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If you are experiencing problems booking online, or do not have internet access, please ‘phone 01865 278015, and we will be able to assist you in making a booking. If the ‘phone line is busy, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We are currently unable to take credit or debit card bookings over the telephone. We are trying to rectify this situation as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. * 2013 Roger Moorey Memorial Lecture Ancient Iran: developments in chronology and copper metallurgy. Jesus College 30/5/13. 5.30pmDescription2013 Roger Moorey Memorial Lecture Ancient Iran: developments in chronology and copper metallurgy Jesus College, Ship Street Conference Centre, Thu 30 May, 5.30-6.30pm With Professor Mark Pollard, University of Oxford. Our understanding of ancient Persian metalwork was significantly expanded by the work of Roger Moorey. In this, the ninth memorial lecture, Professor Mark Pollard will explore the latest research in the metallurgy of Bronze Age Iran as well as the work to refine the chronologies of cultures of the Iranian Central Plateau. Read More* Anglo-Saxon Jewellery with tutor Sally Spencer EC Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jun, 10.30am–4pmDescriptionAnglo-Saxon Jewellery with tutor Sally Spencer EC Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jun, 10.30am–4pm This two-day workshop will show you how to make an enamelled silver pendant. On day-1 you will study Anglo-Saxon jewellery in the Museum’s study collections. On day-2 you will design and make your own pendant using facilities at Oxford’s St Edward’s School to fire a vitreous enamel decoration. £100/ £90 concessions (Inc. materials and refreshment), booking essential. Read More* Clay Live at the Ashmolean. HLT EC Sun 9 June, 10:30-4:00pm. Sutton TaylorDescriptionIn partnership with the Oxford Ceramics Gallery & the Craft Potters Association Clay Live at the Ashmolean. HLT EC Sun 9 June, 10:30-4:00pm. Sutton Taylor Internationally renowned potter Sutton Taylor, known for his lustre ware technique, talks and demonstrates his craft. After the lecture and demonstration the artist will give a tour of their exhibition of new work at the Oxford Ceramics Gallery nearby in Jericho. Tickets £25/£20 concessions, as places are limited booking is essential. Read More* Director’s Lecture: Dr Genevieve Warwick: Bernini: Art as Theatre HLT Saturday 15 June 2013, 11am–12pmDescriptionDirector’s Lecture: Dr Genevieve Warwick: Bernini: Art as Theatre HLT Saturday 15 June 2013, 11am–12pm The final lecture in the 2012/13 programme will be given by Dr Genevieve Warwick, Lecturer in Early Modern European Art, University of Edinburgh, who will speak about her new title, Bernini: Art as Theatre. £8/ £7, booking essential. Read More* Drawing Tutorial Gallery 14. Fri 24 May & 14 Jun: 2–4pmDescriptionDrawing Tutorial Gallery 14. Fri 24 May & 14 Jun: 2–4pm Use the Ashmolean’s collections as the subject matter to improve your skills with instruction from tutor Amanda Beck in the galleries. Please bring your own materials (no charcoal, pastels or wet media). Free, booking essential. Read More* Form and Function in Italian Renaissance Drawing SOLD OUTDescriptionSOLD OUTForm and Function in Italian Renaissance Drawing Western Art Print Room 4.45 - 5.45pm June 4 2013 With Angelamaria Aceto Print Room Supervisor Limited to 10 places Free, but booking essential Read More* In Conversation: Cornelia Parker and Iwona Blazwick HLT Fri 21 Jun, 2–3.30pmDescriptionIn Conversation: Cornelia Parker and Iwona Blazwick HLT Fri 21 Jun, 2–3.30pm Iwona Blazwick, Director of the Whitechapel Gallery and author of a new monograph talks to Cornelia Parker about her work as a sculptor and installation artist. They will discuss Parker’s career from her early small-scale sculptures to the huge installations for which she is well-known. £15/ £12, booking essential. Read More* Indian Textiles with art historian Jasleen Kandhari HLT Wed 29 May, 10.30am– 4pmDescriptionIndian Textiles with art historian Jasleen Kandhari HLT Wed 29 May, 10.30am– 4pm This study day includes a lecture, a viewing session and a guided tour of the collections, designed to show you the rich tradition of Indian textile arts. Explore regional variations, techniques and designs and enjoy ‘Indian Afternoon Tea’ later in the day. £25/ £20 concessions (Inc. light refreshment), booking essential. Read More* Invention of Drawing with Dr Jon Whiteley, Exhibition Curator HLT Sat 1 Jun, 11am–12pmDescriptionThe Invention of Drawing with Dr Jon Whiteley, Exhibition Curator HLT Sat 1 Jun, 11am–12pm In the 15th century, the art of drawing became the foundation of all other arts. The uses of drawing in this period explain much about the momentous changes that we associate with painting in renaissance Italy. This lecture will describe the new approach to drawing and how it has affected the practise of painting from then until the present day. £4/ £3 concessions, booking essential Read More* Ivon Hitchens and Modern Painting with artist Kieran Stiles Gallery 19 Fri 7 Jun, 10.30–4pmDescriptionIvon Hitchens and Modern Painting with artist Kieran Stiles Gallery 19 Fri 7 Jun, 10.30–4pm Taking the Ashmolean’s 19th and 20th Century paintings as a starting point, this workshop will give you an insight into the meanings, contexts and artistic processes of modern painting. The day includes discussion in front of the works - focusing on Ivon Hitchens; a seminar; and a drawing and painting session where you will be given practical help with your work. £55/ £50 concessions (Inc. materials; please bring your own cartridge paper sketch pad), booking essential. Read More* Japanese Tea Ceremony SOLD OUTDescriptionSOLD OUTJapanese Tea Ceremony Gallery 36. Tue 30 Apr, 21 May & 18 Jun: 1–2pm & 3–4pm An introduction to the art of tea in Japan with a demonstration, and a tour of the Ashmolean’s Japanese tea house. Free, booking essential. Read More* Mosaics of Roman Spain and Portugal With art historian Linda Farrar HLT Wed 22 May, 2–3.30pmDescriptionThe Mosaics of Roman Spain and Portugal With art historian Linda Farrar HLT Wed 22 May, 2–3.30pm Linda Farrar will show you stunning examples of mosaics which survive from the Roman provinces of Hispania – modern day Spain and Portugal. £8/ £7 booking essential Read More* Painting Portraits. With painter Rob Wareing. EC. Sat 29 & Sun 30 Jun: 10.30am - 4pmDescriptionPainting Portraits. With painter Rob Wareing. EC. Sat 29 & Sun 30 Jun: 10.30am - 4pm This weekend workshop will show you techniques in charcoal and pastel and how to build your skills in portraiture. Please bring some of your own materials (for example, your own favourite brushes or paints etc.) £75/70 concessions (inc. some materials and refreshments) Read More* Playing Strad – Copying Stradivarius with Prof Sir Curtis Price, New College, University of Oxford HLT Sat 22 Jun, 11am–12pmDescriptionPlaying Strad – Copying Stradivarius with Prof Sir Curtis Price, New College, University of Oxford HLT Sat 22 Jun, 11am–12pm Prof Sir Curtis Price explores the importance of Stradivari’s instruments to the artists who play them. Why are they considered superior, and what is it like to play one? The second part considers the practice of copying Stradivari’s work, both as a way of learning the art of Violin making and, on the other side of a very thin line, intending to deceive. £4/ £3 concessions, booking essential Read More* Saints and their Worlds with art historian David Addison HLT Tue 25 Jun, 10.30am– 3.30pmDescriptionSaints and their Worlds with art historian David Addison HLT Tue 25 Jun, 10.30am– 3.30pm Use the Ashmolean collections to learn about saints – what they are and why they existed, and whether they have any place in the modern-world. £25/ £20 concessions (Inc. light refreshment), booking essential. Read More* Secret of Stradivarius with Dr Jon Whiteley 11.00 - 12.00 HLT 29 June 2013DescriptionThe Secret of Stradivarius with Dr Jon Whiteley 11.00 - 12.00 HLT 29 June 2013 What makes the violins of Stradivarius better than any other, and why have they stood the test of time? £4/£3 concession, booking essential Read More* Slade School Phenomenon With art historian David Addison HLT. Tue 11 Jun, 2–3.30pmDescriptionThe Slade School Phenomenon With art historian David Addison HLT. Tue 11 Jun, 2–3.30pm The response of British artists to the French avant-garde was fundamentally shaped by the foundation of the Slade School of Fine Art in 1871. Learn about the unique character of British art of this period and recent critical reappraisal of early 20th Century British art. £8/ £7 booking essential Read More* Sunday Concerts, April, May and June. HLT. 12-1pm. £6/ £5DescriptionThe Boudoir Band HLT Sun 21 Apr, 12–1pm Music by Vivaldi, Corelli and Bach. Flute: Paul Chapman; Violin: Isabel Knowland; Cello: Jacqueline Johnson; Harpsichord: Arne Richards Alice Ream and Friends HLT Sun 19 May, 12–1pm Original music by one of Oxford’s most talented young singer-songwriters. ‘A Step Back in Time’ with presenter Tim Healey and Arne Richards on Harpsichord HLT Sun 16 Jun, 12–1pm Be entertained with the costumes, words and music of 18th-century Oxford. £6/ £5 booking essential Read More* Textile Conservation in the Eastern Art Collections with Sue Stanton, Textiles Conservator Gallery 29. Fri 14 Jun, 11am & 2.30pmDescriptionTextile Conservation in the Eastern Art Collections with Sue Stanton, Textiles Conservator Gallery 29. Fri 14 Jun, 11am & 2.30pm Learn about the work of textile conservation and see how textiles are stored and prepared for display. Free, booking essential. Read More |
