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Spellbound • LiveFriday
After Hours • Free Displays
One World Festival • Talks
Courses • Family Fun
Gallery Activities • Music
OCT 2018–JAN 2019
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Everything you need to know about visiting the Ashmolean.
OPENING TIMES MONDAY OPENINGS The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum
Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm From Monday 4 February 2019 the Ashmolean will be of art and archaeology, opened in 1683. It is the
Open until 8pm last Friday of the month. open to the public on Mondays from 10am to 5pm so oldest public museum in the world and has incredibly
Please note that we will be closed on the 24, 25, 26 you can enjoy our collections every day of the week. rich and diverse collections from around the globe,
& 31 December and 1 January for Christmas and
New Year.
ranging from Egyptian mummies and classical
FRONT DOOR CLOSURE sculpture to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and modern art.
BOOKING The front door of the Ashmolean will be undergoing
works from Monday 19 November 2018 to Friday
CONTENTS
Event information is correct at time of printing, 1 February 2019. Over this period, access to the
but may be subject to change. We encourage all Museum will be through the St. Giles entrance
visitors to check ashmolean.org for the most located around the corner from the front entrance.
up-to-date information. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
In person
Buy tickets to our exhibitions, talks, events and
activities at the Museum Information Desk, in advance
ACCESSIBILITY SPECIAL EXHIBITION 4
There is level access throughout the Museum except
or on the day during Museum opening hours.
for the lower-ground floor of the Cast Gallery which is
regrettably only accessible by stairs due to the layout FREE EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS 6
Online
ashmolean.org/tickets
of the historic building. There are ramps into the
building and lifts to all other floors. Wheelchairs are TALKS 8
Secure 24-hour online booking.
Booking fee per transaction: £1
available on request. We can arrange free touch tours
and audio description tours for blind and partially
LIVE FRIDAY 12
Telephone & Email
sighted visitors and those who need an accompanied
visit. For more information, call 01865 278015.
FAMILY FUN 14
01865 278112
Mon–Sun, 11am–3pm FESTIVALS & LATES 15
Please leave a voicemail, or email
onlinetickets@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
SOCIAL COURSES & WORKSHOPS 16
Discover more inspiration, news and exclusive images
We aim to respond within 24 hours.
Booking fee per transaction: £2
on our social channels. GALLERY ACTIVITIES 17
Booking fees
/AshmoleanMuseum
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TOURS 18
There is no booking fee when tickets are purchased
in person from the Information Desk. Booking fees @AshmoleanMuseum MUSIC 19
correct at the time of printing.
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PH
Telephone: 01865 278 000
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Enjoy closer access to our collection of art
and archaeology through unlimited entry
Cover Image: to all exhibitions, an exclusive programme
Witchcraft on the Brocken Mountain, 1742.
See it on display in Spellbound: Magic, Witchcraft & Ritual of events, reduced event prices and many
other benefits.
Designed by Emily Jarrett. ashmolean.org/become-member
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SPECIAL EXHIBITION
MAGIC, RITUAL & WITCHCRAFT
SPELLBOUND
Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft
Until 6 January 2019
Explore the history of magic over eight centuries in this immersive
and thought-provoking exhibition. The intriguing objects on
display show how our ancestors used magical thinking to cope
with the unpredictable world around them. They range from the
fantastical and macabre (a unicorn’s horn, a human heart encased
in lead), the beautiful and mysterious (exquisitely engraved rings
Rock crystal ball bound in a silver-gilt to bind a lover and medieval books of ritual magic), to the deeply
mount, c.1650. Geoffrey Munn Collection.
moving confessions of women accused of witchcraft.
The exhibition asks us to examine our own beliefs and rituals, and aims
to show how, even in this sceptical age, we still use magical thinking and
why we might need a bit of magic in our lives.
“Promises to be one To illuminate the links between past and present, specially commissioned
works by contemporary artists provide dramatic responses to the themes
of the Ashmolean’s of the show, conjuring demons, flames and the scuttling of malignant
most intriguing and spirits.
unusual exhibitions” This exhibition is generously supported by:
Philip Pullman
EVENTS EXHIBITION
EVENT
The Bagri Foundation
The Wellcome Trust
University of East Anglia
The Patrons of the Ashmolean
The Spellbound Magic Circle
Philip & Jude Pullman
Dasha Shenkman OBE, HonRCM
And others who wish to remain anonymous
Exhibition Tours
Wednesdays, 3.30–4.15pm
FREE with the price of exhibition
ticket. No booking required.
TICKETS
Standard: £12.25, £13.50 with Gift Aid
Concessions: £11.25, £12.50 with Gift Aid
MEMBERS
Late Opening Hours
50% discount for under 25s, children aged
GET IN
Fri 26 Oct until 10.30pm
Fri 30 Nov until 8pm 12–17, and students FREE
Sat 5 Jan until 8pm FREE for Ashmolean Members,
Supported by: University of Oxford students and under-12s
For more exhibition events
see pages 8, 9, 12, 14 & 16. Some content may be unsuitable for younger children.
Book now www.ashmolean.org/spellbound
The Spellbound Magic Circle | The Patrons of the Ashmolean
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FREE EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS
Lui Shou-kwan Centenary Exhibition: Abstraction, Ink and
Enlightenment
27 Oct 2018–7 Apr 2019
Gallery 11
Temporary displays from our vast collection, plus highlights from recent research.
Lui Shou-kwan was one of the most significant artists in Hong Kong
during the mid-twentieth century. The paintings in this exhibition marking
No Offence: Exploring LGBTQ+ Histories the anniversary of his birth are from the Ashmolean’s own collection.
Until 2 Dec 2018 Two themes in particular, landscapes and spirituality, dominate his output
Gallery 8 but it is his Chan (Japanese: “Zen”) paintings for which he became most
famous.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, this
British Museum touring exhibition explores the ways same-sex desire,
love and gender diversity have varied throughout history and across Curator’s Tour
cultures. Explore the often overlooked or underrepresented LGBTQ+ Wed 23 Jan, 2.30–3.30pm, Gallery 11
histories, experiences and lives by examining objects from around the Join Christensen Fellow in Chinese Painting Dr Paul Bevan for a
world. guided tour of the Lui Shou-kwan exhibition.
FREE, booking required.
Nineteenth-century copy of an Etruscan painting of two men from fifth-
century BC , Tarquina, Italy © Trustees of the British Museum
Antinous: boy made god Chan Painting by Lui Shou-kwan, 1969. Barker Bequest © The Artist’s Estate
Until 24 Feb 2019
Gallery 8 Plum Blossom and Green Willow: Surimono Poetry Prints
2 Oct 2018–17 Mar 2019
Antinous was a court favourite of the Emperor Hadrian. He drowned in Gallery 29
the Nile in AD 130, and the emperor founded a city in middle Egypt in
his honour called Antinoopolis or ‘Antinous City’. A striking portrait of Some of the finest examples of Japanese printmaking in the early
the boy was created by a great court sculptor, and this image was widely nineteenth century were the exquisitely printed woodblock prints called
reproduced around the empire. This exhibition explores the spread of surimono (‘printed objects’). These privately published prints combined
Antinous’ image and his empire-wide cult as a hero and god. witty poems with elegant images by leading designers. This exhibition
highlights rarely shown surimono from the Ashmolean’s collections,
Bust of Antinous, AD 130–138, discovered in Balanea, Syria. Private Collection-
including a number of new acquisitions, offering a rare insight into
Japanese literati culture and customs of the early nineteenth century.
Talking...Antinous & No Offence Poet and calligrapher Ono no Tōfu, Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), 1822
Gallery 8. FREE, no booking required.
Join us for a series of short research-inspired gallery talks linked to the Antinous and No Offence The Art of Contemporary Japanese Tea
exhibitions led by Oxford University DPhil Candidates and Early Career Researchers. FREE, no booking 23 Oct–16 Dec 2018
required. Visit ashmolean.org/event/no-offence for details. Gallery 36
Celebrate the art of the Japanese tea ceremony through this unique
Tricks of Trade: Magic and Money in Context
display of contemporary Japanese tea utensils that is part of the
Until 16 Dec 2018
AREThé Festival 2018. Find out more about related AREThé Festival tea
Gallery 7
ceremonies on page 17.
Money can be ‘magical’ in more ways than one – it multiplies, it grows, Teabowl by Tanoue Shinya, 2017, MIZEN Fine Art Gallery
it can buy happiness and bring forth plenitude. This display explores
how money and magic come together, showcasing coins used as magical
objects and exploring how money has worked magic over centuries. FANCY A CUPPA?
Relax and recharge with tea, coffee,
cake and sandwiches in the Ashmolean
Gold Angel of Charles I pierced to form a touch piece, 1631–1632
MEMBERS Café, or enjoy the pre-theatre menu in
GET 10% our Rooftop Restaurant.
OFF ashmolean.org/eating
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TALKS
From Aether to Air All that Glitters: De Morgan’s Pursuit of
With Ackroyd & Harvey, Artists, and Dr EXHIBITION Perfection in Lustre
Sophie Page, Historian and Co-Curator of EVENT With Sarah Hardy, Curator and Manager at the
Spellbound De Morgan Foundation
Join us for one of our talks on art and archaeology delivered by experts in their field. Wed 14 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Thu 6 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
Artists Ackroyd & Harvey discuss the medieval William De Morgan is best remembered for his
inspirations for their sculptural artwork in Spellbound designs featuring mystical and fantastical beasts and
Philip Pullman in Conversation which evokes the medieval cosmos where humans his Arts and Crafts tiles, but this lecture focuses on
Thu 8 Nov, 6–7pm, Randolph Sculpture Gallery EXHIBITION navigated the competing forces of good and evil his work in lustreware which was so revered during
TICKETS: £8/£7/£6 Full, Concessions, Members. EVENT
spirits. The work draws on medieval ideas about a his own time that he was widely credited with its
Booking essential. cosmological crystalline sphere, transformations in reinvention and perfection.
demons and the souls of the blessed.
In association with Spellbound: Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft, In the Footsteps of Van Gogh
renowned British novelist and best-selling author of the fantasy Three Chapels on the Côte d’Azur With Juliet Heslewood, Art Historian
trilogy His Dark Materials Philip Pullman will join Ashmolean With Juliet Heslewood, Art Historian Fri 7 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
Museum Director Xa Sturgis in a thrilling conversation about Fri 16 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Van Gogh moved from place to place as he pursued
everything from Pullman’s latest work to the ways in which magic
© Michael Leckie
Matisse considered his decoration of the Dominican several professional activities, from his native
permeates our everyday lives. chapel at Vence the culmination of his career. Picasso Holland to Paris, London, Antwerp and Provence.
began painting murals for an abandoned chapel where This talk introduces Juliet Heslewood’s new book
he lived at Vallauris. At Villefranche-sur-Mer, Jean that examines his travels and the development of his
Cocteau painted biblical scenes associated with the unique artistic achievements.
fishing trade. Were they competing with each other?
WEEKDAY TALKS
TICKETS: £8/£7/£6 Full, Concessions, Members.
Fear and Loathing of Witches
Professor Malcolm Gaskill, University
of East Anglia, Associate Curator of
EXHIBITION
EVENT
When East and West Collided: 150th Anniversary
of the Meiji Restoration
The Stigma of Extreme States
With Annie Cattrell, Artist, and Professor
Malcolm Gaskill, Associate Curator of
EXHIBITION
EVENT
Booking required. Spellbound With Lesley Downer, Historian and Author Spellbound
Wed 31 Oct, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Fri 23 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Wed 12 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
Concealed & Revealed: Enchanting This lecture explores the witch trials of the sixteenth The Meiji Restoration was a revolution that Contemporary artist Annie Cattrell and historian
the Home EXHIBITION and seventeenth centuries, considering what made transformed Japan from a feudal to a modern society. Malcolm Gaskill discuss their fruitful collaboration
With Dr Ceri Houlbrook and Professor EVENT people believe in witchcraft and act upon such In this talk, explore the causes and consequences of in our current exhibition, Spellbound. In particular,
Owen Davies, University of Hertfordshire beliefs. Moving away from clichés about delusion and this shift in a swashbuckling tale of swords, samurai Annie will discuss her installation Verocity and how
Wed 3 Oct, 1‒2pm, Lecture Theatre hysteria, Gaskill argues that witchcraft accusations and regime change – including the role of the British. it was inspired by the themes central to Gaskill’s
Exploring the myriad objects found hidden away in were rooted in much more familiar human emotions. research into the history of witchcraft accusations.
the fabric of buildings, from old shoes up chimney The Natural Origins of Supernatural
breasts to mummified cats in walls, this talk will A New Moon Shines Over Bloomsbury Thinking EXHIBITION Antinous: a boy made god in the Roman empire
consider the magical thinking that may have led to With Dr Paul Bevan, Ashmolean Museum With Professor Bruce Hood, EVENT With Professor Bert Smith, Lincoln Professor of
their concealment in the post-medieval home. Fri 2 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Bristol University Classical Archaeology and Exhibition Curator
Explore the transcultural nature of the paintings and Tue 4 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Fri 18 Jan, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
Impressionist Sculptors poems found on Ling Suhua’s ‘Friendship Scroll’, It is often assumed that people are indoctrinated Antinous was a court favourite of the emperor
With Juliet Heslewood, Art Historian followed by a viewing of this unique artwork in the with supernatural beliefs or folklore. However, many Hadrian who died tragically in the Nile in AD 130.
Fri 26 Oct, 1‒2pm, Lecture Theatre Eastern Art Study Room. supernatural beliefs can be traced to natural ways Learn about his subsequent veneration as a hero and a
While Impressionist artists are known for their of thinking about the world that we all share from a god across the Roman empire through the remarkable
paintings of nature, many worked in media other Rodin & Claudel young age. Learn about the science of belief and why busts and statues shown in the Antinous exhibition.
than paint. Through looking at the sculptures made With Juliet Heslewood, Art Historian we are so inclined to believe the unbelievable.
by these painters, we see how their preference for Fri 9 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre William Marshal: the Greatest Knight who Ever
contemporary themes were translated into some Inspired by Michelangelo, Rodin’s work shows a Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens Lived
surprising works of art. preference for modelling and the expression of With David Stuttard, Historian and Author With Nigel Bryant, Translator
character and movement. Though a pupil and a Wed 5 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Fri 1 Feb, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
mistress of Rodin’s, Camille Claudel’s artistic genius is Classical Athens’ most dazzling son Alcibiades William Marshal, a central figure in the reigns of
thought to have disturbed or even threatened Rodin. died in a hail of assasins’ arrows, and his life was Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, John and Henry III,
In this lecture, we examine the work of both artists equally flamboyant. Spectacularly rich, handsome was deemed the greatest of all knights. Discover
and their depictions of human emotions. and charismatic, he was a skilled general, ruthless the revelatory biography written just after his death,
politician and serial traitor. Learn more about his life based on stories told by Marshal himself.
through this talk with biographer David Stuttard.
8 TALKS Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets TALKS 9
WEEKEND TALKS
Booking required. See events for ticket prices.
Parthenon: The First Monument to Civilization
With David Stuttard, Author
AFTERNOON TEA TALKS
TICKETS: £12/£11/£10 Full, Concession, Members,
Sat 26 Jan, 2–3pm, Lecture Theatre inc. afternoon tea. Booking required.
A Living Tradition: Ainu Wood Carving The Parthenon is one of the most iconic buildings
With Toru Kaizawa, Ainu Wood Carver of Ancient Greece. Part temple, part treasury, it was Art and Sculptural Ornamentation of Ancient
Sun 7 Oct, 2–3.30pm, Education Studio also a statement of political power, the embodiment Roman Gardens
Meet Ainu wood carver Toru Kaizawa, a third- in marble of Pericles’ vision for Athens. Drawing on With Linda Farrar, Archaeologist and Lecturer
generation sculptor from a family of master craftsmen contemporary literature, David Stuttard presents a Wed 17 Oct, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre
in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, and discover challenging re-evaluation of the Parthenon’s purpose. Ancient Roman sculpture was used in imaginative
how his contemporary works integrate the traditional £8/£7/£6 Full, Concessions, Members. ways and was often placed to catch the eye of
culture of Japan’s indigenous Ainu people. Funded by Booking required. passersby. Explore various Roman cults that inspired
Hokkaido University and Project IRIS. choices of garden art and their links to Roman religion
ANNUAL TALKS
FREE, booking required. and symbolism.
The Portraiture of William Dobson FREE, booking essential. Studio Ceramics: Three Decades of the Oxford
With Alice Foster, Art Historian Ceramics Fair Nina M. Davies (1881–1965), Copy of wall painting from
Sat 3 Nov, 11am–12pm, Lecture Theatre 39th Annual Barlow Lecture With David Whiting, Critic, and Professor Timothy private tomb 101 of Thenro, Thebes. Twentieth Century.
Playwright Thomas Rawlins described William Potting & Carving: The Collections of Countess Wilson, Former Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean
Dobson as ‘the very soul of art’, yet he is a largely
forgotten artist today. Discover the man who captured
Wilhelmina von Hallwyl and Sir Victor Sassoon
With Dr Rose Kerr
Museum
Fri 19 Oct, 2–3.30pm, Lecture Theatre
PRINT ROOM TALKS
TICKETS: £7/£6/£5 Full, Concession, Members.
the excitement and the anxiety of troubled England in Wed 7 Nov, 5–6pm, Lecture Theatre Critic and curator come together in conversation to Booking essential.
the seventeenth century. Join Dr Rose Kerr in a discussion about the East Asian discuss recent developments in the world of studio
£8/£7/£6 Full, Concession, Members. Ceramics of the Hallwyl Collection and the Sir Victor ceramics, exploring education, galleries, personal Meetings with Remarkable Women
Booking required. Sassoon Collection of Chinese carved ivories. influences and more. With Katherine Wodehouse, Western Art Print Room
FREE, booking required. To book contact Supervisor
Alan Caiger-Smith and the Aldermaston Pottery eastern.art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk Fifty Years of the Oxford Ceramics Gallery Tue 27 Nov, 3.45–4.45pm, Gallery 21
Book Launch and Signing Sat 10 Nov, 3–5pm, Lecture Theatre Meet a series of remarkable women from the
Sat 8 Dec, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre Annual Beauforest Lecture Meet and converse with potters whose careers took nineteenth century through their portraits in the Print
Join authors Jane White, Julian Belmont and Professor David Jones: Artist and Poet in the Shadow of off at the Oxford Ceramics Gallery. Room, including such fascinating figures as renowned
Timothy Wilson for the launch of their new book the Great War women’s rights campaigner Josephine Butler and
and a talk exploring why Alan Caiger-Smith and the With Paul Hills, Professor Emeritus, The Courtauld The History of the Choral Evensong many more.
Aldermaston Pottery occupy a unique place in the Institute of Art With Tim Porter, Historian
history of twentieth-century ceramics. Sat 10 Nov, 12–1pm, Lecture Theatre Fri 14 Dec, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre The Painted World of Ancient Egypt
£12/£11/£10 Full, Concession, Members. Long service as a private on the Western Front shaped In college chapels and cathedrals throughout England, With Dana Macmillan, Museum Assistant
Booking required. David Jones’s historical imagination and religious growing numbers respond to this winning formula of Thu 17 Jan, 3.45–4.45pm, Gallery 21
beliefs. His epic poem In Parenthesis is recognised as music and meditation. This lecture explores the story Learn about the work of Nina M. Davies (1881–1965),
Wood & Ink: A Thousand-Year Legend a classic. Contrasting his role with that of Paul Nash, of the phenomenon from its beginning five centuries Egyptologist, artist and copyist, who recorded the
With Master Wei Lizhong, Woodblock printer from this lecture will explain the unexpected ways in which ago to the present day. tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt, and see some of her
the Shizhuzhai Woodblock Printing Studio Jones responded in word and image to the new world beautiful paintings up close.
Sat 26 Jan, 11am–12pm, Lecture Theatre of technics ushered in by modern warfare. The Music of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Chinese woodblock painting has a thousand-year FREE, booking required. With Tim Porter, Historian
history and is an important part of the cultural Fri 25 Jan, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre
heritage of China. Find out about the history, arts
and techniques of woodblock painting of Shizhuzhai,
Annual Piper New Year Lecture
Save the Date
At the dawn of the twentieth century, disciples of
William Morris had created a unique Arts & Crafts
SHOUT OUT FOR WOMEN
Our Print Room Talks are part of our Shout
revived by Master Wei. Sat 5 Jan, 11am–12pm, Taylorian Lecture Theatre ethos in the creative world. Embracing traditional
Out for Women initiative celebrating the
£8/£7/£6 Full, Concession, Members. Find out more at ashmolean.org values yet forward-thinking, rural yet modern, this
Booking required. FREE, booking required. style also influenced the music of the time. 100th anniversary of the Representation
of the People Act 1918. Visit our website
to see more events highlighting this
significant date.
ashmolean.org/shout-out-for-women
10 TALKS Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets TALKS 11
JAMES IVORY
IN OXFORD
SPELLBOUND
On 6 and 7 November, Oscar-winning director
and screenwriter James Ivory will be in Oxford
as the TORCH Visiting Professor with a series
of special events including film screenings at
the Curzon Cinema, student workshops at The
Queen’s College and an In-Conversation at the
Sheldonian Theatre. You can also see a copy of
the screenplay of his acclaimed film Maurice on
display in Gallery 8 as part of our
No Offence: Exploring LGBTQ+ Histories
exhibition until 2 Dec 2018.
Tue 6 & Wed 7 Nov 2018, Sheldonian Theatre,
Curzon Cinema & The Queen’s College.
For more information about these events and to
book, visit: ashmolean.org/event/no-offence
CHRISTMAS
Delight your guests by hosting your
party in the iconic surroundings of
the Ashmolean Museum.
PARTIES
Fri 26 Oct 2018 Make it a truly memorable occasion
this year – wine and dine in the
7.00–10.30pm galleries or party the night away
in the Rooftop Restaurant!
DO YOU THINK MAGICALLY?
At this LiveFriday we conjure up
an evening of witchcraft, wizardry
and wonderment. Explore the
exhibition and encounter magicians
and illusionists in the galleries, listen
to talks on magic & medicine, and
experiment with face distortion.
Supported by
Watch out for the Witchsmeller!
BOOK NOW
FREE, booking essential: 01865 610406
ashmolean.org/livefriday
12 TALKS ashmolean.org/venue-hire TALKS 13
FAMILY FUN
Fun, friendly and creative; a vibrant programme of family activities.
FESTIVALS & LATES
Join us for the Christmas Light night, One World festival, and Ashmolean After Hours.
LITTLE ASHMOLES NEW BABY ASHMOLES SPELLBOUND EXHIBITION CHRISTMAS LIGHT FESTIVAL: SING!
Explore, play and learn with a
different theme each month.
Singing and sensory play for
babies with a different object story STORIES
Sat 20 Oct, 2 & 3pm,
EVENT Fri 16 Nov, 5–8pm
Join us for an evening of festive song and celebration as part of
All welcome, particularly suitable for adults each week. This session the Ashmolean’s One World weekend and Oxford’s tenth annual
for 3–5 year olds. 10.30‒11.15am. is for parents/caregivers of babies Education Studio Christmas Light Festival. Our Shop and Café will also be open for
All gather round for storyteller
© John Cairns
Meet in the gallery. under 1 who are not yet walking. shopping, eating & drinking. FREE, no booking required.
10.30–11.30am, meet in the Olivia Armstong’s tales of the
Mini Beast Feast gallery. Booking advised. To book, extraordinary life and times of
Thu 4, 11 & 18 Oct, Gallery 48 email: families@ashmus.ox.ac.uk seventeenth-century witch Anne
Diwali Bodenham. Most suitable for
Thu 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Nov, Gallery
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Exploring Mughal India
Fri 5, 12, 19 Oct, Gallery 33
ages 7+.
ONE WORLD FESTIVAL: SING!
Sat 17 & Sun 18 Nov, 12–4pm, Atrium & Galleries
Angels
Thu 6, 13 & 20 Dec, Gallery 43
Exploring European Art
Fri 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Nov, CHRISTMAS TRAIL
Pick up our Christmas trail for an
A special weekend of faith, folk and song celebrating the communities
of Oxford. Come and join us for a dazzling weekend of activities,
Money, Money, Money Gallery 44 music, storytelling, talks and craft for all ages. With thanks to The
adventure around the Museum.
Thu 10, 17, 24 & 31 Jan, Gallery 7 Oxford Foundation, the Oxford Council of Faiths, the Oxford Civic
© Ian Wallman
Exploring Sickert’s Art Available from the Information
Society and other supporters. FREE, no booking required.
Desk.
ASHVENTURES Fri 7, 14, 21 Dec, Gallery 63
All ages welcome, particularly
suitable for ages 4+. Join our
Exploring Islamic Middle East
Fri 11, 18, 25 Jan, Gallery 31 PICK UP FUN
regular Ashventures: stories,
gallery hunts, games and crafts.
HALF TERM FUN:
Start your museum adventure at
the Information Desk. Activity ASHMOLEAN AFTER HOURS
Fri 28 Sep, 30 Nov & 25 Jan, 5–8pm
Queer Encounters in the Museum
With Professor Jennifer Ingleheart, Durham University
2‒2.45pm & 3.15–4pm, meet in packs, explorer kits, family trails &
Gallery 21.
HALLOWEEN
Wed 24 & Thu 25 Oct, 1–4pm,
sketching materials are available
all day every day (subject to We will be keeping the Museum open late so you can
Fri 30 Nov, 6–7pm, Lecture Theatre
Explore the queer encounters that are made possible
Portrait Detectives availability). £1 donation. explore after normal closing time. Take in a talk, listen by museums in which past and present collide,
Education Studio to some live music, see our special exhibition* or relax creating new possibilities. How have viewers
Sat 3 Nov
Join us for crafts, gallery hunts and at the bar with friends after work. responded to Sappho surrounded by women, to sexy
Hannukah: Jewish Festival stories inspired by spooky objects
of Lights FREE general entry, special events ticketed: £8/£7/£6 statues, or to the hermaphrodite’s form?
from around the world. Full, Concession, Members. Booking essential.
Sun 2 Dec & Sun 9 Dec
Burns Night Ceilidh NEW!
Ancient Greece: Myths and
Legends TALISMAN EXHIBITION
Heritage & Human Rights: The Need for Fri 25 Jan, 5.30–7.30pm, Café
Sat 19 Jan TALES
Sat 6 Oct & Tue 23 Oct,
EVENT
Donations If you can afford
LGBTQ+ Histories
With Richard Parkinson, Professor of Egyptology,
University of Oxford
Beat the January Blues and join the Swinging Molly
Ceilidh Band for a brilliant night of dancing, music,
and fun! An experienced caller will guide you through
TAKE OVER DAY 2pm & 3pm, Education Studio
Who will you see in the magic
it, a £1 donation per child helps
us keep our family programmes
Fri 28 Sep, 6.15–7.15pm, Lecture Theatre
Author of A Little Gay History Richard Parkinson
the steps; all dancing abilities welcome.
Sat 24 Nov, 1–4pm, Education free for everyone.everyone.
mirror? Which charm will keep discusses the need for heritage institutions to display
Studio *Please note that our special exhibition Spellbound will
you safe from harm? What do the Booking Unless indicated, most and uphold equal human rights, and the personal
Join the Ashmolean’s Young no longer be running on Fri 25 Jan 2018.
stars predict? Discover the secrets events don’t require booking. Just impact that even ancient LGBTQ+ histories can have
People’s group – Creatives – for a behind intriguing magical objects on all of us.
range of activities inspired by their come along.
and images with storyteller Olivia
favourite objects. What are your Armstrong. Most suitable for Reminder Children must be
favourites? ages 7+. accompanied by an adult.
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COURSES & WORKSHOPS
Find your creative muse with a short course or workshop.
GALLERY ACTIVITIES
Add another dimension to your visit with one of our regular activities.
Royal Drawing School at the Ashmolean iPad for Artists Hands-On Coins AREThé Festival Tea Demonstration
Every Sun, 7 Oct–2 Dec (excl. 21 Oct), 2–4pm With Martin Beek, Artist Every Saturday, 11.30am–3.30pm, Gallery 7 Fri 19 Oct, 11am, 1pm & 3pm, Gallery 36
A course from The Royal Drawing School for young Fri 9, 16, 23 & 30 Nov, 10.30am–1pm, Handle historical coins from different times and A special demonstration of chanoyu, the Japanese tea
artists aged 15–18. Expand your fine art practice by Education Studio places with the help of our volunteer team. Everyone ceremony, with tea master Ms Yoshimura Soyo of the
drawing from observation in the Museum, from life A four-day course in drawing, painting and image- welcome, but more suitable for ages 7+. Omotesenke tea school.
models and the local area. making using popular drawing apps on an iPad. FREE, no booking required. £7/£6/£5 Full, Concession, Members.
£150. Booking: royaldrawingschool.org £130/£125/£120 Full, Concession, Members Booking required.
T: 020 7613 8568 Archaeological Object
Marking the Moment: Music and Mark Making and Coin Identification Service Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Making of Magical Objects With Oxford Improvisers, Musicians and Artists Wed 3 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec, 12–2pm, Gallery 1 Thu 15 Nov & Thu 6 Dec, 1–2pm & 3–4pm,
With Dr Sophie Page, Curator, and EXHIBITION Sun 25 Nov, repeated Sat 26 Jan, 10.30am–4pm, A monthly identification service for archaeological Gallery 36
EVENT
Katharine Dowson, Sculptor Education Studio & Galleries objects and coins, run jointly with the Portable Learn about the art of tea in Japan, enjoy a bowl
Sat 27 Oct, 10.30am–4pm, Education Studio Explore the wonders of the Ashmolean through Antiquities Scheme. Bring along your finds. of green tea and watch a demonstration in the
For many centuries, people have used the ritual improvisational music and mark making. All welcome. FREE, no booking required. Ashmolean’s authentic Japanese Tea House.
concealment of objects to protect their homes from £50/£45/£40 Full, Concession, Members £7/£6/£5 Full, Concession, Members.
physical and supernatural harm. Explore this practice, Sketching in the Cast Gallery Booking required.
and then make an object to reflect your own ideas Dynamic Watercolours: Moving Forward Wed 3 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec, 2–4pm, Gallery 14
about magic. With Jane Betteridge, Artist During these afternoon sessions, the Cast Gallery’s Poetry in the Galleries
£90/£85/£80 Full, Concession, Members Tue 27 Nov & Wed 28 Nov, 10.30am–4pm, lower-ground floor study collection is open for you Sat 24 Nov & Sat 19 Jan, 2–3pm, Meet in Gallery 21
Education Studio to do independent sketching. Please bring your own Oxfordshire poets share new work written in
Pastel Workshop: Autumn Trees and Take your work to another level on this two-day materials. FREE, no booking required, limited to 10 response to the Ashmolean’s collections.
Textures course and enhance the unique properties of people. Access: regrettably, due to the layout of the FREE, no booking required.
With Sandra Orme, Artist watercolour by adding various media, manipulating historic building, the lower-ground floor of the Cast
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov, 10.30am–4pm, Education Studio the paint and preparing textured surfaces to work on. Gallery is only accessible by stairs.
Experiment with pastels and use layers to create £170/£165/£160 Full, Concession, Members
autumnal images including trees, landscapes, textures National Poetry Day
and more on this two-day course. Painting the Costumed Figure New Light, Old Texts: Gilgamesh Retold
£150/£140/£130 Full, Concession, Members With Amanda Beck, Artist With Jenny Lewis, Poet
Sat 19 Jan, 10.30am–4pm, Education Studio Thu 4 Oct, 2–3pm, Gallery 19
Drawing the Costumed Figure Seamlessly transition from drawing to painting in this Poet Jenny Lewis talks about her award-winning
With Amanda Beck, Artist workshop, which guides participants through the doctoral research into the Epic of Gilgamesh and
Sun 4 Nov, 10.30am–4.30pm, Education Studio step-by-step process of creating an underpainting, shows how new ways of interpreting old texts can
Drawing from an eighteenth-century costumed selecting brushes and colours and applying acrylic help us to experience them afresh and open them up
model, complete a series of drawing exercises paint. to new audiences. JOIN THE ASHMOLEAN CREATIVES!
learning to portray gesture, shape and form. £85/£80/£75 Full, Concession, Members FREE, no booking required. At our monthly Saturday morning
Materials provided. meetings, go behind the scenes, give
£85/£80/£75 Full, Concessions, Members Chinese Woodblock Printing Workshop Meet Me at the Museum feedback about the Museum and develop
With Master Wei Lizhong, Shizhuzhai Wed 10 Oct, 14 Nov, 19 Dec,16 Jan & 13 Feb new skills. Meet new people and work
Tile Making Tue 22–Fri 25 Jan, 10.30am–4pm, Education Studio 10.30am–12.30pm, Education Studio as a team to plan and run young people’s
With Andrew Hazelden, Potter Learn the ancient art of Chinese woodblock printing A social workshop for older people and those living events at the Museum. Ages 16–18 only.
Thu 8 Nov & Thu 6 Dec, 10.30am–1pm, in this four-day course from the Master of the with dementia. Explore the museum collection
Education Studio Shizhuzhai from Ten Bamboo Studio. through object handling, gallery tours and talks. Visit ashmolean.org/young-people
Learn to make tiles inspired by our Syrian and Iznik £450/ £425/£400 Full, Concession, Members Refreshments available.
collections, explore different designs and learn the FREE, booking advised. To book a place or find out
techniques of tin-glaze and under-glaze painting. more, email beth.mcdougall@prm.ox.ac.uk
£80/£75/£70 Full, Concessions, Members
16 COURSES & WORKSHOPS Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets GALLERY ACTIVITIES 17
TOURS
Discover more about the treasures of the Ashmolean with one of our free tours.
MUSIC
Catch a casual daytime performance or experience an evening concert in the galleries.
All of our regular tours are FREE and do not Downstairs in the Cast Gallery Tours
require advance booking. Thu & Sat, 2‒2.45pm, meet in Gallery 21
Explore our study collection of Ancient Greek and
DAYTIME EVENTS
Oxford Lieder Festival
EVENING CONCERTS
ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’S PROMS
Highlights Tours Roman casts. Regrettably, due to the layout of the Tue 16 Oct–Thu 18 Oct, 10am–1pm, Café & Lecture With John Lubbock, Conductor
Tue, Wed & Sat, 11am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21 historic building, the lower-ground floor of the Cast Theatre £16 chair/£8 rear seats, Gallery 21
Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this Gallery is only accessible by stairs. Celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and Doors open at 6.30pm, music from 7.30pm.
great introduction to the Museum. performance in European song at the Ashmolean. Booking essential.
Interpreted Tour: Hands-on or Descriptive Try 15-minute Language Labs, take in a talk and Tickets: www.osj.org.uk/07775 904626
Lunchtime Tours Thu 22 Nov, 10.30am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21 listen to live music 11am–12pm each day in
Tue–Sat, 1.15–2pm, meet in Gallery 21 A hands-on session for blind and partially sighted the Lecture Theatre. Music from Czechoslovakia
A different themed tour each lunchtime. people. Find out more at oxfordlieder.co.uk/events Wed 3 Oct, 6.30–9.30pm
Afternoon Tours Interpreted Tour: BSL Harpsichord Recital Variations
Wed & Thu, 3–3.45pm, meet in Gallery 21 Fri 30 Nov, 10.30am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21 Thu 18 Oct, 29 Nov, 24 Jan, 2–3pm, Gallery 44 Wed 14 Nov, 6.30–9.30pm
A different themed tour each afternoon. A themed tour with a BSL Interpreter. Hear a selection of music played on the Kirkman Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn, Beethoven
Harpsichord by musician Arne Richards. Variations on a theme of Mozart (wind trio),
Find out more by visiting the Information Supported by the Charlotte Bonham Carter Charitable Reger Variations on a theme of Mozart.
Desk or go to ashmolean.org/tours Trust. FREE, no booking required.
Christmas Carols
Resonant Images Musical Tour Sun 9 Dec, 6.30–10.30pm
With Oxford Improvisers With the OSJ Ashmolean Voices.
Sat 3 Nov, 2–3pm, Gallery 21
Join the Oxford Improvisers for a promenade
performance through the Museum. Inspired by our
collections, the improvisors will create musical pieces
SPECIAL EVENTS
Out of the Earth
on the spot in various galleries. With Irving Finkel and Joseph Tawadros
FREE, no booking required. Wed 3 Oct, 4–5pm, Gallery 44
Irving Finkel, British Museum curator, talks about the
Music for Autism: Relaxed Concert musical culture of ancient Mesopotamia and the first
Wed 14 Nov, 11.30am–12.30pm, Gallery 44 notated music found on cuneiform tablets. The talk
Join us for a relaxed concert with musicians from EXHIBITION
is enhanced by a performance from the celebrated
the Orchestra of St John’s. Perfect for people on the EVENT
Oud-player Joseph Tawadros. This event is part of the
autism spectrum or who have additional needs or Oxford Chamber Music Festival programme.
learning disabilities.Booking advised to guarantee a £10/£5 Members, Concessions, booking essential.
place (but fine to come along on the day). To book, visit www.ocmf.net
FREE, to book, contact 01865 278015 or
education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk China National Peking Opera Company
Fri 12 Oct, 12–1.30pm, Lecture Theatre
West Gallery Carols Workshop Peking Opera is an ancient art form that tells stories
With Dave Townsend, Musician through poetry, dance, comedy, acrobatics and music
Sun 2 Dec, 1–4.30pm, Lecture Theatre with spectacular makeup and vibrant costumes.
Sing songs from the rural parish churches of the Learn about the opera, see the makeup and costume
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and finish the process and watch a short performance.
workshop with a 4pm performance in the Atrium. £16/£15/£14 Full, Concession, Members.
No experience required. Melody or bass instruments Booking advised.
© Ian Wallman
welcome.
£11/£10/£9 Full, Concession, Members.
18 TOURS MUSIC 19TAKES
YOU
BACK
Step into half a million
years of art and history
This is what maximum security looked like in
Ancient Egypt and Sudan. In need of divine
protection, King Taharqa had himself carved
beneath the eternal gaze of the god (and
temple guard) Amun-Re. As you can see, he
hasn’t exactly softened with age.
Discover Ram of Amun-Re, Sudan,
about 680 BC, granite gneiss
20 TOURS23: Dynastic Egypt and Sudan
Gallery FREE ENTRY ASHMOLEAN.ORGYou can also read
