While the nude was not a traditional subject in Chinese art, it became a common theme in the early to mid-twentieth century after being introduced to China by artists who studied internationally.
Developed in collaboration with Oxford’s world-renowned Mathematical Institute, this exhibition invites visitors to explore what it means to move in one, two, three and more dimensions.
LEONARDO DA VINCI AND NATIONAL IDENTITY ON MEDALS AND MONEY
2019 marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death and the 350th anniversary of the first commemorative medal in his honour, struck in Louis XIV’s mint.
Lui Shou-kwan was one of the most significant artists in Hong Kong during the mid-twentieth century. The paintings in this exhibition marking the anniversary of his birth are from the Ashmolean’s own collection.
Celebrate the art of the Japanese tea ceremony through this unique display of contemporary Japanese tea utensils that is part of the AREThé Festival 2018.
PLUM BLOSSOM AND GREEN WILLOW: SURIMONO POETRY PRINTS
Some of the finest examples of Japanese printmaking in the early nineteenth century were the exquisitely printed woodblock prints called surimono. These privately published prints combined witty poems with elegant images by leading designers.
Antinous was a boy-favourite of the Emperor Hadrian. He drowned in the Nile in A.D. 130, and the emperor founded a city in middle Egypt in his honour called Antinoopolis or ‘Antinous City’.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, this British Museum touring exhibition explored the ways same-sex desire, love and gender diversity have been expressed culturally throughout history and across cultures.
