Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
UK
Ashmolean Freshers’ Night
For all new students in and around Oxford
Tuesday 12 November
7 – 9.30pm
FREE
Enjoy a free beer* on us and find out what’s going on at Britain’s first museum.
Exclusive after-hours access, curator-led tours, creative workshops, ancient board games, free entry to ‘Francis Bacon / Henry Moore: Flesh and Bone’ exhibition, plus an exclusive competition to win a meal for two.
Student ID required for entry.
* until stocks run out!
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FREE curator-led tours
Please book your place in advance by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. On the night just visit the ticket desk at least 10 minutes before their tour time to pick up your ticket.
7.30pm
Luke Treadwell – Islamic objects in the Ashmolean Museum
Gallery 31 Islamic Middle East
8.00pm
Jon Whiteley – Musical Instruments at the Ashmolean
Gallery 39 Music and Tapestry
8.00pm
Tim Wilson – Arts of the European Renaissance
Gallery 56 Arts of the Renaissance
8.00pm
Paul Collins – The Origins of Ancient Egypt
Galleries 22-27 Egypt Galleries
8.00pm
Anja Ulbrich – Ancient Cyprus: a multicultural society between the Greek world and the Ancient Near East
Gallery 18 Ancient Cyprus
8.30pm
Catherine Whistler – A Young Collector
Gallery 43 Italian Renaissance
8.30pm
Susan Walker – Why wasn’t Oxford a Roman town?
Gallery 13 Rome 400 BC – AD 300
8.30pm
Senta German – Sir Arthur Evans and the Discovery of the Minoans
Gallery 20 Aegean World
8.30pm
Jim Harris – Seeing and being seen: who’s in the picture?
Galleries 44 & 45 European Art & Dutch Art
8.30pm
Eleanor Standley – The Medieval World
Gallery 41 England 400-1600
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