The Drawing Project is a collaborative work involving sixteen artists and two paintings from the Ashmolean Museum: The Forest Fire by Piero di Cosimo and The Exposition of Moses by Nicholas Poussin. The aim was to produce drawings that worked collectively as well as individually. The artists produced drawings which were then assembled to become full-scale representations of the original […]
With Oxfordshire poets Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore and celebrate the Museum’s pieces, renowned or recherche, intriguing or glorious and newly-acquired artworks. Poems will be recited next to the objects and artworks that inspired the poets. If you want to talk to the poets, most of us are friendly! The February tour will […]
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 1pm & 3pm At the Museum With Dr Clare Pollard, Curator of Japanese Art This event takes place in-person only, in the Japan 1600–1850 Gallery 37 At 1pm OR 3pm. Each session lasts one hour Tickets are £12. Booking is essential. Please note the event is now fully booked. This is […]
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 10.30am–4pm At the Museum One-day practical session in the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Tickets are £105 each. Booking is essential. Please note this workshop (a repeat of […]
What do we really know about the plants and flowers in our gardens and window boxes? Beyond their beauty, many have hidden histories – tales of exploration, obsession, and knowledge. This major new exhibition takes visitors on a journey from Oxford to the farthest corners of the world and back, uncovering the global stories behind […]
As we grapple with the possibilities and excesses of our image-obsessed culture, this free exhibition looks back at the way in which a specific kind of image – portraits – […]
This exhibition focuses on sculptures by Irish artist Daphne Wright and has been curated by Ashmolean director, Xa Sturgis. Conceived in partnership with the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, the […]
With Juliet Heslewood, Author and Art Historian The third in a series of four talks examining four communities of French artists: The Barbizon school, the Painters of Pont Aven. Van […]
