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Book Now Opens 13 March 2014 Book your ticket now to see extraordinary masterpieces by some of the most famous artists of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements including Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet, Degas and Modigliani. Cézanne and the Modern opens on 13 March 2014.

On Display Manet's Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus Manet's Portrait, saved for the public in 2012, has returned to the Ashmolean after a year-long tour of museums and galleries across the UK. Come and see it on display in Gallery 65.

LiveFriday: Wisdom, Wonders and Widgets Friday 14 March 7-10.30pm Join us for our first LiveFriday of 2014. This special late night opening is jointly hosted with Oxford Brookes University which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year

Malcolm Morley: Paintings and Drawings from the Hall Collection Until 30 March Curated by Sir Norman Rosenthal, this free exhibition on the lower ground floor features paintings and drawings from The Hall Collection by British-born artist Malcolm Morley, the inaugural winner of the Turner Prize.

Kevin Coates: A Bestiary of Jewels Until 30 March Kevin Coates creates ornate jewellery from gold, precious stones, shell, and other exotica. This free exhibition displays jewels based on Medieval Bestiaries. See Dr Coates in conversation with Professor Christopher Cook on 15 March.

What's On March 2014 Visit this March and take part in special workshops, listen to poetry in the galleries, and learn about Shakespeare and the remains of Richard III.

Why Art Matters 6 March We are delighted to welcome artist and author Michael Petry to the Museum to discuss his work and why art matters to him.

Elsewhere Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq, at the Courtauld Gallery Until 18 May discover one of the world's earliest handbags. Court & Craft explores the cultural context of the bag, alongside displays of illuminated manuscripts, ceramics and luxury crafts.

Elsewhere Strange Beauty: Masters of the German Renaissance, at the National Gallery Opening 19 February this exhibition takes a fresh look at paintings of the German Renaissance by well-known artists such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder.