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 200,000 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

18 Nov

AN AMERICAN CENTURY OF ART

Teaching curator Dr Jim Harris will explore the paper loans from the Terra Foundation.

Teaching curator Dr Jim Harris will explore the paper loans to the Museum from the Terra Foundation.

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

19 Nov

MEMBERS' CURATOR TOUR OF MONEY TALKS

Join the Ashmolean's curator Shailendra Bhandare for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Money Talks...

Join the Ashmolean's curator Shailendra Bhandare for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Money Talks exhibition.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

26 Nov

DRYPOINT PRINTING WORKSHOP

Using the inspiration of activist artists Elizabeth Catlett and Sue Coe, learn how to create innovative multi-layered...

Using the inspiration of activist artists Elizabeth Catlett and Sue Coe, learn how to create innovative multi-layered prints using the Drypoint technique of Félix Buhot, and confront...

Using the inspiration of activist artists Elizabeth Catlett and Sue Coe, learn how to create innovative multi-layered prints using the Drypoint technique of Félix Buhot, and confront social justice issues in your...

Using the inspiration of activist artists Elizabeth Catlett and Sue Coe, learn how to create innovative multi-layered prints using the Drypoint technique of Félix Buhot, and confront social justice issues in your work.

At the Museum

TALK

27 Nov

ART FOR EVERYDAY LIFE TALK 1

In the first of his series of three talks, Peter Vass shows how pre-and post-war 20th-century artists like the...

In the first of his series of three talks, Peter Vass shows how pre-and post-war 20th-century artists like the Nash brothers became involved in commercial and government-funded projects...

In the first of his series of three talks, Peter Vass shows how pre-and post-war 20th-century artists like the Nash brothers became involved in commercial and government-funded projects to record landscape and life...

In the first of his series of three talks, Peter Vass shows how pre-and post-war 20th-century artists like the Nash brothers became involved in commercial and government-funded projects to record landscape and life in Britain.

At the Museum and Online

CANCELLED

30 Nov

SATYAJIT RAY, VISIONARY OF CINEMA

In this talk, Andrew Robinson—who observed the great film-maker Satyajit Ray shooting and interviewed him at...

In this talk, Andrew Robinson—who observed the great film-maker Satyajit Ray shooting and interviewed him at length in Bengal—explores a unique artist at home and at work.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

4 Dec

ART FOR EVERYDAY LIFE TALK 2

In his second talk on art for everyday life, Peter Vass explores how pre- and post-war artists including Matisse...

In his second talk on art for everyday life, Peter Vass explores how pre- and post-war artists including Matisse got involved in schemes for schools.

At the Museum and Online

MEMBERS ONLY

6 Dec

CHRISTMAS TALK WITH XA STURGIS

In his Christmas talk, Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum, will talk about the year ahead and look back...

In his Christmas talk, Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum, will talk about the year ahead and look back on 2024.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

7 Dec

SILK SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP

Learn about the heritage craft of silk screen printing with two experienced printmakers. Get to grips with the...

Learn about the heritage craft of silk screen printing with two experienced printmakers. Get to grips with the art technique made famous by the likes of Andy Warhol, John Piper, Eduardo...

Learn about the heritage craft of silk screen printing with two experienced printmakers. Get to grips with the art technique made famous by the likes of Andy Warhol, John Piper, Eduardo Paolozzi and Roy Lichten...

Learn about the heritage craft of silk screen printing with two experienced printmakers. Get to grips with the art technique made famous by the likes of Andy Warhol, John Piper, Eduardo Paolozzi and Roy Lichtenstein.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

11 Dec

A ROYAL PORTRAIT IN MINIATURE

Martin Jennings explains the creative process behind modelling King Charles III's head for the new coinag...

Martin Jennings explains the creative process behind modelling King Charles III's head for the new coinage.

At the Museum and Online

TALK

11 Dec

ART FOR EVERYDAY LIFE TALK 3

In his final talk on art for everyday life, Peter Vass explores the art that brightened up company advertising...

In his final talk on art for everyday life, Peter Vass explores the art that brightened up company advertising in post-war Britain, from Lyons Tea to the London Underground.

Online and at the Museum

TALK

14 Dec

AFTER THE IMPRESSIONISTS TALK 3: GAUGUIN

In Juliet Heslewood's third talk on the Post-Impressionists as change makers, she discusses what Gauguin took...

In Juliet Heslewood's third talk on the Post-Impressionists as change makers, she discusses what Gauguin took from Impressionism, but also his departure into Primitivisim.

At the Museum and Online

GALLERY ACTIVITY

14 Dec

POETRY IN GALLERIES TOUR DEC 2024

December's poetry tour galleries include Ancient Cyprus, the Ancient Middle East and the Aegean World. On...

December's poetry tour galleries include Ancient Cyprus, the Ancient Middle East and the Aegean World. On these tours, Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response to the...

December's poetry tour galleries include Ancient Cyprus, the Ancient Middle East and the Aegean World. On these tours, Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response to the Ashmolean’s collections....

December's poetry tour galleries include Ancient Cyprus, the Ancient Middle East and the Aegean World. On these tours, Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response to the Ashmolean’s collections. Free

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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