Oxford Events

Events

• Pop-up Exhibition for Peace (one day only)
  Event date: 21 Sep 2024Come and see this unique pop-up display of Ashmolean prints and drawings – on show for one-day only – to mark International Day of Peace ('Peace Day') on 21 September 2024.Showcasing artworks from the Ashmolean's extraordinarily rich collections housed in the Western Art Print Room, the display will explore the theme of […]
• About Time
  Event date: 29 Aug 2024Join us to find out about early instruments that use the sun to tell the time.Get hands on: explore the history of sundials, find out how they work — and have a go yourself.Make your own: make your own pocket sundial to take away.About Time: our founder, Lewis Evans, loved sundials. Take […]
• Online open event: MSc in Sustainable Urban Development (Part-time)
  Event date: 12 Sep 2024This online event provides an opportunity for those considering applying to really get to know the tutors and take an in-depth look at the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development.Meet our experienced tutors to learn more about their research, hear from our students and alumni, connect with fellow prospective students, and have your […]
• Online info session: Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques (Part-time)
  Event date: 20 Sep 2024Join us online for a short webinar and Q&A to discover more about the part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques with Oxford University.During this 45-minute session, Course Co-Director, Dr Joanna Bagniewska will provide an in-depth overview, covering course structure, content and the application process.
• Online info session: Diploma in the History of Art (Part-time)
  Event date: 20 Sep 2024Join us online for a short webinar and Q&A to discover more about the part-time Diploma in the History of Art with Oxford University.During this 45-minute session, Course Director, Dr Sean Willcock will provide an overview of the course, covering structure, teaching and content. Following the presentation, there will be time for […]
• Online info session: Certificate in the History of Art (Part-time)
  Event date: 16 Sep 2024Join us online for a short webinar and Q&A to discover more about the part-time Certificate in the History of Art with Oxford University.During this 45-minute session, Course Director, Dr Sean Willcock will provide an overview of the course, covering course structure, teaching and content. Following the presentation, there will be time […]
• What Does Conservation Do? A Story Told With Voles
  Event date: 9 Sep 2024
• On Coloured Ground Drawings on coloured papers by Italian Old Masters
  Event date: 1 Aug 2024 to 11 Nov 2024This exhibition will explore how Renaissance artists have used coloured paper in their workshop practice; from preparing their papers with pastel-coloured chalk grounds, as described in Cennino Ceninni’s famous artists’ handbook (1437), to using readily produced blue paper (carta azzurra) made famous by artists in Venice.The drawings are […]
• Spotlight on John Robert Cozens
  Event date: 19 Sep 2024An exclusive talk for Members of the Ashmolean.With Timothy Wilcox, writer, curator, and lecturer.Booking is essential.The British painter John Robert Cozens (1752–1797), known for his romantic watercolour landscapes, worked for two of the most eccentric and exacting patrons of the late 18th century, Richard Payne Knight and William Beckford.The Ashmolean has marvellous […]
• Newman in the University Pulpit - “the management of hearts'
  Event date: 16 Sep 2024Newman as Preacher ConferenceIn the summer of 1824, John Henry Newman preached his very first sermon shortly after being ordained as a deacon. He would go on to preach myriad sermons of enduring value. Generations of Christians have been and continue to be nourished by both his Parochial and Plain Sermons and […]