FREE EXHIBITION 20 Sep 2025 to 28 Jun 2026 Gallery 11 Admission is FREE 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. […]
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 […]
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. The exhibition includes works by Hui, her contemporaries, her teacher Lui Shou-Kwan and others […]
★ ★ ★ ★ "This rip-roaring history of botanical adventurers disturbs and delights" The Guardian "Consistently illuminating" The Observer "There's much to savour" The Telegraph In Bloom exhibition – open until 16 Aug 2026 What do we really know about the plants and flowers in our gardens and window boxes? Beyond their beauty, many […]
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 […]
Four half-day sessions with Helen Edwards Wed 1 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 10.30am–1pm At the Museum Four half-day, morning practical sessions in the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Tickets are £200 for the series of four workshops. Booking is essential. Tickets coming soon. Balancing classical techniques with more expressive, contemporary […]
Four half-day sessions with Helen Edwards Wed 1 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 10.30am–1pm At the Museum Four half-day, morning practical sessions in the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Tickets are £200 for the series of four workshops. Booking is essential. Tickets coming soon. Balancing classical techniques with more expressive, contemporary […]
Workshop with Nicole DeRushie Sat 28 Mar 2026, 10.30am–1pm At the Museum Half-day practical session in the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Tickets are £65 each. Booking is essential. Book below This session will be repeated on 26 Apr 2026 This practical workshop will begin with a gallery tour and handling session looking at spinning methods and […]
Workshop with Nicole DeRushie Sat 28 Mar 2026, 10.30am–1pm At the Museum Half-day practical session in the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Tickets are £65 each. Booking is essential. Book below This session will be repeated on 26 Apr 2026 This practical workshop will begin with a gallery tour and handling session looking at spinning methods and […]
Tue 28 Apr, 2:30pm - 3:45pm At the Museum and Online An Exclusive Event for Members of the Ashmolean Booking is essential. Book below Tea, coffee, and cakes will be served in the Headley Lecture Theatre from 2pm With Emma House, curator at the Garden Museum in London Join us for a special talk exploring […]
Wed 29 Apr 2026, 5–6:00pm At the Museum An Exclusive After Hours Tour for Members This event is in-person at the Museum in the Exhibition Galleries, meet at the Welcome Desk from 4:45pm Tickets are £25 each. Booking is essential. Book below. This event will be repeated on 20 May 2026 With Francesca Leoni, exhibition co-curator and […]
