What'S oN - The Ashmolean Museum
What'S oN - The Ashmolean Museum
What'S oN - The Ashmolean Museum
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19 | TOURS, TALKS & LECTURES<br />
Lunchtime Gallery Talks<br />
Talks are led by staff from the Education Team and<br />
are free but donations are welcome. Places are<br />
allocated by tokens available from the Information<br />
Desk 15 minutes before the talk (no advance<br />
booking). Numbers are limited to 15 people.<br />
21 Tues–Fri, 1.15–2pm<br />
April<br />
Tue 3 Warriors<br />
Wed 4 Impressionism<br />
Thur 5 Greek sculpture in the Classical period<br />
Tue 10 Symbols in western art<br />
Wed 11 Early Italian art<br />
Thur 12 Costume in art<br />
Fri 13 <strong>The</strong> Reading & Writing Gallery<br />
Tue 17 19th-century art<br />
Wed 18 Saints and their symbols<br />
Thur 19 Introduction to glass<br />
Fri 20 <strong>The</strong> Grand Tour: England & Italy<br />
Tue 24 Paintings on pottery<br />
Wed 25 Handful of silver<br />
Thur 26 17th-century painting in Holland<br />
Fri 27 <strong>The</strong> 20th-Century Gallery<br />
MAY<br />
Tue 1<br />
Wed 2<br />
Thur 3<br />
Fri 4<br />
Tue 8<br />
Wed 9<br />
Thur 10<br />
Fri 11<br />
Tue 15<br />
Wed 16<br />
Thur 17<br />
Fri 18<br />
Tue 22<br />
Wed 23<br />
Thur 24<br />
Fri 25<br />
Tue 29<br />
Wed 30<br />
Thur 31<br />
Stories behind the pictures<br />
Turner and Palmer<br />
Maiolica: hidden stories<br />
Introduction to the ancient Near East<br />
Introduction to the new Egypt & Nubia<br />
Galleries<br />
Watches - jewel or machine?<br />
<strong>The</strong> human image<br />
Bronze in the ancient world<br />
Silver and dining<br />
Narrative from early sculpture<br />
<strong>The</strong> colour blue<br />
<strong>The</strong> foundation of western drama<br />
Ceramic flowers<br />
17th-century Dutch still life<br />
Shakespeare’s world<br />
<strong>The</strong> 18th-century Grand Tour<br />
Symbols<br />
Musical instruments<br />
Pilgrims’ stories<br />
June<br />
Fri 1<br />
Wed 6<br />
Thur 7<br />
Fri 8<br />
Tue 12<br />
Wed 13<br />
Thur 14<br />
Fri 15<br />
Tue 19<br />
Wed 20<br />
Thur 21<br />
Fri 22<br />
Tue 26<br />
Wed 27<br />
Thur 28<br />
Fri 29<br />
Portraiture in western painting<br />
Historia painting and sculpture<br />
A peep behind the scenes<br />
Oak as furniture and in art<br />
An 18th-century tour<br />
Camille Pissarro and his friends<br />
Ladies of fashion - beauty aids<br />
Women in western painting<br />
Time for tea<br />
Ancient jewellery<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bull of Minos<br />
<strong>The</strong> Twentieth Century Gallery<br />
Bags, belts and purses<br />
<strong>The</strong> 18th-century Grand Tour<br />
Caskets and coffers<br />
Condiments<br />
Twilight Gallery Talks<br />
21 Two Thursdays each month, 5–5.45pm<br />
12 Apr Arundel and the Arundel Marbles<br />
26 Apr <strong>The</strong> Textiles Gallery<br />
10 May Oxford and the Pre-Raphaelites<br />
24 May <strong>The</strong> story of British coinage<br />
14 Jun Introduction to the ancient Near East<br />
28 Jun India: myth and reality<br />
Saturday Highlights Tours<br />
21 Every Saturday,<br />
11am–12pm<br />
Discover the treasures of the <strong>Ashmolean</strong> with this<br />
great introduction to the <strong>Museum</strong>.<br />
‘a closer look’ tours<br />
21 Tues–Sun<br />
2.15–2.45pm<br />
Tours of selected galleries with members of the<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>’s Front of House Team.<br />
Tours are free but donations are welcome.<br />
Places are allocated on a first-come/first-served<br />
basis, no advance booking. Numbers limited to<br />
15 people.
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