The work of Adam Buck, Regency portrait and miniature painter, was very well known in his own lifetime. Buck's portraits of The Royals, landowners, serving Officers and society hostesses, dressed in white muslin, seated or standing in fashionable interiors, bring the world of Jane Austen vividly to life. The exhibition is open until 4 October.
The winners of our summer photography competition, part of our campaign to secure JMW Turner's iconic painting of The High Street, Oxford, have now been chosen by our judging panel. The competition was open to all ages and abilities and almost 1,200 entries were received.
Book now to discover how the splendour of Venice and its shimmering light influenced artists, resulting in compelling portraits, atmospheric landscapes of exceptional beauty and sensuous figure studies.
In a parallel exhibition, one of the UK's most celebrated contemporary artists, Jenny Saville, has produced new work on paper and canvas in response to the powerful qualities of Venetian drawing.
Discover more about your city this weekend as both historic and new buildings open up their doors letting you can take a peek inside. Join us for tours, coin handling, and a musical performance.
Join the Reverend Richard Coles, broadcaster and amateur collector, for a special event examining the uses and abuses of a Parson's pots; sacred and secular.
From diaries and books, to pens and notebooks, keep yourself organised this year with our beautiful selection of stationery inspired by the collections at the Ashmolean.
Don't miss the brand new RSC play Hecuba open at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 17 September – a visceral vision of war, womanhood and courage.
Maggie Thatcher vs Queen Liz – the Olivier Award-winning comedy comes to Oxford. From 28 September to 3 October. "Outstanding. Witty and confident" – The Evening Standard
