With these Hands is a co-produced gallery trail created by a multicultural team of volunteers who share an interest in the hand-crafted. Through 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, […]
6 Dec 2025 - 29 Nov 2026 Gallery 7 Admission is FREE Coinage remains one of the best represented and most recognisable elements of Roman material culture. This 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 […]
Song of Myself, 1995, Tom Phillips RA (1937–2022), wire, 360 x 180 cm. Credit: Estate of Tom Phillips CBE RA Tom 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 […]
CLIMATE CULTURE CARE FREE EXHIBITION – opens 28 Mar 2026 Gallery 8 This 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. This exhibition showcases the work of Bangladeshi artist Soma Surovi Jannat, who draws inspiration from the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove […]
FREE EXHIBITION Opens 11 Apr 2026 Gallery 29 Admission is FREE This 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). A member of the East India Company, Impey arrived in India in 1851 and took […]
11 March – 27 September 2026 ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library Free admission, no ticket required About the exhibition We 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? This exhibition explores the relationship between humans and their pets […]
Venue: The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University Date(s): Monday, 26 January 2026 to Friday, 6 February 2026 Timing: 9am - 5pm Cost: 0 Inspired by the sublime beauty of techniques of visual repair across cultures, these works invite reflection on brokenness and why it matters. In recent years, the traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery using […]
Venue, Timing and Cost Venue: Thame Museum Date(s): Saturday, 7 February 2026 to Friday, 20 March 2026 Timing: During opening hours Wed. Fri. Sat. 10am-4pm; Sun. 1pm-4pm- Cost: Free admission This exhibition has been created by the talented art students of Lord Williams School Thame. Exhibition Gallery Thame Museum Further Information Contact Details: Yvonne Maxwell, publicity@thamemuseum.org. Thame Museum, […]
Join us for family-friendly specimen handling and explore the underwater world of marine reptiles. Suitable for all ages. *Except 27 December. Please note Out of the Deep will not be running on Saturday 7 March and Saturday 4 April. Accessibility information Wheelchair accessible? Yes Hearing loops? No Seating? Yes Refreshments? No Flashing lights? No Loud noises? No
Venue, Timing and Cost Venue: West Ox Arts Gallery, Bampton. Date(s): Saturday, 14 February 2026 to Saturday, 14 March 2026 Timing: Tues to Sat 11.30 - 4.30, Sun 2 - 4, Mondays closed Cost: free West Ox Arts is delighted to present New Work 26, an exhibition celebrating the breadth and diversity of work created by its […]
Oxford Wine Festival 2026 Location: Examination School - Oxford, England Date: Saturday, Sep 19 Time: 12:30pm to 4:30pm Price: £24.50 Calling all wine lovers! Taste your way around the world, with hundreds of award-winning, rare, and unusual wines in Oxford next September. Taking place on the 18th and 19th September at the beautiful Oxford University […]
Directed by Sir Greg Doran Puppets designed and created by Lyndie Wright Former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and renowned Shakespearean, Greg Doran, revives his celebrated production of Venus & Adonis, Shakespeare’s great narrative poem. Animated by a team of world-class puppeteers, this unique production blends comedy, tragedy and Shakespeare’s incredible poetry to bring the famous story […]
