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A NICE CUP OF TEA?

Learn about the untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery through this contemporary...

Learn about the untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery through this contemporary art installation inspired by the Ashmolean’s European Ceramics...

Learn about the untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery through this contemporary art installation inspired by the Ashmolean’s European Ceramics collection.

Open until June 2021

Gallery 40

Colourful and detailed embroidered cushion cover

MEDITERRANEAN THREADS: 18TH- AND 19TH- CENTURY GREEK EMBROIDERIES

Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication...

Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication of 18th- and 19thcentury Greek embroideries, as well as their debt to...

Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication of 18th- and 19thcentury Greek embroideries, as well as their debt to the many artistic traditions...

Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication of 18th- and 19thcentury Greek embroideries, as well as their debt to the many artistic traditions that flourished around the Mediterranean.

Open until 19 Sep 2021

Gallery 29

A ceramic vessel by Hans Coper © Jane Coper and Estate of the Artist

HANS COPER 100

To mark the 100th anniversary of Coper’s birth the Ashmolean had devoted two large cases in the European Ceramics...

To mark the 100th anniversary of Coper’s birth the Ashmolean had devoted two large cases in the European Ceramics Gallery.

Open until 26 Sep 2021

Galleries 18 & 34

OWNING THE PAST

Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq is a dual language exhibition highlighting the long-lasting impact of...

Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq is a dual language exhibition highlighting the long-lasting impact of the past on the present.

Open until 22 Aug 2021

Gallery 8

Black and orange contemporary pots made in the style of ancient Greek vases

CULTURED CANINES

Cultured Canines explores the history and mythologies of different dog breeds, with contemporary work by artist...

Cultured Canines explores the history and mythologies of different dog breeds, with contemporary work by artist Allison Ksiazkiewicz

Open until 31 Oct 2021

Greek Gallery

WU GUANZHONG

An exhibition of works by Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), one of the twentieth century’s most admired Chinese pa...

An exhibition of works by Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), one of the twentieth century’s most admired Chinese painters.

Open until 30 Aug 2021

Greek Gallery

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