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

FAMILY EVENT

22 Feb

ONE WORLD FAMILY FESTIVAL 2025

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling...

A special weekend for all the family, celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling array of activities, performances, talks and crafts.

Whole Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

26 Feb

INTRODUCTION TO PAPER CONSERVATION TOUR

A behind-the-scenes look at the work of a Paper Conservator at the Ashmolean Museum.

At the Museum

FULLY BOOKED

28 Feb

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY FEB 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

8 Mar

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2025 TALK

Alice Foster's talk explores the duties and responsibilities of women at work. From depictions of farm workers...

Alice Foster's talk explores the duties and responsibilities of women at work. From depictions of farm workers and hearth keepers in the Middle Ages to picture restorers in the...

Alice Foster's talk explores the duties and responsibilities of women at work. From depictions of farm workers and hearth keepers in the Middle Ages to picture restorers in the 21st century.

At the Museum and Online

FULLY BOOKED

8 Mar

PRINT ROOM VISIT: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2025

Join Dr Caroline Palmer to look at some of the remarkable collection of work by Women artists in the Ashmolean...

Join Dr Caroline Palmer to look at some of the remarkable collection of work by Women artists in the Ashmolean Print Room.

At the Museum

WORKSHOP

13 Mar

MIXED MEDIA OF ANSELM KIEFER: ART WORKSHOP

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood,...

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood, acrylic, charcoal, emulsion, wax, sand and gold leaf to symbolise ideas...

In this one-day workshop with Kieran Stiles, explore how artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood, acrylic, charcoal, emulsion, wax, sand and gold leaf to symbolise ideas about truth,

At the Museum

TALK

20 Mar

WATERCOLOUR PAINTING IN GERMANY: DURER TO KIEFER

Anselm Kiefer produced a significant body of work in watercolour, unusual in the context of cutting-edge contemporary...

Anselm Kiefer produced a significant body of work in watercolour, unusual in the context of cutting-edge contemporary art. This talk introduces highlights of a well-established practice...

Anselm Kiefer produced a significant body of work in watercolour, unusual in the context of cutting-edge contemporary art. This talk introduces highlights of a well-established practice in Germany and the German-speaking...

Anselm Kiefer produced a significant body of work in watercolour, unusual in the context of cutting-edge contemporary art. This talk introduces highlights of a well-established practice in Germany and the German-speaking world since Durer to now.

At the Museum and Online

TOUR

22 Mar

CHANGE MAKERS TOURS: 22 MAR 2025

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the...

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the collection, available on various dates.

At the Museum

GALLERY ACTIVITY

22 Mar

POETRY IN THE GALLERIES TOUR MARCH 2025

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore the Museum's contemporary Chinese paintings gallery....

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore the Museum's contemporary Chinese paintings gallery. Free.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

27 Mar

PAINTING CONTEMPORARY OXFORD ARTIST TALK

Guest-speaker and and contemporary artist, Francis Hamel, will talk about his experience of painting Oxford.

At the Museum and Online

TOUR

29 Mar

CHANGE MAKERS TOURS: 29 MAR 2025

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the...

Explore political, social and religious change across time and cultures on this Museum tour of key objects in the collection, available on various dates.

At the Museum

MEMBERS ONLY

2 Apr

A SPOTLIGHT ON GWEN JOHN

An exploration of Gwen John, one of the greatest, but lesser known, British artists of the early 20th century.

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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