Ashmolean Museum - Pissarro, Ali Kazim, Half Term and much more this month

 

FEBRUARY AT THE MUSEUM Pissarro, Ali Kazim, Fingerprints, LGBTQ+ History Month This month discover our new and upcoming exhibitions, catch up with our latest podcast, and learn more about the LGBTQ+ stories in our collection. Plus, go on your own Ashmolean Adventure, and join us for a range of online and in-person events this half term. OPENING THIS MONTH PISSARRO FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM Opens 18 February 2022 This major exhibition will span the life of Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), one of the most celebrated artists of 19th-century France and a central figure in Impressionism. ⁠Join us to discover Pissarro's enormously influential work and the artists he inspired, from Claude Monet to Paul Cézanne. ⁠ Upcoming exhibition events: Online Curator's Talk | Wed 2 March, 2–3pm Book your tickets BECOME A MEMBER Members enjoy free, unlimited entry to the exhibition. Join Online Today ALI KAZIM Suspended in Time Opens 7 February This free exhibition is informed by the time Ali Kazim, one of the most exciting artists working in Pakistan today, spent in the Ashmolean. During a residency in 2019, Kazim spent days browsing through the Museum’s South Asian collection, examining several objects up close. Kazim’s engagement with the material and visual traditions encourages us in turn to reflect on how the past informs and influences the present. Find out more THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH Stories and Trail February is LGBTQ+ History Month – a month-long cultural celebration of the lives, legacies & histories of LGBTQ+ people all around the world. From 'Queering Currency' to the story of Ethel Sands, learn more about the LGBTQ+ stories represented in our collections and through highlighted stories in our 'Out in Oxford' Trail.⁠ Learn more BE INSPIRED THIS HALF TERM Ashmolean Adventure & Year of the Tiger Share an adventure and discover some of the Museum's most intriguing objects this half term. Delve into the collection and go on your own Ashmolean Adventure with our interactive digital guide, and join us to celebrate the Year of the Tiger at one of our family drop-ins. Book your Ashmolean Adventure FREE Half-Term Family Events FINGERPRINTS A new Ashmolean podcast In this new series we follow objects over the centuries, telling the stories of the hands they’ve passed through and how they reached the Museum. These stories of touch reveal the ways in which the forces of conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum. You can now listen to the first thre episodes:  Episode 1: A Place for Questioning  Episode 2: The Looted Masks  Episode 3: Displaying People Find out more