We're delighted to announce that our popular exhibition, Sargent, His Sister and Their Friends, has been extended until 5th December. It includes paintings by the renowned artist John Singer Sargent, his sister Emily and two of his contemporaries, Augustus John and Philip Wilson Steer. During her life, Emily Sargent was overshadowed by the reputation of [...]
Our next talk will be about the loss of the Titanic and RMS Carpathia's race to reach the stricken liner - with a Broadway connection. It will be presented by Paul Barnett, a maritime historian. There are still a few tickets left at time of writing. The talk will take place at the museum on [...]
The other day, one of our visitors told me we had a piece of Blind Earl porcelain in our museum and also politely pointed out it didn't have a label. We asked the experts at the Ashmolean to delve into its past. It's a dessert plate made by Worcester Porcelain. The pattern was introduced in [...]
Among our many treasures we have a superb longcase clock, built in 1715 by Samuel Barrow and still going strong. It has an eight day movement which is housed in a walnut veneer case with marquetry decoration. It needs to be wound every week and our chief wind-up merchant is Phil. Every Tuesday, he dons [...]
Our next talk will be about the loss of the Titanic and RMS Carpathia's race to reach the stricken liner - with a Broadway connection. It will be presented by Paul Barnett, a maritime historian. There are still a few tickets left at time of writing. The talk will take place at the museum on [...]
When you finish your tour of the museum, why not spend some time in the museum shop before you leave us? It's a chance for you to browse the merchandise and buy a souvenir of your visit, stock up on quality greetings cards or buy a book. For the children or grandchildren, we have fossil-themed [...]
Our Family Room provides a great space for children of all ages to get creative, draw pictures and make items such as lanterns and bookmarks. They can also dress up in period costume and accessories, pose for photo opportunities and step into paintings. It's just one stop on our popular Children's Trail, which is running [...]
The next talk in our popular lecture series will take place at the museum on Thursday,16th September starting at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm). Grab a glass of wine, take your seat in what was once a beautiful 17th century Coaching Inn called The Angel, and enjoy Nicholas Herbert's talk about the halcyon days of coaching. [...]
Our beautiful museum building was originally a Coaching Inn, the 17th Century equivalent of a motorway service station but with better catering. We're looking forward therefore to the next talk in our popular lecture series. Nicholas Herbert will talk on 16th September about Coaching Inns in the Cotswolds and some of the routes the stagecoaches [...]
One of our exhibitions recreates a 17th century Cabinet of Curiosities, a gentleman's collection of curios which would have been displayed in a purpose-built room for the benefit of family and friends. A collection like this became the foundation for the world famous Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England's first public museum, opened in 1683. Among [...]
