Ashmolean Museum - Mindful art, celebrating spring, and our summer exhibition

 

APRIL AT THE MUSEUM This month take a mindful moment and discover viewing art slowly with our guided videos. Embrace the arrival of spring with artworks inspired by the season and discover our shop's Easter range. Plus, news of our summer exhibition, and join us for a weekend of free folk music.  SPRING SHOPPING Discover our wide array of carefully curated books, gifts, homeware and fashion, which reflect the palette and scenes captured by Pissarro and the Impressionists. Every purchase supports the Ashmolean. Shop online PISSARRO Father of Impressionism Open until 12 June ★ ★ ★ ★ "Illuminating" The Times ★ ★ ★ ★ "Pissarro was always pushing art forward" The Guardian ★ ★ ★ ★ "Fascinating" The i Book your tickets Exhibition Competition Enter for your chance to win an overnight stay at The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels, a delicious 3-course dinner at Pierre Victoire and a Pissarro: Father of Impressionism exhibition catalogue. Submit your entry VIEWING ART MINDFULLY Slow Art Videos Slow Art Day, which was marked on 2 April, encouraged us all to sit with artworks for a little longer. Spending quiet time with works of art allows us to connect with them in a deeper way, and form stories, feelings and opinions about works. In collaboration with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, we've produced a series of videos that guide you to view selected artworks and objects mindfully. Follow the button below to find the videos in the series and read more about slow art. Read more SPRING IS HERE Artworks, Jigsaws, Easter Trail Spring has officially arrived and we're determined to celebrate some of our favourite blossoms, blooms and spring scenes from the collection. Browse artworks and build jigsaws online, and discover objects on display in the Museum, all inspired by the themes of Spring. Find out more COMING SOON: PRE-RAPHAELITES DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS 15 July – 27 November 2022 After its sold out, limited run in 2021, we are delighted to announce the return of major exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours. From a sketch on the back of an envelope to grand, elaborate chalk drawings, this exhibition offers an opportunity to view our internationally-renowned collection of Pre-Raphaelite works on paper. Find out more about the exhibition BECOME A MEMBER Members enjoy priority booking and free, unlimited entry to our major exhibitions. Become a Member UPCOMING EVENTS Book your place

FOLK WEEKEND IN OXFORD Live & In-Person Sat 23 – Sun 24 Apr A free weekend of folk music in the Museum atrium, from the traditional to the evocative, with Morris dancing in the Museum forecourt. Book your place PISSARRO'S PORTRAIT GOUACHES In-Person Workshop Tue 23 Apr, 10.30am–4pm Join artist Kieran Stiles to learn about portraiture and how Pissarro creates a shimmery feel of movement to the form. Book your place

Browse all upcoming events FREE DISPLAYS & EXHIBITIONS Open at the Museum ALI KAZIM Suspended in Time Until 26 June VISION OF A MOMENT Japanese Prints 1950–1960 Until 18 September FROM JULIUS CAESAR TO BOADICEA A Century of Icenian Coins Until 2 October IN PRAISE OF HANDS Woodcuts By Naoko Matsubara With Poems By Penny Boxall Until 2 May ANNUAL APPEAL Enrich Lives • Inspire Minds • Open Doors Support the Ashmolean The Ashmolean depends on its many supporters in everything it does and, thanks to the generosity of our Members, Patrons and donors, we have already raised almost £65,000 through our 2021/22 Annual Appeal. To all those who have already made a gift – thank you! Your support will help fund the work at the very heart of the Museum and our ongoing mission to enrich lives, inspire minds and open doors. Thank you for your continued support.