Join us for two weeks of free events celebrating the fascinating world of archaeology. Take part in craft activities, listen to talks about our collections, hear the Golden Lyre, and meet Roman soldiers and Saxon warriors in the galleries.
"A treasure chest of gorgeous surprises" – The Times
Book your ticket now to see more than one hundred drawings and watercolours by some of Britain's greatest artists. Entry is free for members. Find out more and join online today.
"A reminder of the treasures that the Ashmolean holds" – Times Higher Education
The Ashmolean is campaigning to raise the final £60,000 needed to secure a major work by JMW Turner. The High Street, Oxford (1810), has been on loan to the Museum from a private collection since 1997, and is Turner's only full size townscape in oils.
Visit our website to find out more about the painting and about how you can help.
Book now for a special exhibition of the work of Regency portrait and miniature painter Adam Buck. Buck's portraits of The Royals, landowners, serving Officers and society hostesses, bring the world of Jane Austen vividly to life.
Join us every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon over the summer holidays to time travel back to Ancient Rome, visit Olympia, make a Samurai helmet, seek out dragons, and travel the River Nile. All activities are free.
Our current free exhibition in collaboration with the Hall Art Foundation features a selection of provocative and surreal paintings by Chicago Imagist Ed Paschke. The exhibition ends on 5 July.
Find out more about Turner's most significant townscape and the greatest painting of the city that has ever been made. Book your ticket now for this special talk with Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art, on 8 July.
Book a table in the sun this summer and enjoy the spectacular setting of Oxford's only rooftop restaurant. The Dining Room is open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea every open museum day, and for dinner until 10pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Marble statues in ancient Greece and Rome were much more colourful, patterned, and exuberant than is often thought. On show in this free display, now closing on 19 July, are more than twenty fully coloured reconstructions.
Oxford Playhouse and the Bodleian Library are delighted to welcome back the Globe Theatre on Tour to perform Much Ado About Nothing in the stunning outdoor setting of the Old Schools Quadrangle.
