POETRY IN THE GALLERIES

In the Ancient Middle East Gallery

Sat 13 Dec 2025, 2–3pm
At the Museum
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Drop-in, FREE activity on Saturday afternoon

Gallery 19, ground floor in the Ancient Middle East Gallery

With Oxfordshire poets

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore and celebrate the Museum’s pieces, renowned or recherche, intriguing or glorious and newly-acquired artworks.

Poems will be recited next to the objects and artworks that inspired the poets. If you want to talk to the poets, most of us are friendly!

The December tour will be inside the Ancient Middle East Gallery 19 on the ground floor, with its Assyrian reliefs and the Sumerian king list from ancient Mesopotamia.

Assyrian relief in Ancient Middle East Gallery showing procession of figures
Ancient Middle East Gallery display showing reliefs on the wall and cabinet of many objects
One of the Assyrian reliefs (left) and displays in the Ancient Middle East Gallery (right)

 

This event is part of our Connect & Collaborate season of events.