ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

Woman looking at ceramic plates in the galleries

ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

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

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

ONLINE JIGSAW PUZZLES

We've chosen some of our treasures and turned them into online jigaws for you to solve. Suitable for all ages.

FIND A PUZZLE

DRAWING ACTIVITIES

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

COLOURING SHEETS

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

LEARNING RESOURCES

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

ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS

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

HOME LEARNING

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

Easy jigsaws

Online jigsaw puzzles to keep children occupied.

MUSEUM SECRETS PODCAST

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

FIND A STORY

MEMBERS ONLY

17 Nov

HOW PUTTING PEN TO PAPER CHANGED THE WORLD

In this author talk by Roland Allen, explore the pivotal role notebooks have played – and continue to play –...

In this author talk by Roland Allen, explore the pivotal role notebooks have played – and continue to play – in shaping the creativity and ingenuity of artists, writers, scientists...

In this author talk by Roland Allen, explore the pivotal role notebooks have played – and continue to play – in shaping the creativity and ingenuity of artists, writers, scientists and thinkers of all kinds...

In this author talk by Roland Allen, explore the pivotal role notebooks have played – and continue to play – in shaping the creativity and ingenuity of artists, writers, scientists and thinkers of all kinds.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

22 Nov

MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY 1-YEAR COURSE

Make your own dragon using medieval embroidery techniques, be they pious or profane!

At the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

23 Nov

MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY 3-YEAR COURSE

Stitch your own interpretation of the Garden of Love using inspiration from medieval sources.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

25 Nov

THE WAY OF TEA: TALK AND TEA TASTING

A talk and tea tasting to launch a special event series exploring the history, art and culture associated with...

A talk and tea tasting to launch a special event series exploring the history, art and culture associated with tea.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

27 Nov

IMAGES OF AUTHORITY GALLERY TOUR

A guided tour for Members by curator Dr Francesca Leoni considering varying roles of portraiture.

At the Museum

TALK

3 Dec

CARPETS: THE PAST BENEATH OUR FEET

Discover extraordinary stories in the biographies of carpets as they pass through time.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

6 Dec

POSTER & T-SHIRT SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP

This 1-day course will take you through, step by step, how to screenprint on both paper and textiles.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

9 Dec

CHRISTMAS TALK WITH XA STURGIS

In his Christmas talk, Xa Sturgis will talk about the year ahead and look back on 2025.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

13 Dec

FRENCH ARTIST COMMUNITIES TALK 2: THE PONT AVEN PAINTERS

Discover the Pont Aven Painters in this second talk in a series examining four communities of French artists.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY ACTIVITY

13 Dec

POETRY IN THE GALLERIES

A free event. Poets from Oxfordshire will explore the Ancient Middle East Gallery 19.

At the Museum

18 Dec

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WESTERN ART PRINT ROOM

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Western Art Print Room and its treasures, with a showing of some of our finest...

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Western Art Print Room and its treasures, with a showing of some of our finest prints, drawings and watercolours.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

14 Jan

SPOTLIGHT ON ERIC RAVILIOUS

This members' talk explores the work of war artist Eric Ravilious, hailed as one of the great modern British...

This members' talk explores the work of war artist Eric Ravilious, hailed as one of the great modern British painters, and also a designer and illustrator.

At the Museum and Online

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.

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

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.

Sparrow on an akebi plant, by Kunii Obun

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A painting of St Jerome Reading in a Landscape, by Giovanni Bellini, with St Jerome holding an iPad

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