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

TALK

12 Jul

CREATION TO TRANSFORMATION TALK 2

In her second talk on Creation to Transformation in art, Juliet Heslewood looks at the influence of Ovid's...

In her second talk on Creation to Transformation in art, Juliet Heslewood looks at the influence of Ovid's Metamorphoses on artists over the centuries.

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

12 Jul

CHEUNG YEE EXHIBITION – EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS TOURS

Join us for an introduction to a set of newly acquired works by Hong Kong artist Cheung Yee

At the Museum

GALLERY ACTIVITY

18 Jul

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY JUL 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

FREE FESTIVAL

19 Jul

FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2025

Join our 'Really Roman' Festival of Archaeology day for all the family and take part in a range of exciting,...

Join our 'Really Roman' Festival of Archaeology day for all the family and take part in a range of exciting, free activities and tours across the Museum and its galleries...

Join our 'Really Roman' Festival of Archaeology day for all the family and take part in a range of exciting, free activities and tours across the Museum and its galleries.

At the Museum

TALK

19 Jul

INTRODUCING THE NEW ROME GALLERIES

In this talk you'll get an overview of the Ashmolean's newly-redisplayed galleries of pre-Roman Italy...

In this talk you'll get an overview of the Ashmolean's newly-redisplayed galleries of pre-Roman Italy and the Roman Empire, with Curator Dr Paul Roberts.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY TALK

19 Jul

THE ROMAN 'STATUE HABIT'

This gallery talk with Dr Alison Pollard takes a close-up look at sculpture through the lens of the Museum's...

This gallery talk with Dr Alison Pollard takes a close-up look at sculpture through the lens of the Museum's Arundel Collection.

At the Museum

23 Jul

HUNDRED HILLS WINE TASTING AT THE ASHMOLEAN

Join us for a special after-hours experience at the Ashmolean.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

4 Aug

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET EXHIBITON MEMBERS PREVIEW

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our major exhibition This Is What You Get: Stanley Donwood, Radiohead, Thom...

An exclusive, Members-only preview of our major exhibition This Is What You Get: Stanley Donwood, Radiohead, Thom Yorke

Exhibition Galleries

MEMBERS ONLY

27 Aug

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET EXHIBITION – EXCLUSIVE MEMBER TOURS

Join Natasha Podro for an exclusive Members-only tour of this major exhibition.

At the Museum

TALK

28 Aug

A TALE OF ROYAL AND IMPERIAL COSTUMES

This special talk by Her Imperial Highness Dr Princess Akiko of Mikasa will focus on connections between the Japanese...

This special talk by Her Imperial Highness Dr Princess Akiko of Mikasa will focus on connections between the Japanese Imperial family and the British Royal family through developments...

This special talk by Her Imperial Highness Dr Princess Akiko of Mikasa will focus on connections between the Japanese Imperial family and the British Royal family through developments in Imperial costumes from the...

This special talk by Her Imperial Highness Dr Princess Akiko of Mikasa will focus on connections between the Japanese Imperial family and the British Royal family through developments in Imperial costumes from the late 19th century to the current day.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY ACTIVITY

30 Aug

POETRY IN GALLERIES AUG 2025

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore the newly-redesigned Rome and Etruscan Galleries on this tour...

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore the newly-redesigned Rome and Etruscan Galleries on this tour in the Museum. Free

At the Museum

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

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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