marenka Thompson-Odlum\, as part of the Digital Engagement & Innovation project. It exists both as written ‘concrete’ poetry and as a recorded spoken word piece. Unfinished is written from the perspective of the 31 pearl shell tools that the museum has described as ‘unfinished shell shanks of a fishing hook’ which were taken from the King’s tomb at the archaeological site of Nan Madol on Pohnpei. Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces\, temples\, tombs and residential domains built between 1100 and 1500 CE. These ruins represent the ceremonial centre of the Saudeleur dynasty\, a vibrant period in Pacific Island culture. The huge scale of the edifices\, their technical sophistication and the concentration of megalithic structures bear testimony to complex social and religious practices of the island societies of the period. \nThe field collector of the shell shanks\, Frederick William Christian\, was a graduate of Balliol College\, Oxford. In his 1899 book\, The Caroline Islands: Travel in the Sea of the Little Lands\, he recounts the excavation of ‘Eighty pearl-shell shanks of fish-hooks in a more or less perfect condition\, exactly resembling those used all over Polynesia before the coming of the white man. The hook itself was generally of bone\, but we found some fragments of pearl-shell which were clearly relics of the barb.’ \nChristian was also a close friend of Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived in the neighbouring Pacific Island of Samoa. It was Stevenson who encouraged Christian to travel to remote groups of Pacific islands and study their languages. In his books\, he often references Stevenson’s works such as Beach of Falesá.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/unfinished-a-poem-by-carol-ann-carl/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
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SUMMARY:PAT SUET-BIK HUI & THE THREE PERFECTIONS
DESCRIPTION:FREE EXHIBITION\n\n\n\n20 Sep 2025 to 28 Jun 2026 \nGallery 11 \nAdmission is FREE \n\nPat Suet-Bik Hui 許雪碧 (b. 1943) is a US-based Hong Kong artist. This exhibition showcases her work alongside others who engage with the tradition of the ‘three perfections’ 三絕\, which brings together the three art forms of poetry\, calligraphy\, and painting. \nThe exhibition includes works by Hui\, her contemporaries\, her teacher Lui Shou-Kwan and others of his generation\, as well as earlier examples from the 17th\, 18th\, and 19th centuries. Seeing Hui alongside these other artists will give visitors the context to understand her as both innovator and standard-bearer of tradition. \nIn this tradition\, calligraphic brushstrokes are as integral to compositional balance as those used in painting. Likewise\, images conjured by a poem and those rendered in a painting combine to create effects neither can achieve alone. \nHui’s modern interpretation fuses abstract and semi-abstract washes of colour and ink with simple\, restrained calligraphy inscribing poems reflecting on a variety of themes\, from love\, to loss\, to the pleasures of drinking. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nPainting with Poem by Xin Qiji\, Pat Suet-Bik Hui & Wucius Wong\, 1987\, ink & colour on paper © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n \nPainting with poem by Paul Ka-Yin Kwok\, Pat Suet-Bik Hui & Paul Ka-Yin Kwok\, 1999\, ink colour on paper © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n \nPainting with poem by Nara Singde\, Pat Suet-Bik Hui\, 1991\, ink & colour on paper © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nIn the exhibition gallery there will be translations of many of the poems inscribed on the paintings\, as well as guidance on how to interpret the relationship between painting\, calligraphy and poetry within particular works. \nHui gifted her works to the art-historian Michael Sullivan\, whose painting collection was bequeathed to the Ashmolean in 2013.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/pat-suet-bik-hui-the-three-perfections/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:With these Hands: Crafting a Shared Humanity
DESCRIPTION:With these Hands is a co-produced gallery trail created by a multicultural team of volunteers who share an interest in the hand-crafted.\n  \nThrough the objects chosen and the stories told\, you are invited to learn more about the way we craft and make in different cultures. Objects and storytelling enabling us to engage in shared experiences\, emotions and ideas. \n  \n\nObjects tell human stories\nThey speak of hardship and dignity\, of celebration\, and resistance \n  \nThe trail has nine stops around the Museum galleries\, with five of the nine stops on the ground floor\, three on the first floor and one on the second floor. We encourage visitors to use the trail map\, starting on the first floor\, moving up to the second floor and then finishing on the ground floor. \nThis trail was created as part of Multaka-Oxford. Our co-curators went on a journey together working closely with the museum collections and teams of experts. They have all thought deeply about the stories their chosen objects inspired.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/with-these-hands-crafting-a-shared-humanity/
LOCATION:Pitt Rivers Museum\, S Parks Rd\, Oxford
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261130
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SUMMARY:ROMAN OXFORDSHIRE COINS DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:6 Dec 2025 – 29 Nov 2026  \nGallery 7 \nAdmission is FREE \n\nCoinage remains one of the best represented and most recognisable elements of Roman material culture. \nThis display will showcase a selection of Roman coins in the Ashmolean collection that were found in Oxfordshire and tell the story of the region from the Roman conquest in 43 CE to the end of Roman Britain\, around 410 CE. \nSome of the coins reflect everyday life through trade\, soldiers’ pay\, or the collection of taxes. Others tell us about Britain’s position in the empire or served as offerings people made to the gods. \nDiscover a group of Iron Age gold staters buried in a flint nodule around the time of the Roman invasion\, known as the Henley Hoard\, and various Roman coins from Claudius I to the end of Roman Britain. These historic finds were discovered in local towns and villages\, such as Cowley\, Dorchester\, Asthall\, Horton\, Shiplake and Childrey\, and add to the evidence for coin use and circulation in Roman Oxfordshire. \n \nMap (detail) accompanying the Roman Oxfordshire coins display in the Money Gallery \n\n  \nRoman coins were an important means of communication. They were carried across the empire in purses\, spreading images and messages central to Roman society: religion\, politics\, the Imperial family\, or the empire’s prosperity. As with modern money\, most Roman coins also had more straightforward messages\, showing exactly who held power. \nThese coins are not always beautiful objects\, but each is a small\, powerful voice connecting us to the people of Roman Oxfordshire and their place in the wider Roman world. \nHeader image: Obverse and reverse detail of silver coin of Carausius © Ashmolean Museum \n\nFound anything locally? \nSince 1997\, the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has recorded more than 360\,000 Roman coins from England and Wales\, including nearly 15\,000 from Oxfordshire. \nIf you think you may have found a Roman coin\, it’s important to have it properly recorded. Contact your local Finds Liaison Officer at the PAS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSELECTED OBJECTS ON DISPLAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilver coin of Carausius\n\n\n\n\nSilver coin of Roman Emperor Carausius\, found at Shiplake\, with a wolf and the twins Romulus and Remus on the reverse\, 286–293 CE © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopper coin of Nero\n\n\n\n\nCopper coin depicting Nero\, found at Dorchester on Thames\, 65 CE © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenley Hoard \n \n\n\n\n\nHenley Hoard \n\nHenley Hoard\n\n\n\n\nComplete local Iron Age coin hoard of 32 gold staters buried in a flintstone nodule\, found in Henley-on-Thames\, 55–45 BCE © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilver coin of Arcadius\n\n\n\n\nSilver coin of Roman Emperor Arcadius\, found at Horton\, 392–394 CE © Ashmolean Museum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext slide\nPrevious slide
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/roman-oxfordshire-coins-display/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
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SUMMARY:Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the Three Perfections
DESCRIPTION:Pat Suet-Bik Hui 許雪碧 (b. 1943) is a US-based Hong Kong artist. This exhibition showcases her work alongside others who engage with the tradition of the ‘three perfections’ 三絕\, which brings together the three art forms of poetry\, calligraphy\, and painting. \nThe exhibition includes works by Hui\, her contemporaries\, her teacher Lui Shou-Kwan and others of his generation\, as well as earlier examples from the 17th\, 18th\, and 19th centuries. Seeing Hui alongside these other artists will give visitors the context to understand her as both innovator and standard-bearer of tradition. \nIn this tradition\, calligraphic brushstrokes are as integral to compositional balance as those used in painting. Likewise\, images conjured by a poem and those rendered in a painting combine to create effects neither can achieve alone. \nHui’s modern interpretation fuses abstract and semi-abstract washes of colour and ink with simple\, restrained calligraphy inscribing poems reflecting on a variety of themes\, from love\, to loss\, to the pleasures of drinking.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/pat-suet-bik-hui-the-three-perfections-poetry-calligraphy-painting/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260202T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054659
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SUMMARY:The Oxford Seminars in Cartography (TOSCA)
DESCRIPTION:About the events\nThe Oxford Seminars in Cartography have been taking place since 1993\, with interested cartographers meeting regularly for a programme of lectures and field trips exploring all facets of mapping and cartography. All are welcome. \nEvents take place online via Zoom\, and times listed are UK time. \nProgramme for 2025-26\nMap Readings – ‘Lies of the Land: Painted maps in Late Medieval and Early Modern France’\n Thursday 12 February 2026\n 16.30–18.00 (GMT) \nCamille Serchuk (Southern Connecticut State University) in conversation with Elizabeth Baigent (School of Geography and the Environment\, University of Oxford) \nThe unique large-format print of the General Map of the Qing Empire by Li Mingche (李明徹\, 1751–1832) in Göttingen: tracing its cartographical origins and journey to a German university\n Thursday 12 March 2026\n 16.30–18.00 (GMT) \nVera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales\, Paris) \nGeography and Catholic censorship in Europe at the end of the sixteenth century\n Thursday 4 June 2026\n 16.30–18.00 (GMT+1) \nJean-Marc Besse (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales\, Paris) \nOrdnance Survey: Twenty-First Century National Mapping Agency\n Thursday 18 June 2026\n 16.30–18.00 (GMT+1) \nNick Bolton (CEO\, Ordnance Survey) \nEvent information\n\nAll events take place online via Zoom. Times listed are UK time.\nYou will receive instructions for joining the webinars in your booking confirmation email\, under ‘Order details’. Please check your junk/spam email folder. If you have not received a link to join the event\, please email: tosca@bodleian.ox.ac.uk\n\nAcknowledgements\nThe Oxford Seminars in Cartography are supported by: \n\nFriends of TOSCA\nBodleian Libraries\nSchool of Geography and the Environment\, University of Oxford\nCharles Close Society\nLovell Johns Ltd
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/the-oxford-seminars-in-cartography-tosca/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
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SUMMARY:Song of Myself (Display)
DESCRIPTION:Song of Myself\, 1995\, Tom Phillips RA (1937–2022)\, wire\, 360 x 180 cm.\nCredit: Estate of Tom Phillips CBE RA \nTom Phillips described Song of Myself as “an attempt to list the various identities that go to make a single artistic life”. The work borrows its title from a poem in Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Its beginning is based on the confessional Anglo-Saxon poem\, The Seafarer\, which Phillips first came across as an undergraduate at St Catherine’s College\, Oxford. \nWithin the work\, the alert reader will find further references\, direct or cryptic\, to Homer\, Plato\, Dante\, Cervantes\, Shakespeare\, Marvell\, Conrad\, R. L. Stevenson; to the music of Wagner and Robert Schumann; and to the films of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles. The text is littered with echoes of Phillips’s own artistic preoccupations: as a painter\, calligrapher\, user of stencils and maker of books. \nPhillips first made a pencil drawing of the text\, then worked with the fabricator Leo Verryt to realise the work in wire\, as a hanging poem. Other versions of the text exist\, one in a series of paintings called Curriculum Vitae (No XX\, 1992)\, and another in Self Portrait in Silver (2004). Phillips writes: “The unity of the piece in which letters are tortured into cooperation hopes to reflect an overall homogeneity in the spirit of its maker”. \nThe Bodleian Libraries also has the Tom Phillips archive in our collection.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/song-of-myself-display/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
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SUMMARY:IN BLOOM
DESCRIPTION:★ ★ ★ ★\n“This rip-roaring history of botanical adventurers disturbs and delights”\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Consistently illuminating”\nThe Observer \n\n\n\n\n“There’s much to savour”\nThe Telegraph \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Bloom exhibition – open until 16 Aug 2026\n\n\n\n\nWhat do we really know about the plants and flowers in our gardens and window boxes? \nBeyond their beauty\, many have hidden histories – tales of exploration\, obsession\, and knowledge. \nThis major new exhibition takes visitors on a journey from Oxford to the farthest corners of the world and back\, uncovering the global stories behind some of Britain’s most beloved blooms – from roses and tulips to camellias and peonies. \nFeaturing over 100 artworks and objects\, including drawings\, paintings\, rare prints\, and ceramics\, In Bloom explores our changing relationship with the natural world. \nFrom the fascinating stories of curiosity and ingenuity of early plant explorers to the networks that shaped global trade\, this exhibition reveals how the pursuit of exotic plants transformed landscapes\, economies\, and cultures\, leaving a legacy that still shapes our world today. \n\nIn Bloom is the first Ashmolean exhibition to consider sustainability from conception to delivery. Find out more \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSELECTED ARTWORKS IN THE EXHIBITION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibition catalogue \nExplore the story of how plants and flowers shaped our world in the lavishly illustrated exhibition catalogue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibition audio guide \nEnjoy the show’s highlights with the audio guide narrated by BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Arit Anderson. Choose your ticket and add to your booking. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEXHIBITION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nTimed tickets are in operation. Visitors are recommended to book tickets in advance to guarantee entry. \nA booking fee of £2 applies on telephone bookings and booking amendments\, to help support the Museum and cover Box Office costs.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/in-bloom-2/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
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SUMMARY:SOMA SUROVI JANNAT
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CULTURE CARE\n\n\n\n\nFREE EXHIBITION –  opens 28 Mar 2026\nGallery 8 \n\nThis is the fifth in the Ashmolean NOW exhibition series\, where contemporary artists are invited to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections. \n\nThis exhibition showcases the work of Bangladeshi artist Soma Surovi Jannat\, who draws inspiration from the Sundarbans\, the largest mangrove forest in the world\, and the Ashmolean collections to address the climate crisis. \nHer art reflects on environmental issues and the interconnectedness of nature and humanity\, especially in Bangladesh\, where the Sundarbans\, faces threats from climate change. In her paintings and drawings\, capturing urgent global and environmental issues\, Surovi critiques the link between natural disasters and social inequalities. \n \nDetail from Between the Sea and the Sky\, Who Holds the Ground? 30ft-scroll by Soma Surovi Jannat and the exhibition poster image \n\n  \nAs the first Bangladeshi artist-in-residence at the Ashmolean\, this exhibition marks Surovi’s debut solo show in the UK and also the first solo exhibition of a Bangladesh-based artist in a museum in the UK. \nThis exhibition will focus on Surovi’s new works and include Ashmolean objects that inspired some of her imagined landscapes. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBetween the Sea and the Sky\, Who Holds the Ground? (sections)\, 30-ft scroll\, Soma Surovi Jannat\, 2024-25\, archival ink pen on paper\, acrylic colour\, gold & silver leaf \n\nAbout 40 objects will be on display\, including various works on paper\, a 30-foot-long scroll\, and an ephemeral drawing which she will be completing on the gallery’s wall. \n \nWhere every leaf holds a tale (2 of 8 paintings)\, Soma Surovi Jannat\, 2023\, archival ink pen on paper\, acrylic colour\, gold & silver leaf \n\n  \nHeader image details are taken from: ‘Where every leaf holds a tale’\, and ‘Between the Sea and the Sky\, Who Holds the Ground?’ artworks. All header image details and works by the artist are © Soma Surovi Jannat
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/soma-surovi-jannat/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270315
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SUMMARY:COLONIAL VIEWS OF INDIA
DESCRIPTION:FREE EXHIBITION\n\n\n\n\nOpens 11 Apr 2026 \nGallery 29 \nAdmission is FREE \n\nThis is the first exhibtion to focus on photographs and negatives in the Ashmolean\, and as such features previously unseen photographs of India by Colonel Eugene Clutterbuck Impey (1830–1904). \nA member of the East India Company\, Impey arrived in India in 1851 and took part in military actions during the Indian Uprising of 1857. After the British Crown took control in 1858 following the Uprising\, he worked as a political agent until returning to Britain in 1878. \n  \n \nStereoscopic image of a tiger with tripod shadow\, Colonel Eugene Impey\, 1858-1865\, albumen photographic print on paper © Ashmolean Museum \n\n  \nImpey’s photographs reflect British imperial interests\, showcasing portraits of colonial officers and Indians\, as well as staged scenes of daily life\, clothing\, religious sites\, animals\, and landscapes. \nThese images often reinforced stereotypes with the aim to justify colonial efforts. Photography\, which gained popularity after its debut in 1839\, was used to highlight cultural differences. From the mid-1800s British officials documented various social groups in India\, often categorising people by ethnicity. \nThe Impey collection includes 247 glass negatives preserved at the Ashmolean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeated girl\n\n\n\n\n 1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQutub tower\n\n\n\n\n 1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaharaja Takhat Singh of Jodphur\n\n\n\n\n1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFour Rajputs with jezails and swords\n\n\n\n\n 1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSnake charmer\n\n\n\n\n 1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall temple and rope bridge in hilly landscape\n\n\n\n\n 1858-1865 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext slide\nPrevious slide
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/colonial-views-of-india/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260404T054659
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SUMMARY:Helena Clews: From Seascape to Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Helena’s paintings explore colour\, line and texture\, drawing inspiration from the sea\, light\, and natural beauty of Devon. This exhibition presents a new collection that brings together the familiar landscapes of Oxfordshire with the dramatic coastline of Devon – returning her work to where her artistic journey first began. \nHelena Clews is a former pupil of St Edward’s School and studied Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. She was awarded the Ken Billany Prize in 2007. She went on to complete an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins before leaving her North London studio to fulfil a long-held dream of moving to Devon to paint by the sea. Helena has exhibited widely across the UK and her work is held in many private collections. \n\nExhibition Opening\nTuesday 21 April 6-8pm\nPlease join us for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition\nFree event / no booking required \n\n\n\n\nHelena Clews: From Seascape to Landscape\nTicketsFree entry \nExtra information  \nOpening hours: Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm\nClosed: Sun and Bank Holidays
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/helena-clews-from-seascape-to-landscape/
LOCATION:North Wall Arts Centre\, S Parade\, Summertown\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260422T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054659
CREATED:20260221T144633Z
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SUMMARY:An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo
DESCRIPTION:Written by Ned Blackburn \nMeet Johnny\, 18\, at an all-boys boarding school\, struggling to fit in and in an intense relationship with rugby golden boy\, Harry. It is life through the lens of a young queer man navigating Grindr\, hyper-masculinity and institutional shame.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/an-adequate-abridgement-of-boarding-school-life-as-a-homo/
LOCATION:Oxford Playhouse\, 11-12 Beaumont St\, Oxford\, OX1 2LW
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260404T054659
CREATED:20260313T152050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T152050Z
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SUMMARY:Foraging Connections
DESCRIPTION:Venue\, Timing and Cost\n\nVenue:\n\nModern Art Oxford\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nFriday\, 27 March 2026 to Sunday\, 14 June 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\nCheck website for opening hours\n\n\n\nCost:\n\nFree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA collaborative exhibition exploring the connections between art\, science\, and nature.\nDeveloped around themes of refuge and repair\, the project shares work created collaboratively by children from local charity Children Heard and Seen and artists Lilli Tranborg and Arbie Edward. \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nhttps://modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/…
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/foraging-connections/
LOCATION:Modern Art Oxford\, 30 Pembroke St\, Oxford\, OX1 1BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260404T054659
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SUMMARY:Pets & their People
DESCRIPTION:  11 March – 27 September 2026 \n ST Lee Gallery\, Weston Library \n Free admission\, no ticket required \nAbout the exhibition\nWe have been domesticating animals for over ten thousand years. But why do we want tame wolves in our homes or wild cats on our laps? \nThis exhibition explores the relationship between humans and their pets – or pets and their humans. \nPets & their People draws on depictions of pets in stories\, imagery and poetry in the Bodleian’s collection – from one of the earliest recorded depictions of an assistance dog for the blind to a rare copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that has never been displayed in the UK before. The exhibition asks how the special bond between owners and their pets has evolved over time\, and what that evolution tells us about who we really are. \nAre we taming our pets\, or are they bring us back to our wild roots? \nCurators\nCharles Foster\, Fellow of Exeter College and bestselling author of Being a Beast \nAcknowledgements\nPets & their People is made possible with generous support from the John S Cohen Foundation.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/pets-their-people/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260130T155321Z
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SUMMARY:Brokenness and repair exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Venue:\n\nThe Glass Tank\, Oxford Brookes University\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nMonday\, 26 January 2026 to Friday\, 6 February 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\n9am – 5pm\n\n\n\nCost:\n\n0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by the sublime beauty of techniques of visual repair across cultures\, these works invite reflection on brokenness and why it matters. \nIn recent years\, the traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery using lacquer\, often embellished with gold or other precious metals\, known as ‘kintsugi’ has fascinated and inspired not only contemporary artists\, but also pscyhologists\, philosophers\, scientists and archaeologists. But the idea of caring for something that is broken and finding beauty in its imperfection resonates much more widely. Whether we are living with the painful yet precious memories of loss\, or trying to reassemble places of belonging from the remnants of abandoned buildings\, brokenness and repair speak to our fundamental ways of being in the world. \nThrough sculpture\, sound\, images\, and pottery\, this exhibition creates a space of dialogue between Japanese aesthetics of brokenness and repair and those of other cultures. Each piece invites visitors to reflect on the complex\, sometimes challenging beauty of brokenness\, and the care and attention involved in repair. \nThe exhibition includes original works from Rob Simpkins\, Katie Taylor\, Johanna Tulloch\, Dan O’Brien\, Natasha Durie\, Juliet Eccles\, and Rachel Barbaresi\, as well as kintsugi pieces by Iku Nishikawa (Oxford Kintsugi). \nAll are invited to join us to meet the artists and organisers over wine and refreshments. \nThis exhibition and reception was made possible through the generous support of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nhttps://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brokennes… \ndobrien@brookes.ac.uk
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/brokenness-and-repair-exhibition/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Oxford Brookes University\, Oxford Brookes University\, Headington\, Oxfordshire\, OX3 0BP
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260220T132433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T133234Z
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SUMMARY:Recycled Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Venue\, Timing and Cost\n\nVenue:\n\nThame Museum\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nSaturday\, 7 February 2026 to Friday\, 20 March 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\nDuring opening hours Wed. Fri. Sat. 10am-4pm; Sun. 1pm-4pm-\n\n\n\nCost:\n\nFree admission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition has been created by the talented art students of Lord Williams School Thame. Exhibition Gallery Thame Museum \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nYvonne Maxwell\, publicity@thamemuseum.org. \nThame Museum\, 79 High Street Thame\, OX93AE\nwww.thamemuseum.oirg
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/recycled-extravaganza/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Thame Museum\, 79 High Street Thame\, Oxfordshire\, OX93AE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260304T152939Z
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SUMMARY:Oxfordshire Artweeks 2026
DESCRIPTION:fordshire West Ox Arts Gallery\, for Artweeks 2026\, showcases a variety of work across the visual arts with the extended exhibition running from Saturday 25 April to Sunday 30 May 2026. \nOur 13 exhibiting artists for this years’ Oxfordshire Artweeks include;\nGil Salway\, Kirstie Grainger\, David Stone\, Judith Harden\,\n​ Daphne O’ Connell\, Sally Middleton\, Janet Lewendon\,\nKeith Appleby\, Jan Fennelly\, Liming Chen\,\nLaura Hounam\, Andy’s Metal & Melanie Phillips \n\nWith first time exhibitors and seasoned pros we look forward to welcoming our artists and visitors alike as we celebrate and showcase art in Oxfordshire.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLiming Chen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLaura Hounam
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxfordshire-artweeks-2026/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:West Ox Arts Gallery\, Town Hall\, Market Square\, Bampton\, Oxfordshire\, OX18 2JH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260220T135527Z
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SUMMARY:New Work 2026 at the West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton
DESCRIPTION:Venue\, Timing and Cost\n\nVenue:\n\nWest Ox Arts Gallery\, Bampton.\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nSaturday\, 14 February 2026 to Saturday\, 14 March 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\nTues to Sat 11.30 – 4.30\, Sun 2 – 4\, Mondays closed\n\n\n\nCost:\n\nfree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Ox Arts is delighted to present New Work 26\, an exhibition celebrating the breadth and diversity of work created by its members. Taking place from 14 February to 14 March 2026\, the exhibition will be held at the WOA Gallery\, a distinctive and well-established venue in the heart of Bampton\, Oxfordshire.\nVisitors are invited to explore an inspiring range of contemporary art and craft\, including painting\, sculpture\, glass\, jewellery\, textiles\, wood\, and wirework. The exhibition reflects the richness of artistic practice within the West Ox Arts community and offers something to engage every visitor.\nHighlights include:\n* Meet the artists – Learn about their inspirations\, creative processes\, and the stories behind the work.\n* Discover new talent – Find emerging and established artists\, uncover unique pieces\, or simply enjoy the pleasure of artistic exploration.\n* Support local creativity – Your visit helps sustain and encourage the region’s vibrant artistic community.\nArtists interested in exhibiting in our member exhibitions are warmly invited to enquire about West Ox Arts membership. For further information\, please contact:
gallery@westoxarts.com\nWe look forward to welcoming you to the gallery. \nVisitor Information\n* Free entry\n* Opening Times:\n* Tuesday–Saturday: 11:30am – 4:30pm\n* Sunday: 2:00pm – 4:00pm\n* Monday: Closed\n* WOA Gallery\,Market Square. Bampton\, Oxfordshire. OX18 2JH \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nEmail: gallery@westoxarts.com\nWebsite: www.westoxarts.com\nInstagram: @westoxarts\nFacebook: WestOxArts \nTelephone: 01993 850137 \n\n 
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/new-work-2026-at-the-west-ox-arts-gallery-in-bampton/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Ox Arts Gallery\, Bampton\, Market Sq\, OX18 2JH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260218T132122Z
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SUMMARY:Elinor Cleghorn A WOMAN'S WORK
DESCRIPTION:A Woman’s Work is a radical and inspiring new history of mothering\, and a timely reminder that the fight for reproductive freedom isn’t over \n\n\n\n\nA Woman’s Work \nMothers make history. For centuries\, motherhood has sparked social and political change. Yet the acts of growing\, birthing and nurturing children – and the power they hold – have been pushed to the margins\, overlooked in our narratives of the past. \nIn A Woman’s Work\, Elinor Cleghorn reveals the mothers\, othermothers\, midwives\, activists\, and community leaders who have shaped this extraordinary history. They include Hildegard of Bingen\, the medieval nun and mystic with pioneering views about the maternal body; Mary Wollstonecraft\, who laid the intellectual groundwork to release motherhood from male control; and Sojourner Truth\, who drew attention to the abhorrent treatment of mothers under chattel slavery. \nBeginning in the ancient world\, we learn how in each era\, the patriarchy constructed its own idealised notion of motherhood – from the misogynistic dogma of the early church and the stigmatisation of single mothers in 17th century England all the way through to the post-war myth of the perfectly contented housewife. But we also learn how mothers of all classes and circumstances fought back\, and lobbied to be valued\, respected and supported – not as reproductive vessels\, but as people. \nElinor Cleghorn \nDr Elinor Cleghorn has a background in feminist visual culture and history\, and her critical writing has been published in several academic journals including Screen. After receiving her PhD in 2012\, Elinor spent three years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Ruskin School\, University of Oxford\, working on an interdisciplinary medical humanities project. She has given talks and lectures at the British Film Institute\, where she has been a regular contributor to their education programme\, Tate Modern\, and ICA London\, and she has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 discussion show The Forum. In 2017\, she was shortlisted for the Fitzcarraldo Editions essay prize. She now works as a freelance writer and researcher. Her non-fiction debut\, Unwell Women\, was published in June 2021.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/elinor-cleghorn-a-womans-work/
LOCATION:Blackwell’s Bookshop\, 48-51 Broad Street\, Oxford\, OX1 3BQ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T000000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260218T125429Z
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SUMMARY:Boogie Bingo
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to dance and shout “Bingo!” at Boogie Bingo\, the fun-filled party where beats meet numbers! \n\n\n\n\nBoogie Bingo\nGet ready to dance and play at Boogie Bingo! Join us in person for a night full of funky beats\, hilarious bingo rounds\, and great vibes. Whether you’re a bingo newbie or a seasoned pro\, this event is all about having fun and letting loose on the dance floor. Bring your friends\, your best moves\, and get ready to shout “Bingo!” like never before. Don’t miss out on the coolest in-person party around!
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/boogie-bingo/
LOCATION:Abingdon United Football Club\, Northcourt Road\, Abingdon\, OX14 1PL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260228T152649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T152710Z
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SUMMARY:Ballet Black at 25
DESCRIPTION:From £15* \n\nAge\n7+\nInterval\nYes\nVenue\nOxford Playhouse\n\n\nCassa Pancho‘s Ballet Black celebrates its 25th anniversary with a much-anticipated return to Oxford Playhouse. \nThis landmark double bill features Ingoma (2019)\, the choreographic debut of former Company dancer\, Mthuthuzeli November. Inspired by the 1946 South African miners’ strike – a precursor to the anti-apartheid movement – Ingoma captures the suffering and resilience of Black miners and their communities\, bringing rarely told stories to the ballet stage. The work won both the 2020 Olivier Award and the Black British Theatre Award for Best Dance Production and now makes its Oxford premiere. \nAlongside it comes a joyful new commission from Alvin Ailey royalty Hope Boykin\, a two-time Bessie Award winner\, making her UK choreographic debut. Boykin\, who says “I make work and create environments from personal and lived experiences”\, creates a celebratory piece especially for Ballet Black‘s 25th year – a vibrant tribute to the company’s journey and a bold look towards its future. \nAudiences can expect Ballet Black‘s signature blend of powerful storytelling\, striking choreography and rich global influences\, in a programme that honours the past while celebrating the future. For 25 years\, Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet – creating vital opportunities for dancers and artists of Black and Asian descent\, while building a repertoire that resonates with audiences around the world. \n\n\n\n0 Stars \n Ballet Black consistently brings new and exciting work to Oxford Playhouse\nOxford Dance Writers
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/ballet-black-at-25/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Oxford Playhouse\, 11-12 Beaumont St\, Oxford\, OX1 2LW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
CREATED:20260130T142625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T142625Z
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SUMMARY:Party Season
DESCRIPTION:A Wardrobe Ensemble\, Royal & Derngate\, Northampton & Lowry Co-Production \nThree parties. One weekend. The invitations have been sent and there’s no going back… it’s Party Season! \nXander is back in town\, and this weekend he’s on parenting duty. The kids are in the ball pit; the Entertainer is blowing bubbles; the adults gobble Perelló olives and pretend to like each other. As ancient grudges rear their heads\, the tension rises like a helium balloon. Caught between who he was and who he’s supposed to be\, Xander must decide whether he’s going to grow up or just pass the parcel. \nFrom the multi-award-winning creators of Education\, Education\, Education and The Last of the Pelican Daughters comes a sugar-fuelled\, bobbin-winding fever dream where class identities collide\, social niceties unravel\, and underslept parents do their best to hold it all together. \nParty Season is a razor-sharp new comedy about privilege\, party rings and the pressures of being a parent. RSVP! \n\n\n\n\nParty Season\n28 April 2026 – 7:30 pm\n29 April 2026 – 7:30 pm\n30 April 2026 – 7:30 pm\n1 May 2026 – 7:30 pm\nTicketsStandard: £18\nPay More: £22\nPay Less: £14 \nLinksThe Wardrobe Ensemble
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/party-season/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:North Wall Arts Centre\, S Parade\, Summertown\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260404T054700
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SUMMARY:Pets & their People
DESCRIPTION:  11 March – 27 September 2026 \n ST Lee Gallery\, Weston Library \n Free admission\, no ticket required \nAbout the exhibition\nWe have been domesticating animals for over ten thousand years. But why do we want tame wolves in our homes or wild cats on our laps? \nThis exhibition explores the relationship between humans and their pets – or pets and their humans. \nPets & their People draws on depictions of pets in stories\, imagery and poetry in the Bodleian’s collection – from one of the earliest recorded depictions of an assistance dog for the blind to a rare copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that has never been displayed in the UK before. The exhibition asks how the special bond between owners and their pets has evolved over time\, and what that evolution tells us about who we really are. \nAre we taming our pets\, or are they bring us back to our wild roots? \nCurators\nCharles Foster\, Fellow of Exeter College and bestselling author of Being a Beast \nAcknowledgements\nPets & their People is made possible with generous support from the John S Cohen Foundation.
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LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Brokenness and repair exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Venue:\n\nThe Glass Tank\, Oxford Brookes University\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nMonday\, 26 January 2026 to Friday\, 6 February 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\n9am – 5pm\n\n\n\nCost:\n\n0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by the sublime beauty of techniques of visual repair across cultures\, these works invite reflection on brokenness and why it matters. \nIn recent years\, the traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery using lacquer\, often embellished with gold or other precious metals\, known as ‘kintsugi’ has fascinated and inspired not only contemporary artists\, but also pscyhologists\, philosophers\, scientists and archaeologists. But the idea of caring for something that is broken and finding beauty in its imperfection resonates much more widely. Whether we are living with the painful yet precious memories of loss\, or trying to reassemble places of belonging from the remnants of abandoned buildings\, brokenness and repair speak to our fundamental ways of being in the world. \nThrough sculpture\, sound\, images\, and pottery\, this exhibition creates a space of dialogue between Japanese aesthetics of brokenness and repair and those of other cultures. Each piece invites visitors to reflect on the complex\, sometimes challenging beauty of brokenness\, and the care and attention involved in repair. \nThe exhibition includes original works from Rob Simpkins\, Katie Taylor\, Johanna Tulloch\, Dan O’Brien\, Natasha Durie\, Juliet Eccles\, and Rachel Barbaresi\, as well as kintsugi pieces by Iku Nishikawa (Oxford Kintsugi). \nAll are invited to join us to meet the artists and organisers over wine and refreshments. \nThis exhibition and reception was made possible through the generous support of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nhttps://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brokennes… \ndobrien@brookes.ac.uk
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LOCATION:Oxford Brookes University\, Oxford Brookes University\, Headington\, Oxfordshire\, OX3 0BP
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SUMMARY:Share this event  Skills Live Show x Oxford University\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for Skills Live\, an unmissable day where powerful talks from thought leaders \, panel discussions and celebrating awardees. \n\n\n\n\nWelcome to Skill Live: Visionary Voices: Networking Experience! \nJoin us at Oxford University for an day of with inspiring talks\, celebrate book launches\, honourable awardees and valuable networking opportunity. \nConnect with visionaries and gain valuable insights to enhance your personal development and succeed in your career. \nDon’t miss out on this unique chance to expand your knowledge and grow your professional network.
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LOCATION:University of Oxford\, Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxford OX1 2JD
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SUMMARY:Recycled Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Venue\, Timing and Cost\n\nVenue:\n\nThame Museum\n\n\n\nDate(s):\n\nSaturday\, 7 February 2026 to Friday\, 20 March 2026\n\n\n\nTiming:\n\nDuring opening hours Wed. Fri. Sat. 10am-4pm; Sun. 1pm-4pm-\n\n\n\nCost:\n\nFree admission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition has been created by the talented art students of Lord Williams School Thame. Exhibition Gallery Thame Museum \n\n\n\n\nFurther Information\n\nContact Details:\n\n\nYvonne Maxwell\, publicity@thamemuseum.org. \nThame Museum\, 79 High Street Thame\, OX93AE\nwww.thamemuseum.oirg
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LOCATION:Thame Museum\, 79 High Street Thame\, Oxfordshire\, OX93AE\, United Kingdom
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