ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

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ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

Enjoy and be inspired by the Museum's collections from home.

Find jigsaws, colouring pages, stories, videos, and more, below.

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 300,000 objects available to search and browse online.

Netsuke in the form of a rat, Kano Tomokazu, 1800-40

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Take a look at a selection of highlights from the Ashmolean's collection, chosen by our curators.

EXHIBITION FILM

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet Ashmolean NOW artist Pio Abad in this behind-the-scenes film.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

YOUNG REMBRANDT

Watch a curator's introduction and explore our now-closed Young Rembrandt exhibition virtually.

EXHIBITION FILM

TOKYO

Enjoy a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our Tokyo: Art & Photography exhibition.

EXHIBITION FILMS

ASHMOLEAN NOW

Meet two Ashmolean NOW artists, Flora Yukhnovich and Daniel Crews-Chubb, in these behind-the-scenes films.

ONLINE EXHIBITION

ARTISTS UNDER FIRE

An online exhibition created to mark Remembrance Day 2014 and the centenary of the First World War.

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

ONLINE EXHIBITION

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS

Explore our Mediterranean Threads exhibition of Greek embroideries online.

Woodcut print depicting a man laying on a bed looking at a laptop

2020 ART COMPETITION

WINNING ENTRIES

View the winning and runner-up entries for each category in our 2020 Artists in Residence competition.

Edwina Ellis, Waterloo, wood engraving, 1996 © Tfl, detail of a poster from the collection of London Transport Museum

CURATOR TOUR

SCENE THROUGH WOOD

Enjoy a guided tour of our now-closed Scene Through Wood exhibition with curator, Anne Desmet RA.

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

Create a textured portrait, or try to keep pen to paper to create a colourful drawing

JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've turned some of our treasures into online jigsaw puzzles. How quickly can you solve them?

COLOURING SHEETS

Download printable colouring sheets from the Oxford Doodle Club, inspired by the collections at the Oxford University museums

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

We've turned some of the Ashmolean's treasures into miniature artworks you can import into Animal Crossing.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Find sketchbook ideas, short films, downloadable PDFs, and more.

HOME LEARNING

Find ways to play and learn from home, with our new videos, quizzes, activities and games

MUSEUM SECRETS

Enjoy a series of joyful, wonderful, and sometimes bizarre tales hidden in the objects.

MUSEUM SECRETS

MEMBERS ONLY

10 Sep

A SPOTLIGHT ON BAROQUE HIGHLIGHTS

The Keeper of Western Art shines a light on some of the Museum's Baroque treasures.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

12 Sep

MAY MORRIS DESIGNS: LYNN HULSE BOOK TALK

To launch her new Ashmolean book on May Morris, Dr Lynn Hulse will give an illustrated talk on the life and work...

To launch her new Ashmolean book on May Morris, Dr Lynn Hulse will give an illustrated talk on the life and work of this pioneering Arts and Crafts designer and art embroiderer.

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

18 Sep

KABUKI KIMONO MEMBERS TALK

Discover striking kabuki costumes belonging to the kabuki actor Bandō Tamasaburō V.

At the Museum and Online

WORKSHOP

20 Sep

NATURE & PATTERNS PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES

Get hands-on with nature and creativity in this sensory printmaking workshop for families with young budding artists....

Get hands-on with nature and creativity in this sensory printmaking workshop for families with young budding artists. Part of the Art History Festival 2025 events.

At the Museum

TALK

20 Sep

ART IN HONG KONG: ENID TSUI BOOK TALK

This talk lifts the lid on Hong Kong's diverse art scene, in a city of fascinating contradictions: a former...

This talk lifts the lid on Hong Kong's diverse art scene, in a city of fascinating contradictions: a former British colony where artists have long been inspired by the interplay...

This talk lifts the lid on Hong Kong's diverse art scene, in a city of fascinating contradictions: a former British colony where artists have long been inspired by the interplay between east and west.

At the Museum and Online

20 Sep

POP-UP EXHIBITION IN THE PRINT ROOM: INSPIRED BY LIVING NATURE

Experience the wonderful atmosphere of the Print Room and its treasures, with a showing of some of our finest prints,...

Experience the wonderful atmosphere of the Print Room and its treasures, with a showing of some of our finest prints, drawings and watercolours.

At the Museum

GALLERY ACTIVITY

26 Sep

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY SEP 2025

Learn about the art of tea in Japan, enjoy a bowl of green tea and watch a demonstration in the Ashmolean’s authentic...

Learn about the art of tea in Japan, enjoy a bowl of green tea and watch a demonstration in the Ashmolean’s authentic Japanese tea house.

At the Museum

TALK

26 Sep

STANLEY DONWOOD IN CONVERSATION

Join artist Stanley Donwood and curator Natasha Podro as they discuss the ground-breaking collaboration between...

Join artist Stanley Donwood and curator Natasha Podro as they discuss the ground-breaking collaboration between himself and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke as showcased in the This is...

Join artist Stanley Donwood and curator Natasha Podro as they discuss the ground-breaking collaboration between himself and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke as showcased in the This is What You Get exhibition.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

27 Sep

ARTIST COLLECTIVES: PRE-RAPHAELITES TALK 1

The first of two talks by Martin Beek which focus on Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces in the Ashmolean's collection...

The first of two talks by Martin Beek which focus on Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces in the Ashmolean's collection and the city of Oxford in the Brotherhood’s development and pa...

The first of two talks by Martin Beek which focus on Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces in the Ashmolean's collection and the city of Oxford in the Brotherhood’s development and patronage.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY ACTIVITY

27 Sep

POETRY IN GALLERIES SEP 2025

A free event. Poets from Oxfordshire will explore the Daphne Wright sculpture exhibition in our contemporary Gallery...

A free event. Poets from Oxfordshire will explore the Daphne Wright sculpture exhibition in our contemporary Gallery 8.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

2 Oct

RUGGED LANDSCAPES OF JOAN EARDLEY WORKSHOP

This workshop with Kieran Stiles invites you to capture the raw essence of a landscape inspired by the ideas and...

This workshop with Kieran Stiles invites you to capture the raw essence of a landscape inspired by the ideas and techniques of Joan Eardley one of the greatest Scottish Women artists...

This workshop with Kieran Stiles invites you to capture the raw essence of a landscape inspired by the ideas and techniques of Joan Eardley one of the greatest Scottish Women artists of the 1950s.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

3 Oct

PASTEL SUNSETS WORKSHOP

Spend two days with award-winning artist Sandra Orme exploring creating pastel sunsets over land and sea.

At the Museum

A group of products from the Ashmolean shop against a red background, including a bottle of gin in the centre, biscuits in a blue patterned tin, a book with an orange spine and soaps in orange packaging.

ONLINE SHOP

Explore our seasonal ranges, books, boredom busters for kids, and new stationery.

Every purchase supports the Ashmolean.

SHOP ONLINE

The Cretan Labyrinth after Mathjis Cock, 1558

READ & WATCH

STORIES

Enjoy our collection of articles and videos and discover more about our recent exhibitions and some hidden stories in the collections.

WATCH

THINKING WITH THINGS

A video series taking a closer look at the Ashmolean's hidden treasures from new viewpoints.

LISTEN

MUSEUM SECRETS

Bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum.

Ladies in blue fresco from the Labyrinth Knossos exhibition

DISCOVER

SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN

Celebrating women in art and in the Ashmolean's collection and telling their stories.

A pair of hands hold an ancient stone Sumerian statue

LISTEN

FINGERPRINTS

Our podcast launched in 2022.

WATCH

1-MINUTE VIDEOS

Learn about the Ashmolean collections in under 1 minute! From Ganesha and cuneiform, to Samurai warriors and Pre-Raphaelite art.

LISTEN

OBJECTS OUT LOUD

Learn about a piece of writing inspired by objects in our collections.

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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