MILESTONES IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING TALK 2: BRITISH ROMANTICS

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

With Alice Foster Tue 31 Mar 2026, 11am–12pm At the Museum and Online This event takes place in-person at the Museum, and online via Zoom. Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential. Book below With Alice Foster, Art Historian The second talk in our series examining traditions of landscape painting, focuses on the British Romantics […]

Event Series WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS

WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Starts Tue 24 Feb 2026, 10.30am–1pm FULLY BOOKED A series of six practical half-day workshops in the Ashmolean Learning Studio Workshops take place every Tuesday morning on: 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, 24 Mar, 31 Mar 2026 Tickets are £300 for the full course. Booking is essential. Please note these workshops are […]

FREE FAMILY WORKSHOPS AT EASTER – Create a Colour Book

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Sat 28 Mar & Sun 29 Mar 2026, 11am-3pm FREE drop-in weekend event in the Lower Ground Floor Atrium Drop in from 11am to 3pm Suitable for all ages and abilities With Museum staff on hand to guide you What's your favourite colour? Join us to explore the shared love of colours and make a […]

DVOLLY RICHMOND’S SHORT HISTORY OF FLOWERS BOOK TALK

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Wed 29 Apr 2026, 11am–12pm At the Museum and online This event is in-person at the Museum in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential Book below With Advolly Richmond, OBE, Historian/Presenter and Author. Join Advolly to explore the historical uses of flowers, some of which will […]

Indian Students at Victorian Oxford: FOR OXFORD CIVIC SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Overview A walk guided by local historian Stephen Barker. From the 1870s, increasing numbers of Indian nationals came to be educated at the University of Oxford. Why did they come and how did they fare? This tour by Stephen Barker begins with a brief history of Anglo-India relations since the early 1600s, with a visit […]

Indian Students at Victorian Oxford: FOR OXFORD CIVIC SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

A walk guided by local historian Stephen Barker. From the 1870s, increasing numbers of Indian nationals came to be educated at the University of Oxford. Why did they come and how did they fare? This tour by Stephen Barker begins with a brief history of Anglo-India relations since the early 1600s, with a visit to […]

POETRY IN THE GALLERIES MAR 2026 – In the Mediterranean World Gallery

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Sat 28 Mar 2026, 2–3pm At the Museum Drop-in, FREE activity on Saturday afternoon Gallery 30, Level 1, in the Mediterranean World Gallery 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 […]

FREE FAMILY WORKSHOPS AT EASTER – Create a Colour Book

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Sat 28 Mar & Sun 29 Mar 2026, 11am-3pm FREE drop-in weekend event in the Lower Ground Floor Atrium Drop in from 11am to 3pm Suitable for all ages and abilities With Museum staff on hand to guide you What's your favourite colour? Join us to explore the shared love of colours and make a […]

INTRODUCTION TO DROP SPINNING WITH WOOL

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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 […]

HERBERT BIER & THE ASHMOLEAN COLLECTION TALK

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

With Marion Davies Wed 25 Mar 2026, 2–3pm At the Museum and online The Life & Legacy of a Successful London Art Dealer This event is in-person at the Museum in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom. Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential. Book below With Marion Davies, award-winning fine art documentary […]

MAY MORRIS EMBROIDERY DESIGNS: PRINT ROOM VISIT

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Celebrating Morris Month with Dr Lynn Hulse Tue 24 Mar 2026, 2–2.50pm & 3–3.50pm At the Museum   Choose from one of two afternoon visits in the Western Art Print Room: 2–2.50pm OR 3–3.50pm Tickets are £20. Booking is essential Tickets will be available shortly With embroidery expert & author Dr Lynn Hulse Explore a […]

MILESTONES IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING TALK 1: DUTCH PAINTERS

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

With Alice Foster, Art Historian The first in a series of three talks examining three traditions of landscape painting. Talk 1 focuses on Dutch painters.. In the 17th century, the Dutch painters were among the early responders to nature, celebrating it as a subject in its own right, and presenting a natural depiction of the […]