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Last Supper in Pompeii
After Hours: Pompeii
Talks & Tours
Music
Family Fun
OCT 2019–JAN 2020 Courses & Workshops
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Everything you need to know about visiting the Ashmolean.
OPENING TIMES MONDAY OPENINGS
Daily, 10am–5pm The Ashmolean Museum is now open to the public
Open until 8pm on the last Friday of every month, on Mondays from 10am to 5pm so you can enjoy our
excluding December. collections every day of the week.
Closed 24, 25 & 26 December 2019 and 1 January
2020 for Christmas and New Year.
ACCESSIBILITY
There is level access throughout the Museum except
BOOKING for the lower-ground floor of the Cast Gallery and the
Event information is correct at time of printing, Western Art Print Room. These are regrettably only
but may be subject to change. We encourage all accessible by stairs due to the layout of the historic
visitors to check ashmolean.org for the most building. There are ramps into the building and
up-to-date information. lifts to all other floors. Wheelchairs are available on
request. We can arrange free touch tours and audio
In person description tours for blind and partially sighted visitors
Buy tickets to our exhibitions, talks, events and and those who need an accompanied visit. For more
activities at the Museum Information Desk, in advance information, call 01865 278015.
or on the day during Museum opening hours.
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The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum
of art and archaeology, opened in 1683. It is the
oldest public museum in the world and has incredibly
rich and diverse collections from around the globe,
ranging from Egyptian mummies and classical
sculpture to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and modern art.
CONTENTS
SPECIAL EXHIBITION 4
FREE EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS 6
TALKS 8
FAMILY FUN 12
TOURS 13
FESTIVALS & LATES 14
GALLERY ACTIVITIES 16
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES 17
COURSES & WORKSHOPS 18
MUSIC 19
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LAST SUPPER IN POMPEII
Until 12 Jan 2020
Located in the sunny paradise of southern Italy, Pompeii was
sandwiched between lush vineyards and fertile plains to one side,
and the bountiful waters of the Bay of Naples to the other.
When the ash from Mount Vesuvius began raining down on Pompeii in
AD 79, people were engaged in typical day to day activities: producing,
buying and selling food and, most importantly, eating and drinking.
See over 400 rare objects, including fine masterpieces of Roman art
which range from the luxury furnishings of Roman dining rooms to
the carbonised food that was on the table when the volcano erupted.
Everything from the exquisite mosaics and frescoes in the villas of the
wealthy to the remains found in kitchen drains, show what the Pompeians
loved to eat and drink.
In collaboration with Parco Archeologico di Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
di Napoli and Parco Archeologico Di Paestum.
EVENTS EXHIBITION
EVENT
Exhibition Tours
Wed, 3.30–4.15pm
FREE with the price of exhibition
ticket. No booking required.
Late Opening Hours
TICKETS
Standard: £12.25, £13.50 with Gift Aid
Fri 25 Oct until 8pm
Concessions: £11.25, £12.50 with Gift Aid
Fri 29 Nov until 8pm
Fri 10 Jan until 8pm 50% discount for under 25s, children aged 12–17, students, Art Fund
Sat 11 Jan until 8pm members and jobseekers
FREE for Members, University of Oxford students and under-12s
For more exhibition events Audio guides – £3/£2 Members & concessions
see page 8, 15, 17 & 18.
FREE family trail available. Book now ashmolean.org/pompeii
NEW Relaxed Openings
Designed for people with autism or Bronze statuette of Lar, Ashmolean Museum, AD 79
other sensory needs. See website Fresco from a lararium showing Bacchus with grapes near Mount Vesuvius,
Naples National Archaeological Museum, AD 79
for more details.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION 5
FREE EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS
Temporary displays from our vast collection, free loan exhibitions and highlights from recent research.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art A.R. Penck: I Think in Pictures
25 Oct 2019–19 Apr 2020 Until 3 Nov 2019
Gallery 11 Gallery 8
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957) is best-known A.R. Penck (1939–2017) is an internationally
for his gunpowder explosion events staged in public acclaimed German artist recognised for his work
spaces worldwide and, in particular, for his firework in painting, drawing, print and sculpture. Abiding
display for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 interests in systems theory and cybernetics, as well as
Olympic Games in Beijing. This exhibition focuses pre-historic cultures and science fiction, guided his art
on the artist’s smaller-scale works, exploring the toward an investigation of the relationships between
presence of Chinese culture in his art through the man and society. Explore these themes in the first
mediums of painting, drawing, and gunpowder on show of A.R. Penck’s work in Oxford and his first solo
canvas, paper and silk. Learn about the significance museum display in the UK in over 25 years.
behind the materials Cai Guo-Qiang chooses to work
with, as well as the ways he adapts them to explore Inside A.R. Penck: I Think in Pictures. Photo by Emily Jarrett,
his own central themes of creation, destruction and 2019.
chance.
In Search of El Greco No. 8, 2016 © Cai Studio
LEARN MORE WITH A TOUR
See page 13 for a number of Curator's Tours
linked to these free exhibitions and displays.
All tours are FREE, no booking required.
Philip Guston: Locating the Image
23 Nov 2019–8 Mar 2020
Gallery 8
Discover the work of internationally acclaimed American artist Philip
Guston (1913–80) in the first solo exhibition of his work in Oxford. The
exhibition highlights the importance of working on paper for Guston’s
artistic practice, and explores the inspiration he drew from historical art
and literature.
Philip Guston, Window, 1969–70 © The Estate of Philip Guston
From Istanbul to Oxford: The Origins of Coffee-Drinking in
England
28 Sep 2019–15 Mar 2020
Gallery 29
The first coffee house in England opened in Oxford in 1650, but the story
of coffee began many years earlier in the Ottoman Empire. Discover how
coffee made its way to England through an exploration of both Ottoman
coffee-related objects and English adaptations, illustrating the fascinating
and complex relationship between the two powers at the time.
Coffee tokens, 17th century, and advertisement, 1660.
A Nice Cup of Tea?
Until 22 Mar 2020
Gallery 40
Learn about the untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade
and transatlantic slavery through this contemporary art installation
inspired by the Ashmolean’s European Ceramics collection. Co-curated
by artists Enam Gbewonyo and Lois Muddiman, community partners and
Ashmolean staff, and supported by the Arts Society Oxford.
Detail of A Nice Cup of Tea? display. Photo by Ian Wallman, 2019.
Feed The World: Food and Money in the 20th Century
Until 1 Mar 2020
Gallery 7
This display explores the complex relationship between food and money
by taking a closer look at the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s ‘Food
for All’ programme. Learn how coins, banknotes, and tokens related to
food in the 20th century, and why this was important.
Uruguayan coin with symbols connecting food and humankind. Designed by
Joaquín Torres Garcia, 1969.
FREE EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS 7
TALKS
Join us for one of our talks on art and archaeology delivered by experts in their field.
FEATURE TALKS
Tickets: £25/£22/£20 Full, Concession, Members. Booking essential.
Join us for one of our exciting feature talks with leading experts on Pompeii. Both events include a private view
of our current exhibition, Last Supper in Pompeii, and will be followed by a drinks reception.
Pompeii Rediscovered Pompeii: City of Venus and Bacchus
With Massimo Osanna, Director General, Parco EXHIBITION With Bettany Hughes, Historian & Broadcaster EXHIBITION
Archeologico di Pompei EVENT and Paul Roberts, Curator of Last Supper EVENT
Thu 31 Oct, 6.30–7.30pm, Randolph Sculpture in Pompeii
Gallery Tue 26 Nov, 6.30–7.30pm, Randolph Sculpture
Gallery
This talk, which featured in the print edition of our
Oct–Jan What's On, has unfortunately been cancelled Pompeii was officially dedicated to Venus, Goddess of
and removed from our programme of events. We Love, while Bacchus, God of Wine and Ecstasy, was
apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. also hugely popular. Join award-winning historian and
broadcaster Bettany Hughes and Exhibition Curator
Photo: Professor Osanna in Pompeii. Ciro Fusco/Parco Paul Roberts as they discuss the rich and heady
Archeologico di Pompei lives of Pompeii's inhabitants and the deities they
adored. This talk coincides with the release of Bettany
Hughes's new book, Venus & Aphrodite – History of
a Goddess.
8 TALKS Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets
WEEKDAY TALKS
TICKETS: £8/£7/£6 Full, Concession, Members and
2 A Man in Business
Fri 15 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
The distinctions between fine, decorative and
booking essential (unless otherwise stated). commercial art merged in the 1920s, and Ravilious
and some fellow artists were strongly influenced by
A. R. Penck: I Think in Pictures – Curator’s Talk this trend. They produced innovative and original
With Dr Lena Fritsch, Ashmolean Museum designs that came to define a whole generation of
Thu 17 Oct, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre. English art and style.
Learn about the work and life of German artist
A. R. Penck (1939–2017), who is best known for his 3 A Man at War
dynamic paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. Fri 29 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
His distinctive works draw on modern man’s complex Ravilious was serving as an official war artist with
relationship with systems of power and control, and the RAF when he went missing, presumed killed, in
still speak to our political climate today. September 1942. The work he produced in this short
period secured his reputation as one of Britain's finest
The Coffee Houses of Istanbul 20th-century artists.
With Professor Mehmet Kalpaklı, Bilkent University,
Ankara Ding Cong and the Chinese Cartoon
Fri 18 Oct, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre With Dr Paul Bevan, Ashmolean Museum
Coffee houses in Istanbul were places of social Thu 14 Nov, 2–3pm, Lecture Theatre
gathering – conversations were had, backgammon Learn about artist Ding Cong, one of a number
and chess played, and books and poems read aloud. of figures who dominated the world of manhua
From here, coffee houses spread through Europe – (cartoons) during the 1920s–1940s, the golden age
opening in Venice, Paris, London and Vienna – but of the Chinese cartoon. Linked to our free display of
they never strayed far from the Istanbul model. Ding Cong's work in Gallery 38 from 1 Oct.
FREE, booking recommended.
Leonardo: The Early Years
With Dr Alan Pascuzzi, Artist & Historian Decline: Then and Now
Fri 8 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre With Professor Chris Pelling, Dr Liz Sawyer,
Leonardo is often thought of as a natural-born genius. Dr Peter Claus and Out of Chaos Theatre Co.
A close examination of his early drawings, however, Thu 21 Nov, 2–3.30pm, Lecture Theatre
reveals that he followed a traditional Renaissance 'Things aren’t what they used to be’ – but then, they
apprenticeship under his master Andrea Verrocchio. never were. Or is life getting better? Might the two
Take a closer look at Leonardo's early years as a young ideas connect, as people needed the tough challenges
artist. FREE. booking recommended. In partnership of the past to bring out the best in them? Explore
with the Italian Cultural Institute in London. For these ideas from Homer to the present day. With
related workshop, see page 18. readings from Out of Chaos Theatre Company.
The Life and Art of Eric Ravilious - Series Wilhelm Bendz (1804–32): Master of the
With Jan Cox and Peter Vass, Art Historians Danish Golden Age
With Dr Jan Cox, Art Historian
1 A Man of Many Parts Fri 13 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre
Fri 1 Nov, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre Wilhelm Bendz died in Italy aged only 28, yet in
The multi-faceted talent of watercolourist and his short career he produced some of the finest
designer Eric Ravilious has only recently been portraiture of the Danish Golden Age. Find out more
recognised and appreciated. Through his partnership about his works which combine skill, innovation and a
with his wife, Tirzah Garwood, his work gradually took refreshing clarity.
on that quintessential 'Englishness' that became his
trademark.
Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets TALKS 9
Nianhua: The Chinese New Year Print Doctor Zhivago and the Two Pasternaks
With Dr Paul Bevan, Ashmolean Museum With Nicolas Pasternak and Maya Slater
Thu 23 Jan, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre and Eastern Art Sat 25 Jan, 11am–12pm, Lecture Theatre
Study Room A new translation of Doctor Zhivago by Boris
To celebrate Chinese New Year, this talk will explore Pasternak has just been published containing
the history of the decorative nianhua or New Year numerous illustrations by his father, Leonid Pasternak.
print. Events from China’s past will be explained, The book and the art are presented and discussed by
exciting tales of myth and legend unravelled, and Boris' nephew, Nicolas Pasternak, and picture editor
symbolic, hidden meanings revealed. Followed by a Maya Slater.
viewing of prints from the Museum’s own collection.
FREE, booking recommended.
ANNUAL TALKS
FREE, booking essential.
WEEKEND TALKS
TICKETS: £8/£7/£6 Full, Concession, Members. MAY BEATTIE LECTURE 2019
Booking essential. Anatolian Rugs in Transylvanian Churches: On
the Footsteps of May Hamilton Beattie
Ruskin: A Teacher of Drawing With Stefano Ionescu, scholar of Oriental carpets
With Colin Harrison, Ashmolean Museum Wed 30 Oct, 5–6pm, Lecture Theatre
Sat 2 Nov, 11–12pm, Lecture Theatre Explore the rich legacy of Anatolian rugs in
Soon after his appointment as the first Slade Professor Transylvania and the unique historical circumstances
of Fine Art in Oxford, John Ruskin established the under which they came to be preserved in this region.
Ruskin School of Fine Art and gave it a great number Followed by a reception from 6pm.
of works for students to copy. Learn how he used
these 'examples' and why later Ruskin Masters found 40TH ANNUAL BARLOW LECTURE
his teaching methods so difficult to follow. The Missing Claw – and other Revelations from
a Personal Casebook
Visions of Eden: The American Landscape and With Lars Tharp FSA, Historian, Lecturer and
National Identity Presenter of BBC's Antiques Roadshow
With Louis Shadwick, Art Historian Tue 5 Nov, 5–6pm, Lecture Theatre
Sat 2 Nov, 2–3pm, Lecture Theatre Lars Tharp presents detailed close-ups of some of his
This talk, which featured in the print edition of our favourite Chinese ceramics, pieces whose tell-tale
Oct–Jan What's On, has unfortunately been cancelled clues – forever locked in clay – reveal the minds and
and removed from our programme of events. We methods of potters long gone.
apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
ANNUAL BEAUFOREST LECTURE 2019
From Indus Civilisation to Independence: Bomberg and Kitaj – Two Types of Jewish Agony
A Short History of India in Paint
With Andrew Robinson, Author With Sir Simon Schama, Art Historian, Author and
Sat 7 Dec, 2–3pm, Lecture Theatre BBC Presenter
India has had many histories; it was the Buddha’s Sat 14 Dec, 12–1pm, Taylorian Lecture Theatre
birthplace, a land of powerful armies on elephants Although separated by a generation, artists David
to Alexander the Great, and the British ‘jewel in the Bomberg (b. 1890) and R. B. Kitaj (b.1932) shared a
crown’. Today, the world’s largest democracy holds a passionate intensity in their work that was marked by
sixth of the global population. Consider what unites their response to the deeply troubled century in which
and divides the subcontinent. they lived, and in particular, the rise of antisemitism.
Learn how both painters expressed the power of art to
mirror the darkness of the contemporary world.
10 TALKS Book now www.ashmolean.org/ticketsPRINT ROOM TALKS
TICKETS: £7/£6/£5 Full, Concession, Members and
booking essential (unless otherwise stated).
Sir Charles Holroyd: the Etching Plates
With Harry Dickinson, Print Room Volunteer
Thu 14 Nov, 3.45–4.45pm, Meet in Gallery 21
Learn more about this important Victorian printmaker,
first Keeper of what is now Tate Britain, and his
enormously varied work. The Ashmolean holds 264 of
his etching plates, and this handling session offers an
opportunity to learn more about his artistic process by
examining some of these closely.
Print Room Open Doors – Ruskin 200
Thu 5 Dec, 2–2.30pm, 2.45–3.15pm or 3.30pm–4pm,
Meet in Gallery 21
Come to the Western Art Print Room to explore the
work of Victorian polymath John Ruskin (1819–1900)
as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of
his birth. FREE, booking essential.
British Fantasy Art of the 19th and 20th
Centuries
With Alexandra Gushurst-Moore, former Print Room
Laurence Housman, The Invisible Princess, 1897. Volunteer
Fri 6 Dec, 3.45–4.45pm, Meet in Gallery 21
AFTERNOON TEA TALKS
TICKETS: £12/£11/£10 Full, Concession, Members.
Examine the otherworldly, the supernatural, magic,
dreams and the unreal through works on paper, and
Booking essential. consider what they reveal about changing attitudes to
belief. Explore the fascinating relationship between
Nature in Medieval Art the visual arts and the emerging literary genre of
With Tim Porter, Historian modern fantasy.
Mon 18 Nov, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre
Fabulous beasts, birds, flowers and trees abounded
in the Middle Ages and still survive in buildings,
artefacts and works of art. But what do they mean?
And how can they extend our knowledge? Come
and explore the Bestiary, the Virgin and her Flowers,
Centaurs, Mermaids, the Green Man, the Garden of
Heaven and much more.
The Pastorale Tradition in Music
With Tim Porter, Historian
Mon 20 Jan, 2–4pm, Lecture Theatre
Arcadian landscapes, blue distances, the haunting
sounds of a shepherd's pipe. This is one of the most
enduring artistic formulae, and composers can match
the work of painters and poets all the way from the
Renaissance to the Romantics and beyond. Learn
how the pastorale tradition renews itself over time.
11FAMILY FUN
Fun, friendly and creative; a vibrant programme of family activities.
BABY ASHMOLES
Singing and sensory play for
babies and a short gallery talk for
grown-ups. Free, but booking
essential. 1 ticket per adult. No
group bookings. 10.30–11.30 am.
Meet in gallery. Supported by The
John S Cohen Foundation.
© Ian Wallman
European Art
Fri 4, 11, 18 & 25 Oct, Gallery 44
Sickert and his Contemporaries
Fri 8, 15, 22 & 29 Nov, Gallery 63
LITTLE ASHMOLES ASHVENTURES
Discover art and objects with
Italian Renaissance
Fri 6 & 13 Dec, Gallery 43
Explore, play and learn in a
different gallery each month storytelling, games, crafts and a Pre-Raphaelite Art
with songs, stories, gallery hunts gallery hunt. 2–2.45pm and Fri 10, 17, 24 & 31 Jan, Gallery 66
and crafts. All welcome, best 3.15–4pm. Meet in Gallery 21 at
for age 2–5. Free, no booking the start of each session. Suitable
required.10.30–11.15am. Meet in
the gallery.
for ages 4+. Free, no booking
required.
PICK UP FUN
Start your Museum adventure
Ship Ahoy! Ancient Greek Olympics at the Information Desk. Pick up
Thu 3, 10, 17 & 24 Oct, Gallery 44 Sat 19 Oct Rome-themed Ashventure Packs,
Rabbit Hop Chinese Animal Stories with Explorer Kits, family trails and
Thu 7, 14, 21 & 28 Nov, Gallery 44 Snowflake Books sketching materials. Available
Sat 30 Nov all day, every day (subject to
Angels
Thu 5, 12 & 19 Dec, Gallery 43 Christmas Story Paintings availability). £1 donation.
Sat 7 & Sat 14 Dec
Money, Money, Money!
Ancient Rome NEW Winter Adventure Trail
Thu 9, 16, 23 & 30 Jan, Gallery 7
Sat 11 Jan 16 Nov 2019– 12 Jan 2020
Seek out Ashmolean objects to
HALF-TERM FUN: make you feel cosy, festive and
ready for a feast!
GUNPOWDER PLOT
Wed 30 & Thu 31 Oct, 1–4pm, Donations If you can afford
Learning Studio it, a £1 donation per child helps
FREE, drop in. No booking us keep our family programmes
required. free for everyone.
Find out about the famous Guy Reminder Children must be
Fawkes Lantern and the story of accompanied by an adult.
the gunpowder plot, and create
your own lantern and firework-
inspired art.
12 FAMILY FUN Book now www.ashmolean.org/ticketsTOURS
Discover more about the treasures of the Ashmolean with one of our free tours.
Interpreted Tour: Hands-on or Descriptive
Thu 10 Oct, 10.30am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21
A hands-on or descriptive session for blind and
partially-sighted people. FREE, no booking required.
Interpreted Tour: BSL
Fri 11 Oct, 10.30am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21
A themed tour with a BSL Interpreter.
FREE, no booking required.
A.R. Penck: Curator's Tour
© Ian Wallman
Tue 15 Oct, 10–10.30am, Gallery 8
Join curator Dr Lena Fritsch for a tour of A.R. Penck:
I Think in Pictures to find out more about the artist and
the inspirations behind his work.
All of our regular tours are FREE and are led by our FREE, no booking required.
team of volunteer tour guides. Please note that tours
depend on volunteer availability and are subject From Istanbul to Oxford: Curator's Tour
to change. Check ashmolean.org for up-to-date Wed 23 Oct & Tue 10 Dec, 3–3.30pm, Gallery 29
information. No booking required, first-come, first Join Dr Federica Gigante for a tour of the exhibition
served. From Istanbul to Oxford: The Origins of Coffee-
Drinking in England. FREE, no booking required.
Highlights Tours
Tue, Wed & Sat, 11am–12pm, meet in Gallery 21 Cai Guo-Qiang: Curator's Tour
Discover the treasures of the Ashmolean with this Thu 7 Nov & Wed 29 Jan, 11–11.45am, Gallery 11
great introduction to the Museum. Join curator Shelagh Vainker for a tour of our
Cai Guo-Qiang Gunpowder Art exhibition.
Lunchtime Tours FREE, no booking required.
Tue–Sat, 1.15–2pm, meet in Gallery 21
A different themed tour each lunchtime. Ding Cong: Curator's Tour
Tue 3 Dec 2019 & Tue 14 Jan 2020, 11am–12pm,
Afternoon Tours Gallery 38
Wed & Thu, 3–3.45pm, meet in Gallery 21 Join Dr Paul Bevan, Christensen Fellow in Chinese
A different themed tour each afternoon. Painting, for an introduction to the life and work of
the Chinese cartoon artist Ding Cong (1916–2009).
Downstairs in the Cast Gallery Tours Linked to FREE display in gallery 38 from 1 Oct.
Thu & Sat, 2–2.45pm, meet in Gallery 21 FREE, no booking required.
Explore our study collection of Ancient Greek and
Roman casts. Regrettably, due to the layout of the
historic building, the lower-ground floor of the Cast
Gallery is only accessible by stairs.
Find out more by visiting the Information Desk
or at ashmolean.org/events
TOURS 13FESTIVALS
Celebrate One World, join us for Discover Ceramics or take in the Christmas Light Festival.
© Ian Wallman
ONE WORLD FESTIVAL
Sat 16 & Sun 17 Nov, 12–4pm
FREE, no booking required.
Join us for a fantastic weekend celebrating the communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling array
of activities, performances, talks and crafts for all ages. All events are FREE, but booking may be required for
certain talks and activities. Find out more and see the full programme on ashmolean.org/events
DISCOVER CERAMICS
Sat 12 Oct, 10am–4pm, Museum
CHRISTMAS LIGHT FESTIVAL
Fri 15 Nov, 5–8pm
A day of activities, demonstrations and talks about FREE, no booking required.
everything clay with the Craft Potters Association. Join us for an evening of festive song and celebration
Discover the science behind this ancient material, – part of Oxford's city-wide Christmas Light Festival.
handle objects and materials, watch and learn from Our Shop and Café will also be open for shopping,
expert makers including Roger Law of Spitting Image, eating and drinking.
and get a chance to contribute to a collaborative
artwork in clay. See full programme at ashmolean.org
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Explore the Museum after hours, enjoy an evening on the rooftop or join us for a Christmas party.
AFTER HOURS: CARPE DIEM
Fri 25 Oct, 5–8pm, Museum
Mount Vesuvius is thought to have begun
EXHIBITION
erupting on 24 October AD 79. Almost EVENT
two thousand years later, join us at the
Ashmolean to seize the day and celebrate all
things Pompeii and ancient Rome with bite-sized talks
from students and researchers and activities for all to
enjoy. Ancient Roman-themed dress is encouraged!
In collaboration with TORCH (The Oxford Research
Centre in the Humanities) as part of the Humanities
Cultural Programme. General entry is FREE, booking
required. Seperate tickets required for exhibition
entry. Suitable for all ages.
Dinner Party Fresco, Naples Museum, AD 40–79.
ASHMOLEAN AFTER HOURS
Fri 29 Nov & 31 Jan, 5–8pm
We will be keeping the Museum open late so you can explore after normal closing time. Take in a talk, listen
to music, see Last Supper in Pompeii, or get a group of friends together and relax with a drink in the Atrium
after work. See website for programme of events and talks. General entry FREE, tickets required for talks and
exhibition.
A TASTE OF POMPEII EXHIBITION
EVENT
With Sally Grainger, Roman Food Historian & Author
Tue 29 Oct, 6.30–9.30pm, Lecture Theatre & Taberna Ashmolean (café)
Join author of The Classical Cookbook Sally Grainger as she shares her knowledge of classical Roman recipes
adapted for the contemporary cook, painting a vibrant picture of wining and dining in the ancient world. Having
whetted your appetite, enjoy a tasting array of dipping sauces in ‘Taberna Ashmolean’.
TICKETS: £35 per person.
FUNK & SOUL CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wed 4 Dec, 7–11pm, Rooftop Restaurant
Get in the festive spirit with our Rooftop Christmas Party! Enjoy Funk & Soul music, spiced rum punch, food
stalls and themed cocktails as well as a live DJ to keep you dancing. Tickets include a welcome drink, live
entertainment and buffet.
TICKETS: £60 per person.
LATES 15GALLERY ACTIVITIES
Add another dimension to your visit with one of our regular activities.
Sketching in the Cast Gallery
Wed 2 Oct, 6 Nov & 4 Dec, 2–4pm, Gallery 14
During these afternoon sessions, the Cast Gallery’s
lower-ground floor study collection is open for you to
do independent sketching. Bring your own materials.
FREE, no booking required, limited to 10 people.
Access: regrettably, due to the layout of the historic
building, the lower-ground floor of the Cast Gallery is
only accessible by stairs.
© Ian Wallman
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Thu 17 Oct & Thu 21 Nov, 1–2pm & 3–4pm,
Gallery 36
Learn about the art of tea in Japan, enjoy a bowl
Hands-On Coins
of green tea and watch a demonstration in the
Every Saturday, subject to availability. 11.30am–
Ashmolean’s authentic Japanese tea house.
1.30pm, Gallery 7
£7/£6/£5 Full, Concession, Members.
Handle historical coins with the help of our volunteer
team. Everyone welcome, most suitable for ages 7+
Soundings in Western Art
FREE, no booking required. Check website for timings.
Sat 5 Oct, 2–3pm, Meet in Gallery 21
With the Oxford Improvisers
The Way of Tea
Join the Oxford Improvisers as they use movement and
Sun 22 Sep, 11am–4pm, Gallery 36 and Lecture
sound to resonate with the spaces and works in the
Theatre
Western Art galleries.
Join grand tea master Kimura Soshin for a day of
FREE, no booking required.
talks and demonstrations about the Japanese tea
ceremony. Learn about 'wabi sabi', see how tea
Day of the Dead Altar
whisks and traditional Japanese sweets are made,
Sat 2 Nov, 11am–4pm, Atrium
watch Master Kimura serve tea and more.
With Oxford University Mexican Society
FREE, no booking required.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday dedicated
to remembering and honouring deceased loved ones.
Archaeological Object
Join members of the Oxford University Mexican
and Coin Identification Service
Society and learn about the special occasion at their
Wed 2 Oct, 6 Nov & 4 Dec, 12–2pm, Gallery 14
Day of the Dead altar.
A monthly identification service for archaeological
FREE, no booking required.
objects and coins, run jointly with the Portable
Antiquities Scheme. Bring along your finds.
Meet Me at the Museum
FREE, no booking required.
Fri 27 Sep, 25 Oct, 29 Nov, 20 Dec, 24 Jan & 28 Feb,
10.30am–12.30pm, Meet in Gallery 21
Poetry in the Galleries
A social workshop for older people and those living
Sat 30 Nov & Sat 25 Jan, 2–3pm, Meet in Gallery 21
with dementia. Explore the Museum collection
Oxfordshire poets share new work written in
through object handling, gallery tours and talks.
response to the Ashmolean’s collections.
Free refreshments available.
FREE, no booking required.
FREE, booking advised. To book a place or find out
more, contact beth.mcdougall@prm.ox.ac.uk
16 GALLERY ACTIVITIES Book now www.ashmolean.org/ticketsACADEMIC CONFERENCES
Join leading academics and experts at our conferences or study days.
Cai Guo-Qiang, 1994. Myth: Shooting the Suns. Gunpowder Exhibition visitors in front of a detail of A.R. Penck's Edinburgh
on paper. © Cai Studio (Northern Darkness III), 1987.
Knifework – Traces on the Artist’s Block Cold War & the Arts
Wed 2 Oct, 11am–5pm, Lecture Theatre Fri 25 Oct, 2–5pm, Lecture Theatre
With contemporary printmakers and experts in the With Oxford University and international academics
field of woodblock printing specialising in the Cold War period
This one-day symposium will explore aspects of Join researchers of art history, design and literature as
modern woodblock printmaking in East Asia, with well as curators to investigate the relationship between
a special focus on connections between China and politics and artistic output during the Cold War. Learn
Japan. With curators Paul Bevan and Clare Pollard, more about the role played by artists in the political
artists Weimin He and Ralph Kiggell and other Asian discourse, and the way their works reflect the socio-
print experts. See ashmolean.org/events for full political climate of the time. This event accompanies
programme of speakers. A.R. Penck: I Think in Pictures (see page 7).
FREE, booking recommended. £7/£6/£5 Full, Member, Concessions and FREE for
students. Booking essential.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Symposium
Thu 24 Oct, 1–5pm, Lecture Theatre NEW! Roman Discussion Forum
Join a discussion about the gunpowder artworks of Various dates throughout Oct–Jan, EXHIBITION
Cai Guo-Qiang with experts from the Ashmolean, the Lecture Theatre EVENT
University of Oxford, eminent art historians, as well as Join a series of research seminars with
the artist himself. See ashmolean.org/events for full experts in the field of archaeology and conservation
programme of speakers. on new discoveries and ideas arising from our current
FREE, booking essential. exhibition, Last Supper in Pompeii. In association
with the Roman Discussion Forum at the School of
Archaeology, University of Oxford.
FREE, first-come, first-served. To find out more
information about dates and topics,
visit ashmolean.org/events
Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets ACADEMIC CONFERENCES 17COURSES & WORKSHOPS
Find your creative muse with a short course or workshop.
Royal Drawing School at the Ashmolean Dynamic Watercolours
A ten-week drawing course for ages 15–18. See With Jane Betteridge, Artist
website for dates and further information. Mon 25 Nov & Tue 26 Nov, 10.30am–4pm, Learning
£150. Booking: royaldrawingschool.org Studio
Take your work to another level and enhance the
Watercolour Painting – Improvers unique properties of watercolour on this two-day
With John Somerscales, Artist course with step-by-step tuition throughout.
Fri 8, 15, 22 & 29 Nov, 10.30am–1.30pm, Learning £190/£185/£180 Full, Members, Concessions.
Studio
Develop and expand your range of watercolour Indian Block Printing
techniques and effects to create lively, original With Clare Walsh, Textile Artist
paintings. Suitable for those with some experience Sat 30 Nov, 10.30am–3pm, Learning Studio
in watercolour. Discover the art of Indian Block Printing around Jaipur
£160/£150/£140 Full, Members, Concessions. and Jodhpur using authentic Indian woodblocks to
print on a variety of papers, in a variety of colours,
Roman Fresco Workshop and using repeat patterns and design placement.
With Dr Alan Pascuzzi, Artist and Historian EXHIBITION £85/£80/£75 Full, Members, Concessions.
Sat 9 Nov, 10.30am–3pm, Learning Studio EVENT
Using actual materials used by Roman fresco Make a Roman Herakles Knot Necklace
painters, such as pozzolana mortar, natural earth- With Tanya Bentham, Silversmith EXHIBITION
based pigments and boars'-hair brushes, recreate Sat 7 Dec, 11am–3pm, Learning Studio EVENT
the art and craftsmanship of Roman frescoes. Learn how to make your own Herakles knot
£100/£90/£80 Full, Members, Concessions. necklace using sterling silver and a choice of semi-
precious stones. Take your treasure home with you
Leonardo Silverpoint Workshop or give it as a handmade gift!
With Dr Alan Pascuzzi, Artist and Historian £100/£90/£80 Full, Members, Concessions.
Sun 10 Nov, 10.30am–3pm, Learning Studio
Leonardo da Vinci produced some of his most Seeing the Light
important studies using the ancient technique of With Kieran Stiles, Artist
silverpoint. Explore the intricacies of his use of the Tue 21 Jan, 10.30am–4pm, Learning Studio
technique by making silverpoints, preparing paper Linking with Rembrandt and ‘chiaroscuro’, learn
with natural bone-meal emulsion and copying of one how to construct a garden painting by overlaying
of Leonardo's silverpoint drawings. contrasting light areas in vibrant acrylics.
FREE, booking required. In partnership with the Italian £85/£80/£75 Full, Members, Concessions.
Cultural Institute in London. See page 8 for related
talk. Ceramics Workshop
With Andrew Hazelden, Artist
Interpreting Form Thu 30 Jan & Thu 6 Feb, 10.30am–4pm, Learning
With Kieran Stiles, Artist Studio
Tue 12 Nov, 10.30am–4pm, Learning Studio Make your own Phoenician Kition cylinder out of red
Impressionism challenges the way you think about earthenware clay and explore both traditional and
a familiar object and how it ‘should’ look. Learn how contemporary decoration before firing your work.
to create an interesting textural surface with acrylics, Two day course.
encouraging you to paint what you feel and imagine, £160/£150/£140 Full, Members, Concessions.
not what you know.
£85/£80/£75 Full, Members, Concessions.
18 COURSES & WORKSHOPSMUSIC
Catch a daytime performance, take part in a workshop or experience an evening concert in the galleries.
DAYTIME CONCERTS
Harpsichord Recital
Thu 24 Oct, Thu 14 Nov & Thu 23 Jan, 2–3.30pm,
Gallery 44
Hear Arne Richard play a selection of music on the
Kirkman Harpsichord.
Free, no booking required.
OXFORD LIEDER FESTIVAL
School Concert
Thu 17 Oct, 4–4.30pm, Atrium
EVENING CONCERTS
Orchestra of St John's Proms
A performance by local school children who have
taken part in Ashmolean-inspired workshops over the
With John Lubbock, Conductor previous weeks to compose and perform their very
£16 chair/£8 rear seats, Gallery 21 own song cycle. Part of the city-wide Lieder Festival
Doors open at 6.30pm, music from 7.30pm celebrating the unique art form of song.
Booking essential FREE, no booking required.
Tickets: www.osj.org.uk/ 07775 904626
Violin and Orchestra
Wed 9 Oct
CAROL WORKSHOP & CONCERT
West Gallery Carols
As the year settles down to Autumn, this programme With Dave Townsend, Musician
reflects a nostalgia for warmer days including: Delius's Sun 1 Dec, 1–2pm, Lecture Theatre.
On hearing the first Cuckoo in spring, Vaughan Sing songs from the rural parish churches of the 18th
Williams's Lark Ascending and more. and 19th centuries and finish the workshop with a
performance in the Atrium at 4pm. No experience
Soprano and Orchestra required. Melody or bass instruments welcome.
Wed 13 Nov £12/£11/£10 Full, Members, Concessions. EXHIBITION
Soprano Ilona Domnich joins OSJ in an exploration EVENT
of music written for children. Don't be fooled though
– the programme includes a repertoire of stunning
and intriguing pieces, enough to leave even the most
demanding of inner-children satisfied.
Christmas Carols
Sun 15 Dec
OSJ Ashmolean Voices sing in Christmas with motets,
carols and seasonal classics. Come along to hear a
carefully selected combination of familiar carols and
lesser-known traditional repertoire: an enchanting
evening for the depths of winter.
Book now www.ashmolean.org/tickets MUSIC 19ROOFTOP
RESTAURANT
The Rooftop Restaurant is the
perfect place to enjoy a special
lunch, afternoon tea, or a pre-
theatre set meal.
Enjoy our ancient Roman-themed
menu inspired by our Last Supper
in Pompeii exhibition until January.
OPENING HOURS
Mon–Wed, 10am–4.30pm
Thu–Sat, 10am–10pm
Sun, 10am–4.30pm
MEMBERS
T 01865 553823 GET 10%
ashmolean.org/cafe-and-restaurant OFF
TABERNA ASHMOLEAN
EAT, DRINK AND PLAY LIKE THE ROMANS DID
Until January, visit our Roman-themed TABERNA
ASHMOLEAN for Last Supper in Pompeii-inspired
Neapolitan food and drinks.
Our usual menu of hot drinks, pastries and freshly
prepared meals will also be available.
Located on the lower ground floor.
OPENING HOURS
Daily, 10am–4.30pm
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