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https://www.facebook.com/events/638172492880170/ Welcome to a night of unsuppressed creativity, crowdfunding and cocktails! Tickets available here: https://secure5.pm3hosting.com/pm3API/asp/PMWeb1?charityRef=1088315T&campaignRef=19 HOW DOES IT WORK? The Charities £10 entry to pledge to your charity of choice. Each charity, The Against Malaria[...]
This event also includes a screening of the new PBS documentary, ‘JFK’. Godfrey Hodgson is a Distinguished Fellow of the RAI and former Washington correspondent of The Sunday Times and The Observer. Randall Woods is[...]
Ashmolean Exhibition Event In Conversation With Richard Calvocoressi, exhibition curator Dr Francis Warner, Emeritus Professor, St Peter’s College Mary Moore, daughter of Henry Moore Saturday 23 November, 11am–12pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Exhibition curator, Richard Calvocoressi,[...]
A Magdalen Library & Archives Talk. Followed by refreshments & an opportunity to examine Magdalen’s rare books, including many scientific books and an exhibition on ‘Magdalen Controversies.
Turner and the Sea With Christine Riding, Senior Curator of Paintings, National Maritime Museum Tuesday 26 November, 2–3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Christine Riding talks about William Turner’s lifelong fascination with the sea and discusses his[...]
Seeing the Human Heart A free Public Seminar Tuesday 26 November 2013, 5–7.45pm Ashmolean Museum Headley Lecture Theatre Full PDF programme: http://www.ashmolean.org/assets/docs/AshmoleanUEPHeartInArtProgramme.pdf Organised by Professor Robin Choudhury and Dr Jim Harris Professor Robin Choudhury is[...]
ESC Core Seminar Series, Richard von Weizsäcker Lecture Rebekka Habermas (St. Antony’s College, Oxford) Chair: Paul Betts (St. Antony’s College, Oxford)
Catz alumnus and New York Times bestselling author, Simon Winchester will explore the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation – the subject of his latest book ‘The Men Who United[...]
Ancient Greek Theatre and Modern Reconstruction With Russell Shone, Chloe Productions Wednesday 27 November 27 Nov, 2–3.30pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Examine the elements of ancient Greek theatre – from the plans of the buildings and[...]
The Annual Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture: Baroness Lister of Burtersett, introduced by the Chancellor of the University, Lord Patten of Barnes
Francis Bacon / Henry Moore With Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art, Ashmolean Museum An Exhibition Talk Thursday 5 December, 2–3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Booking essential – £4/£3 Call: 01865 305 305 Or book[...]
Medieval Christmas Happenings With lecturer Tim Porter Tuesday 17 December, 2–4pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Afternoon Tea Lecture This seasonal lecture will give you an insight into the events of medieval Christmasses – from murders to[...]
The Gardens of Mary With Anna Steven, gallery lecturer Wednesday 18 December, 2–4pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Afternoon Tea Lecture Anna Steven talks about representations of the Virgin Mary and the symbolism of the gardens and[...]
http://www.facebook.com/events/178365432357400/ Sir David Piper Lecture 2014: Lawrence of Arabia at the Ashmolean Presented by Jon Whiteley, Ashmolean Museum Saturday 11 January 2014, 11am – 12pm Free, no need to book, but numbers are limited. Please[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Tools from the past 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Mesopotamia: the cradle of civilisation 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu[...]
Ashmolean Director’s Guest Lecture Series Late Raphael With Professor Paul Joannides Saturday 18 January 2014 11am–12pm Headley Lecture Theatre Emeritus Professor of Art History at Cambridge University, Professor Paul Joannides speaks on the crucial but[...]
Ashmolean Exhibition Event: Bacon and Moore: Themes and Trajectories With Rina Arya, Reader at University of Wolverhampton Sunday 19 January 2-3pm Headley Lecture Theatre An examination of the historical and thematic parallels between Bacon and[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Japanese arts and crafts 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Landscape paintings 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16 Tools from[...]
Winner of the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, The Lives of Others is a political thriller set in the East Berlin of the 1980s, which explores issues of privacy and state control through[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: The Textile Gallery 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16 Tools[...]
Ashmolean Tea-Time Tours 3.45-4.30pm every other Thursday, Gallery 21 Free, places (maximum 15) allocated on a first-come/first-served basis. 23 Jan Caskets and coffers 13 Feb The China Gallery 27 Feb Exploring the ancient world 13[...]
“Songs on the Dissecting Table: Ethnomusicology and the German Laboratory Tradition”, Rachel Mundy, University of Pittsburgh Abstract A reader scanning music journals from the 1920s and ‘30s discovers the recurrence of a gruesome metaphor, one[...]
Kitsugi: From Gold to New With Japanese Lacquer Craftsmen Special Study Day at the Ashmolean Museum Friday 24 January, 10.30am–4pm Kitsugi is the repair of cracked or chipped ceramics and glassware using Japanese lacquer and[...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Venetian paintings 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16 Tools from[...]
Princely Treasures: the Renaissance & Baroque Kunstkammer With Professor Timothy Wilson In this lecture Tim Wilson discusses princely Kunstkammers – ‘Chambers of Art and Wonder’ – from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, to the[...]
Ashmolean – New Poetry in the Galleries 12.30-1.30pm and 2.30-3.30pm, Gallery 21 Saturdays 25 January, 22 February, and 29 March Oxfordshire poets share new work written in response the Ashmolean’s collections. Free, no booking required![...]
Ashmolean Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Turner and Leighton 1.15–2pm every open weekday, Tuesday – Friday, Gallery 21 Places (maximum 15) allocated by tokens from the Information Desk 15 mins before the talk January Thu 16 Tools[...]
‘An OCLW Workshop on Literary Letters’. This event will focus on literary letters from the 18th century to the present day. Papers will explore aspects of genre, reciprocity, self-presentation, and the material culture of letters.[...]
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