STORIES

Enjoy our collection of videos and articles, and discover more about our recent exhibitions and some hidden stories in the collections.

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THINKING WITH THINGS

A video series taking a closer look at the Ashmolean's hidden treasures from new viewpoints.

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STORIES

Enjoy our collection of videos and articles and discover more about our recent exhibitions and some hidden stories in the collections.

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MUSEUM SECRETS

Bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum.

Ascanius shooting the stag of Sylvia landscape

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VIEWING ART MINDFULLY

A series of short videos, curators from the Ashmolean will guide you mindfully through a series of objects from the Museum's collection.

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1-MINUTE VIDEOS

Learn about the Ashmolean collections in under 1 minute! From Ganesha and cuneiform, to Samurai warriors and Pre-Raphaelite art.

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OBJECTS OUT LOUD

Join us each Friday from 5 February to learn about a piece of writing inspired by objects in our collections.

OUT IN OXFORD

Explore LGBTQ+ history with these carefully selected objects in the museum.

HIDDEN HISTORIES: ETHEL SANDS

Ellie Field delves into the life of Ethel Sands to discover who this incredible women was.

CHARLES DE SOUSY RICKETTS

Designer, artist, illustrator and more, discover this often overlooked thespian whose CV is the length of a short novel in under one minute.

$50 US banknote countermarked with the words ‘Lesbian Money’

QUEERING CURRENCY

Marcus Banks and Shailen Bhandere discuss the LGBTQ+ movement that used currency as a way to raise awareness.

A graphite drawing of Vernon Lee by John Singer Sargent

THE INVENTION OF EMPATHY

Listen to our Museum Secrets podcast episode about Vernon Lee, a genderqueer trailblazer who invented the word ‘empathy’ in the English language.

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THE ASHMOLEAN IN 1-MINUTE

Learn about the Ashmolean collections in under 1 minute! From Ganesha and cuneiform, to Samurai warriors and Pre-Raphaelite art.

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SLOW ART

During this strange and stressful time, we encourage you to pause and seek out beauty in your day-to-day life. One way to do this might be to enjoy the artworks from our collection a little bit more slowly and mindfully.⁠ Turn up your volume...

VOICES IN THE GALLERY

Students from Oxford Spires Academy visited the Ashmolean and explored the Ancient Near East Gallery. Listen to...

Students from Oxford Spires Academy visited the Ashmolean and explored the Ancient Near East Gallery. Listen to their interpretations of the objects they chose.

Still Life of fruit and Flowers, Clara Peeters

SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN

A trail across the collections of the Oxford University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums that highlights some...

A trail across the collections of the Oxford University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums that highlights some of the incredible women who are represented within our wonderful ...

A trail across the collections of the Oxford University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums that highlights some of the incredible women who are represented within our wonderful collections.

OUT IN OXFORD

Explore LGBTQ+ history with these carefully selected objects in the museum

Ovid, from the Variorum Classics edition, engraved by Robert Cooper

OVID 2000 TRAIL

Explore Ovid's legacy through objects from the Ashmolean's diverse collections

Oxford Crown minted in Oxford during the Civil War, 1644

CIVIL WAR TOUR

Discover the extraordinary role that Oxford played during the early 1640s when it briefly became England’s c...

Discover the extraordinary role that Oxford played during the early 1640s when it briefly became England’s capital.

ASHMOLEAN FROM HOME

Enjoy the Museum and be inspired by our collections, from home. Download colouring pages, try out our online jigsaw puzzles, explore our Treasures, and enjoy stories about the collections.

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