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MAJOR EXHIBITION NOW OPEN

COLOUR REVOLUTION

VICTORIAN ART, FASHION & DESIGN
Open until 18 Feb 2024

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ASHMOLEAN NOW: FLORA YUKHNOVICH x DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB

New large-scale works from two exciting contemporary painters.
Gallery 8. FREE. Open now

ASHMOLEAN NOW

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SHOP THE EXHIBITION

Designed to accompany Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design, explore a colourful range of books, accessories & stationery in our online shop.

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AFTERNOON TEA

Treat yourself to a deliciously indulgent Colour Revolution Afternoon Tea in our Rooftop Restaurant and Terrace.

WORLD IN COLOUR SEASON

A special season of events, exhibitions and more.

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BOOK YOUR DIGITAL GUIDE

ASHMOLEAN ADVENTURE

A fun interactive family experience through the galleries. Book ahead for your weekend visit.

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TODDLER TIME

Join our exciting new season of toddler activities. Families can choose from 3 to 9-month subscriptions and enjoy social and learning gallery sessions in a subscription package each month.

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FREE FAMILY TOURS THIS AUTUMN

Join a tour of the Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece galleries this season for stories and crafts. Tours usually start at 11am but some days vary.

SELF-GUIDED TOUR

HIGHLIGHTS AUDIO TOUR

Discover the highlights of the Ashmolean on the Smartify audio tour.

Every day

At the Museum and Online

BABY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

BABY BUNDLE

A subscription programme for new parents or carers. Aimed at those with babies under 12 months, families will receive...

A subscription programme for new parents or carers. Aimed at those with babies under 12 months, families will receive three programmes a month.

Once a month Tue or Sat, 10.30-11.30am OR 2.30-3.30pm

At the Museum

TALK

COLOUR REVOLUTION CURATOR'S TALK

Ashmolean curator, Matthew Winterbottom will talk about this ground-breaking exhibition and research project that...

Ashmolean curator, Matthew Winterbottom will talk about this ground-breaking exhibition and research project that challenges widely held perceptions that the Victorian age was dark...

Ashmolean curator, Matthew Winterbottom will talk about this ground-breaking exhibition and research project that challenges widely held perceptions that the Victorian age was dark and gloomy.

Wed 27 Sep 5–6pm

Taylorian Lecture Theatre

MEMBERS ONLY – FULLY BOOKED

COLOUR REVOLUTION CURATOR'S TOUR

Curator Matthew Winterbottom provides a Members-exclusive tour of our special Colour Revolution exhibition.

Wed 27 Sep, 6.15–7.15pm

Exhibition Galleries

MEMBERS ONLY

CONSERVING THE PAST

Join us online with Daniel Bone for an introduction to the work of the Conservation Department at the Ashmolean,...

Join us online with Daniel Bone for an introduction to the work of the Conservation Department at the Ashmolean, taking a look behind the scenes.

Thu 28 Sep, 5–6pm

Online only

WORKSHOP

NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP

Join this practical workshop with natural dyer Kate Turnbull. Learn to extract dye from plants and bio-waste to...

Join this practical workshop with natural dyer Kate Turnbull. Learn to extract dye from plants and bio-waste to create your own seasonal palette.

Wed 4 Oct, Sat 14 Oct, Sun 22 Oct, Fri 27 Oct, Wed 1 Nov, Sat 11 Nov, Sat 18 Nov, Wed 22 Nov: 10.30am-12.30pm OR 1.30-3.30pm

At the Museum

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THE SAHARA AND PEOPLES OF NORTH AFRICA

Join Professor Barry Cunliffe in an exploration of the Sahara's crucial role in world history in this exclusive...

Join Professor Barry Cunliffe in an exploration of the Sahara's crucial role in world history in this exclusive members' talk.

Fri 6 Oct, 3.30–4.30pm

In-person and online

WORKSHOP

VICTORIAN COLOUR PALETTE FASHION WORKSHOP

Develop your own colour story and fashion palette in this practical one-day workshop inspired by the Victorian...

Develop your own colour story and fashion palette in this practical one-day workshop inspired by the Victorian colour revolution and our major exhibition.

Sat 7 Oct, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

TALK

STEREOSCOPES TALK

Explore original stereoscope images from Sir Brian May’s unique collection to see how they used hand-tinted photography...

Explore original stereoscope images from Sir Brian May’s unique collection to see how they used hand-tinted photography and made them 3D.

Sat 7 Oct, 2–3pm

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY – FULLY BOOKED

COLOUR REVOLUTION CURATOR'S TOUR

Curator Matthew Winterbottom provides a Members-exclusive tour of our special Colour Revolution exhibition.

Tue 10 Oct, 4.45–6pm

Exhibition Galleries

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TODDLER TIME

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop...

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop their vocabulary and experiences. Choose a 3, 6 or 9 month subsc...

Join us for play and exploration at Toddler Time, a monthly season of events in the Museum to help children develop their vocabulary and experiences. Choose a 3, 6 or 9 month subscription.

Once a month Tue or Sat, 10.30-11.30am OR 2.30-3.30pm

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE PAPER CONSERVATION STUDIO

Join us for this exclusive Member's talk on the Ashmolean's Conservation department's work throughout...

Join us for this exclusive Member's talk on the Ashmolean's Conservation department's work throughout the past year of exhibitions.

Wed 18 Oct, 2–3pm

Online only

KABUKI LEGENDS: STENCIL PRINTS OF TAKAHASHI HIROMITSU

Discover dramatic kabuki scenes in the colourful prints of contemporary Japanese artist Takahashi Hiromitsu.
Gallery 29
FREE

Colourful painting showing shaven men with torsos in fleshy pink and blue sky background, 90x120cmm by Chinese artist Fang Lijun, made in 1991-1992

FANG LIJUN: PORTRAITS AND PORCELAIN

Contemporary Chinese artist Fang Lijun was a leading protagonist of the early 1990s Cynical Realist art movement in China. This exhibition showcases some of Fang's seminal paintings alongside drawings, woodcuts and his more recent ceramics.
Gallery 11
FREE

COINS AT THE CROSSROADS OF ASIA

From around 250 BCE to 10 CE, rulers controlled an area of Central and South Asia in the ancient regions of Bactria and Gandhara. This intriguing new display of coins featuring kings, queens and Indo-Greek symbols and influences gives insights into the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms, as they're now known.
Money Gallery
FREE

COUNTERPOINT

Celebrating 21st-century Oxford, this display responds to 18th-century figures who benefited from the slave trade. The 16 paintings in the display are by British artist Mary Chamberlain, and created on vellum, a material that for centuries has been used to encode British law.
Chantrey Wall
FREE

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

6 EPISODES

FINGERPRINTS

Uncover the invisible fingerprints left behind by makers, looters, archaeologists, soldiers, rulers, curators, and more. These stories of touch also reveal how forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum.

25 BITE-SIZED TALES

MUSEUM SECRETS

Our curators have been recording bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum. Explore time & asparagus, symbols of hope in challenging times, Ancient Greek manscaping, and more!

6 AUDIO ADVENTURES

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

From Uccello’s spine-tingling painting The Hunt in the Forest to poems woven into Japanese prints, this short series delves into the poetry and literature hidden in the collections.

ONLINE COLLECTIONS

Discover thousands of objects and artworks Take a journey through thousands of years of art and history with our online collection. There are currently more than 200,000 objects available to search and browse online.