Current Exhibitions

These are the exhibitions that are currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum.
Bruegel to Ruben exhibition, Van Kessel Forget Me Nots Silk Habotai Scarf, Arrangement of Flowers Premium Print, gold earrings, ring, bracelet and Old Rose Arabesque Cup and plate

Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings

From Pieter Bruegel’s remarkable print designs and Rubens’s first sketches to heartfelt friendship albums shared between artists, this major exhibition presents drawings from many of the Flemish masters. Discover a range of wonderful gifts and books, carefully curated to accompany this exhibition.

On display at the museum 23 March – 23 June 2024.

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Ashmolean NOW

Ashmolean NOW

This exhibition, entitled To Those Sitting in Darkness, features new drawings and objects by London-based artist Pio Abad (b.1983).

Pio Abad has been shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize for his Ashmolean NOW exhibition.

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The Wilton Diptych an English panel painting

The Wilton Diptych in Oxford

The Ashmolean is proud to be a partner venue for the National Treasures displays in 2024. As part of its 200th birthday celebrations, the National Gallery is loaning 12 paintings to venues around the UK. The Ashmolean will display the Wilton Diptych, painted about 1395-9 and made for Richard II, King of England from 1377 to 1399. 

On display at the museum 10 May 2024 – 1 Sep 2024

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