BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Oxford Magazine - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Oxford Magazine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250608T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250523T155340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T040759Z UID:10004773-1749254400-1749427199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:‘Build It Live’ 2025 DESCRIPTION:‘Build It Live’ 2025 at Bicester Heritage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Build It Live Exhibition\n\n\n\nBuild It Live Bicester takes place every June\, at Bicester Motion Event Centre in Oxfordshire. A one-stop shop for all things self-build\, renovation\, and home improvement\, the show is designed to provide anyone with a property project with the inspiration\, advice\, and information they need to make it a success. \n\n\n\nBrought to you by the experts at Build It magazine\, this annual show is designed to help you find everyday solutions to perfectly plan\, design\, manage\, and execute your home building or renovation project. Read on to find out what you can see and do at the show\, and how to plan your visit! \n\n\n\nAsk our Industry Experts Anything \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you ever wanted to ask a self-build expert a question? Well\, our veteran experts will be on hand all weekend at Build It Live Bicester\, answering your questions during free\, one-to-one appointment sessions. Whether you want advice about your planning application\, want to quiz an architect about design options or speak to an eco guru\, we have an expert to help you. \n\n\n\nMeet Hundreds of Local and National Suppliers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re looking for a heat pump\, want to find an architect\, source roof tiles or find the perfect kitchen\, we have an exhibitor for you. Throughout the exhibition hall\, you’ll be able to meet with hundreds of local and national suppliers\, browse their products and services and quiz them about their offerings\, before making any decisions. You’ll be able to see\, touch and test thousands of traditional and innovative products\, too! \n\n\n\nAttend Live Seminars and Workshops \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur series of free seminars are developed each year by Build It’s editorial team\, and our panel of experts\, to ensure all common questions are covered – and to give visitors the knowledge to take control of their projects. Our workshops are hosted by our exhibitors and cover everything from glazing options to funding your self build. Plus\, at the end of each session you’ll get the chance to ask a question during the live Q&A! \n\n\n\nDrop by our Troubleshooting Clinics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs well as the opportunity to try out products and materials in person\, Build It Live will bring you free clinics\, each designed to help you make a success of your project. Each one is led by an expert in their field\, so you can quiz them and find the answers to your burning questions. Drop by any time to have a chat! Bicester clinics cover Build Costs\, Extensions\, Basements and Heating Advice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Build It Live\n\n\n\nFor more than 30 years\, Build It magazine has been providing expert guidance\, advice and inspiration for people looking to build their own home\, renovate a property or undertake an extension or conversion project. \n\n\n\nAs Britain’s longest-running self-build magazine\, Build It is an indispensable monthly guide to custom home building\, DIY and renovation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBringing the magazine to life\, Build It Live is the annual exhibition designed to provide face-to-face inspiration\, thousands of products and expert consultations all under one roof. \n\n\n\nThe Bicester Show is the second of three shows taking place this year and follows the merger of two of the UK’s best self-build and renovation titles: Build It and SelfBuild & Design. \n\n\n\nThe interactive exhibitions take place annually in Kent\, Oxfordshire and Devon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£12.00 – £35.00 \n\n\n\nTickets are valid on either day or can be used to attend on both days. \n\n\n\nDates and times:Saturday 07 june from 10.00am to 5.00pmSunday 08 June 2025 from 10.00am and 4.30pm \n\n\n\nAge guidance:No age restriction. Children under 16 enter free with a paying adult. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/build-it-live/ LOCATION:Bicester Heritage\, Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road\, Bicester\, Oxfordshire\, OX26 5HA CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/build-it-live-2024-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.9157929;-1.1431259 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bicester Heritage Former RAF Bicester Buckingham Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 5HA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road:geo:-1.1431259,51.9157929 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250606T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250803T000355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T040528Z UID:10011137-1749168000-1761523199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Treasured DESCRIPTION:Treasured\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Treasured\n\n\n\nWhat makes a treasure? Is it age\, rarity\, beauty\, or something else? \n\n\n\nTreasured invites you to explore the meaning of value itself through some of the world’s most remarkable books and manuscripts\, several of which were acquired with the help of the Friends of the Bodleian\, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases some of the renowned items from Bodleian collections – the Romance of Alexander\, the Gutenberg Bible\, manuscripts of Jane Austen\, JRR Tolkien\, and the Herculaneum scroll – alongside objects from around the world. \n\n\n\nIt shines a light on the human stories behind the books and manuscripts which have shaped our intellectual heritage\, and the hearts and minds of those who cherish them. \n\n\n\nCome and see for yourself and find out what you treasure most! \n\n\n\n Curators \n\n\n\n\nAndrew Dunning\, R.W. Hunt Curator of Medieval Manuscripts\n\n\n\nLydia Heeley\, Bern and Ronny Schwartz Curator of Photography\n\n\n\nNicholas Kontovas\, Nizami Ganjavi Curator for the Caucasus\, Central Asia\, and Türkiye\n\n\n\nPeter Toth\, Cornelia Starks Curator of Greek Collections\n\n\n\nBoya Zhang\, K.B. Chen China Centre Library\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibition highlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree admission\, no ticket required \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 06 June to Sunday 26 October 2025 \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nST Lee Gallery URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/treasured/ LOCATION:Weston Library\, Oxford\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 3BG CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Treasured.webp GEO:51.7549159;-1.2551484 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Weston Library Oxford Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BG;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broad Street:geo:-1.2551484,51.7549159 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250604T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250517T180255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T125417Z UID:10010735-1748995200-1749945599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Isabel Fishlock: Dreamlands DESCRIPTION:Isabel Fishlock: Dreamlands\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Isabel Fishlock: Dreamlands\n\n\n\nIsabel Fishlock’s latest exhibition\, Dreamlands\, is a vibrant showcase of new works that captivate the viewer with their bold energy and dreamlike quality. The collection features a stunning range of paintings\, varying in scale\, that draw you into a world brimming with colour. Isabel’s use of colour is striking—each piece bursts with tones that shift and dance across the canvas. The landscapes she creates are ethereal\, almost otherworldly\, transporting the viewer to tranquil yet surreal spaces.  \n\n\n\nBold graphic florals are at the heart of the exhibition\, their striking patterns and vibrant palettes commanding attention. These works are full of life\, bringing a sense of freshness and vitality to the space.  \n\n\n\nThis marks Isabel’s first exhibition in Oxford\, following her sold-out show in London. A graduate of Central Saint Martins School of Art\, Isabel spent 10 years painting and designing prints for leading luxury fashion brands including Dior and Paul Smith before focusing on her fine art career. \n\n\n\nFor the past five years\, she has dedicated herself to painting\, now bringing her distinctive vision to Oxford with works that exist in a world just beyond our own\, where reality blurs and colour takes centre stage. This exhibition is a true celebration of colour and form.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry. No booking required \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nWednesday 04 to Saturday 14 June 2025 \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening Party is on Wednesday 04 June at 6.00pm – 8.00pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for drinks in the gallery to celebrate the opening of this exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/isabel-fishlock-dreamlands/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Isabel-Fishlock-Dreamlands.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250426T123544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T173620Z UID:10010576-1748343600-1748354400@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Hands-on history! DESCRIPTION:Hands-on history!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hands-on history!\n\n\n\nCome and have a go at handling some of the museum objects at a hands-on history drop-in session! \n\n\n\nVolunteers will help you to touch\, feel\, and handle objects ranging from Roman pottery to Second World War helmets. You’ll also get to learn about the stories behind the objects and what they can tell us about our city’s amazing past. \n\n\n\nFind the hands-on history station in Gallery One of the Museum of Oxford. \n\n\n\nPlease note this activity is subject to volunteer availability. \n\n\n\nAccess \n\n\n\nThere is step-free\, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum\, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement. \n\n\n\nAccessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor\, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum. \n\n\n\nPhoto consent \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed\, please let a member of staff know during the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nThis is a free\, drop-in session with no need to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 April 2025 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n3 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Museum of Oxford\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. Located inside the Oxford Town Hall\, it explores the city’s rich history beyond the university\, focusing on the lives\, industries\, and communities that have shaped Oxford over time. \n\n\n\nThe museum features interactive exhibits\, local artefacts\, and personal stories\, covering topics such as Oxford’s medieval origins\, its diverse communities\, and key moments in its development. It also hosts temporary exhibitions\, events\, and activities for all ages. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Museum of Oxford. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/hands-on-history/2025-05-27/ LOCATION:Museum of Oxford\, Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 1BX CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/hands-on-history.webp GEO:51.7515381;-1.2572431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's:geo:-1.2572431,51.7515381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250531T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250517T130043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T014350Z UID:10010729-1747180800-1748735999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Bill Prosser & Sarah Blair: Inside Out DESCRIPTION:Bill Prosser & Sarah Blair: Inside Out\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bill Prosser & Sarah Blair: Inside Out\n\n\n\nAn exhibition of drawings\, book pieces\, prints\, and poster poems\, relating in different ways to the notions of outside and in. \n\n\n\nOutside \n\n\n\nSarah Blair specialises in text-image works. Her series of poster poems on the theme of weather invites conversation around our changing climate and any accompanying shifts in our consciousness. \n\n\n\nThis project responds to archival ‘weather diaries’ of the 18th and 19th centuries\, when weather-watching was also becoming something of a fashionable national pastime. Amateur enthusiasts were reaching for barometers and thermometers on verandas and in bedrooms\, confecting a new type of language to pin down observations and hunches. \n\n\n\nThe work featured in this show focuses on the year 1824-25\, precisely 200 years ago. \n\n\n\nInside \n\n\n\nAfter fifty years of trying\, Bill Prosser is still making matter-of-fact drawings about things that don’t matter. \n\n\n\nTalk and tea with the artist Sarah  Blair \n\n\n\n17 May 2.00pm – 3.00pm \n\n\n\nJoin Sarah for a slice of cake and a tour of the exhibition. \n\n\n\nFree Entry / Booking Required \n\n\n\nIn Conversation: Bill Prosser & Sarah  Blair \n\n\n\nThursday 29 May 6.00pm – 7.30pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for drinks at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. \n\n\n\nFree Entry / Booking Required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nWednesday 14 to Saturday 31 May 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening hours: Monday to Saturday at 10.00am – 4.00pm \n\n\n\nClosed: Sunday and Bank Holidays \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/bill-prosser-sarah-blair-inside-out/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Bill-Prosser-Sarah-Blair-Inside-Out.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250426T123544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T173620Z UID:10010575-1746874800-1746885600@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Hands-on history! DESCRIPTION:Hands-on history!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hands-on history!\n\n\n\nCome and have a go at handling some of the museum objects at a hands-on history drop-in session! \n\n\n\nVolunteers will help you to touch\, feel\, and handle objects ranging from Roman pottery to Second World War helmets. You’ll also get to learn about the stories behind the objects and what they can tell us about our city’s amazing past. \n\n\n\nFind the hands-on history station in Gallery One of the Museum of Oxford. \n\n\n\nPlease note this activity is subject to volunteer availability. \n\n\n\nAccess \n\n\n\nThere is step-free\, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum\, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement. \n\n\n\nAccessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor\, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum. \n\n\n\nPhoto consent \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed\, please let a member of staff know during the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nThis is a free\, drop-in session with no need to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 April 2025 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n3 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Museum of Oxford\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. Located inside the Oxford Town Hall\, it explores the city’s rich history beyond the university\, focusing on the lives\, industries\, and communities that have shaped Oxford over time. \n\n\n\nThe museum features interactive exhibits\, local artefacts\, and personal stories\, covering topics such as Oxford’s medieval origins\, its diverse communities\, and key moments in its development. It also hosts temporary exhibitions\, events\, and activities for all ages. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Museum of Oxford. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/hands-on-history/2025-05-10/ LOCATION:Museum of Oxford\, Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 1BX CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/hands-on-history.webp GEO:51.7515381;-1.2572431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's:geo:-1.2572431,51.7515381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250509T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250509T193000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250517T110039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250517T110523Z UID:10010721-1746811800-1746819000@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Art Late Spring 2025 DESCRIPTION:Art Late Spring 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Art Late Spring 2025\n\n\n\nThe North Wall\, Turrill Sculpture Garden\, and Sarah Wiseman Gallery are collaborating once again to bring you an evening of exhibition viewings and wine tastings. The experts at Grape Minds will present two different wines to taste in each gallery\, Art-K will run an interactive art-making session\, White Coco will be open for late-night shopping and there will be coffee and Indian food at The Meet Point. \n\n\n\nEach venue will conduct a guided tour – starting at Turrill Sculpture Garden at 5.45pm\, then the North Wall at 6.15pm\, then Sarah Wiseman Gallery at 6.45pm. Can’t make the tour times? Not to worry – guests are still welcome to make their own way around if they wish. \n\n\n\nThe Exhibitions \n\n\n\nThe North Wall will present a retrospective of the work of Marjorie Collins; paintings Marjorie has completed since moving to Oxford from Chicago in 1975 until 2025. Although Marjorie started out painting people and places\, she is better known for her colourful contemporary watercolours of still lifes and florals often painting objects larger than life. \n\n\n\nTurrill Sculpture Garden is celebrating their 25th Silver Anniversary. Their show this Art Weeks features silver metal sculpture in many forms by several very talented sculptors\, all set in a peaceful leafy setting. \n\n\n\nSarah Wiseman Gallery are pleased to present Glitch\, a solo show by printmaker Ade Adesina. Growing up in Nigeria and then moving to Aberdeen\, Ade’s works are imaginary compositions of the juxtaposing landscapes. \n\n\n\nHeavy machinery sits among safari wildlife\, clouds are often found suspended from metal chains in a bleak sky\, and baobab trees dominate man-made cityscapes. Visually striking and complex\, Ade’s black & white imagery tells the story of his fascination with the world’s turbulent environment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree admission \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 09 May 2025 at 5.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n2 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/art-late-spring-2025/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Art-Late-Spring-2025.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250426T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250426T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250426T123544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T173620Z UID:10010574-1745665200-1745676000@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Hands-on history! DESCRIPTION:Hands-on history!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hands-on history!\n\n\n\nCome and have a go at handling some of the museum objects at a hands-on history drop-in session! \n\n\n\nVolunteers will help you to touch\, feel\, and handle objects ranging from Roman pottery to Second World War helmets. You’ll also get to learn about the stories behind the objects and what they can tell us about our city’s amazing past. \n\n\n\nFind the hands-on history station in Gallery One of the Museum of Oxford. \n\n\n\nPlease note this activity is subject to volunteer availability. \n\n\n\nAccess \n\n\n\nThere is step-free\, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum\, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement. \n\n\n\nAccessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor\, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum. \n\n\n\nPhoto consent \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed\, please let a member of staff know during the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nThis is a free\, drop-in session with no need to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 April 2025 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n3 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Museum of Oxford\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. Located inside the Oxford Town Hall\, it explores the city’s rich history beyond the university\, focusing on the lives\, industries\, and communities that have shaped Oxford over time. \n\n\n\nThe museum features interactive exhibits\, local artefacts\, and personal stories\, covering topics such as Oxford’s medieval origins\, its diverse communities\, and key moments in its development. It also hosts temporary exhibitions\, events\, and activities for all ages. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Museum of Oxford. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/hands-on-history/2025-04-26/ LOCATION:Museum of Oxford\, Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 1BX CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/hands-on-history.webp GEO:51.7515381;-1.2572431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's:geo:-1.2572431,51.7515381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250423T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250511T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250517T103447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250517T103651Z UID:10010719-1745366400-1747007999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025 DESCRIPTION:Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025\n\n\n\nLight\, and the abstract shadows\, shapes\, and reflections that it can impart on objects or surfaces\, is the unifying theme that runs through the work in Marjorie Collins’ retrospective exhibition. \n\n\n\nAlthough she started out painting people and places\, today Marjorie is better known for her colourful contemporary watercolours of still lifes and florals\, often painting objects larger than life. Marjorie still paints urban scenes\, many from unusual angles to create abstract shapes\, but with the resulting image still representational. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarjorie grew up in Chicago and trained at the University of Michigan\, where she gained a Bachelor’s degree in Design\, followed by part-time graduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was in Chicago that her interest in how light falls on buildings led to the style that characterises her work. She moved to Oxford in 1975\, and this exhibition follows the refinement of that technique. \n\n\n\nShe has exhibited widely\, and her work can be found in a number of corporate and private collections both in the UK and the US. Images of her work have appeared in a number of art publications and on the artuk.org website. Marjorie is a Member of the Society of Women Artists\, the Society of Botanical Artists\, and the Oxford Art Society.  \n\n\n\nThis exhibition represents a selection of the paintings Marjorie has completed since moving to Oxford from Chicago in 1975 until the present. During this time\, she has exhibited her paintings widely in galleries in solo and group shows both in the United States and in England\, where her work can be found in corporate\, private\, and public collections.  \n\n\n\nOpen exhibitions include The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition\, Sunday Times Watercolour Competition\, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours\, and the Royal Watercolour Society. \n\n\n\nAmong the many prizes her work has received are:  \n\n\n\n\nWinsor and Newton Grand Award – Celebration 2000 Competition (Artist Magazine) \n\n\n\nRunner Up St Cuthbert’s Mill Award – Society of Botanical Artists Competition 2007 \n\n\n\nDaler Rowney Purchase Prize – Society of Women Artists 2008 \n\n\n\nFinalist Flowers and Garden Competition – International Artist Magazine 2009 \n\n\n\nWinsor and Newton First Prize – Royal Watercolour Society 2011 \n\n\n\nDaniel Smith Excellence in Colour Award – Society of Women Artists 2011 \n\n\n\nShortlisted Artist of the Year Award – Artist and Illustrator Magazine 2013\, 2014 \n\n\n\nShortlisted Artist – Jacksons Open Art Prize 2018 \n\n\n\nSt Cuthbert’s Paper Mill Award – Society of Women Artists 2018 \n\n\n\nWinner – Artist Magazine’s 90th Anniversary Challenge (to paint a city scene) \n\n\n\nHighly Commended – The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition \n\n\n\nFaso Boldbrush Merchandise Award – Women in Watercolour (US Int. Juried Competition 2022) \n\n\n\nDerwent Special Fine Art Award  \n\n\n\nEstablished Artist Award – Society of Women’s Artists Exhibition 2022 \n\n\n\nFinalist – Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition \n\n\n\nEntry selected – Publicity of Broadway Arts Festival June 2023 \n\n\n\nGuest Selector’s Prize – Oxford Art Society Member’s Exhibition 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices:Free entry. No booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times:Wednesday 23 April to Sunday 11 May 2025 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nExhibition openingThursday 24 April 6.00pm to 8.00pmPlease join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. \n\n\n\nSpecial Sunday openingSunday 11 May 12.00pm to 4.00pmPlease join the artist in the gallery from 2.00pm to 4.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/marjorie-collins-a-retrospective-1975-2025/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Marjorie.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250426T123544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T173620Z UID:10010573-1744714800-1744725600@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Hands-on history! DESCRIPTION:Hands-on history!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hands-on history!\n\n\n\nCome and have a go at handling some of the museum objects at a hands-on history drop-in session! \n\n\n\nVolunteers will help you to touch\, feel\, and handle objects ranging from Roman pottery to Second World War helmets. You’ll also get to learn about the stories behind the objects and what they can tell us about our city’s amazing past. \n\n\n\nFind the hands-on history station in Gallery One of the Museum of Oxford. \n\n\n\nPlease note this activity is subject to volunteer availability. \n\n\n\nAccess \n\n\n\nThere is step-free\, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum\, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement. \n\n\n\nAccessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor\, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum. \n\n\n\nPhoto consent \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed\, please let a member of staff know during the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nThis is a free\, drop-in session with no need to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 April 2025 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n3 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Museum of Oxford\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. Located inside the Oxford Town Hall\, it explores the city’s rich history beyond the university\, focusing on the lives\, industries\, and communities that have shaped Oxford over time. \n\n\n\nThe museum features interactive exhibits\, local artefacts\, and personal stories\, covering topics such as Oxford’s medieval origins\, its diverse communities\, and key moments in its development. It also hosts temporary exhibitions\, events\, and activities for all ages. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Museum of Oxford. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/hands-on-history/2025-04-15/ LOCATION:Museum of Oxford\, Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 1BX CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/hands-on-history.webp GEO:51.7515381;-1.2572431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's:geo:-1.2572431,51.7515381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250403T034941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T034944Z UID:10010453-1743033600-1746057599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:'Rice Paintings' by Cai Yuan DESCRIPTION:‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout ‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to showcase the work of Cai Yuan\, an accomplished artist who has been a valued member of our team at Blenheim Palace since 2016. \n\n\n\nAs a guide\, Cai has shared his passion for art and history with countless visitors\, enriching their experience of this historic site. \n\n\n\nHis unique perspective as both an artist and a guide has brought a depth of understanding to his role that we are proud to recognise.  \n\n\n\nCai’s story \n\n\n\nCai Yuan was born in 1956\, in Nanjing\, China\, and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. He studied at the Nanjing College of Art and emigrated to the UK in 1983. He gained a First Class Honours from Chelsea College of Art & Design and an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London. \n\n\n\n‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\nCai has exhibited his work nationally and internationally\, including at Tate Modern\, the British Museum\, the Victoria & Albert Museum\, the Ashmolean Museum\, Ullens Centre of Contemporary Art\, Beijing\, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art\, Denmark\, ZKM\, Germany\, and Gwangju Museum of Art\, South Korea. He has participated in several international biennales\, including Liverpool\, Prague\, and Thessaloniki. \n\n\n\nIn the 1990s\, he became known for his performance practice\, which was widely publicised in the national media. He is co-founder of the performance duo Mad For Real and the Office of Contemporary Chinese Art (OCCA) and a trustee of the LYC Foundation. He co-organised the first touring exhibition of Chinese artists in Britain\, Journeys West (1995). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTickets required: \n\n\n\nEntrance is free with a valid Pass\, no booking is required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nOpen daily from 10.30am to 3.45pm \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nThe Stables Café \n\n\n\nNote that no dogs are allowed URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/rice-paintings-by-cai-yuan/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Rice-Paintings-by-Cai-Yuan-1.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20251121T002047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T144124Z UID:10011683-1740787200-1773619199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe DESCRIPTION:Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe\n\n\n\nThis free exhibition examines the power of portraits in shaping the image of three contemporaneous rulers: Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797–1834)\, King George III (1760–1820)\, and Napoleon Bonaparte (1799–1814)\, offering a fascinating reflection on the role of imagery in both personal and political life. \n\n\n\nJuxtaposing works on different media from Iran\, Britain\, and France\, the display reveals the strategies these leaders and their image-makers used to convey authority\, ambition\, and personality. \n\n\n\nFor the first time in over a century\, the exhibition also presents two recently restored Qajar paintings\, alongside insights from their conservation discoveries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking informatio\n\n\n\nPrices: \n\n\n\nFree \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nGallery 29 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks on display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Seated Portrait of Fath Ali Shah of Iran retouched & conserved\, about 1798\, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Portrait of a setar player\, 1797–1798. Detail from the retouched and conserved portrait of a setar player\, signed Mirza Muhammad\, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Portrait of King George III\, after 1800. Engraving by Anthony Cardon\, after William Beechey © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Miniature Portrait of Napoleon I\, 19th century. Watercolour on ivory miniature by Jean-Baptiste Isabey © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Caricature of George III as Cheyt Singh\, about 1786. Hand-coloured engraving © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Mirror case depicting Fath ‘Ali Shah’. Carved ivory mirror case from Iran by Muhammad Ali © Ashmolean Museum URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/images-of-authority-portraits-between-iran-and-europe/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/images-of-authority-01-1600x900-1.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250223T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20250315T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T144715Z UID:10010422-1739577600-1740355199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Cogges Manor Farm new season opening DESCRIPTION:Cogges Manor Farm new season opening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Cogges Manor Farm new season opening\n\n\n\nCogges Manor Farm springs to life and opens for a new season on Saturday 15th February. Families can visit during half term and say hello to the friendly farmyard animals\, climb and slide on the adventure play fort and zip wire\, and find minibeasts with our Cogges Explorer packs. See sheep\, goats and ponies\, turkeys\, ducks\, rare breed chickens\, rabbits\, and guinea pigs. With 18 acres of open space to explore\, create your own adventure! \n\n\n\nCogges Manor Farm new season opening\n\n\n\nExplore the manor house\, shop\, and enjoy a cuppa and lunch or treat in the Cogges Kitchen café (you don’t need a farm ticket to visit the café). \n\n\n\nChildren’s craft activities are from 11.00am – 3.00pm at weekends and weekdays during half term.  \n\n\n\nSee baking on the range with volunteers and sample a Welsh cake or biscuit: 11.00am-2.00pm on Saturday 15\, Tuesday 18\, Thursday 20\, Friday 21\, and Sunday 23. Activities are led by volunteers and are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTickets prices: \n\n\n\nStandard farm admission ticket. Free to Annual pass holders \n\n\n\nAnnual pass 2025 \n\n\n\nAdult – £32.75   non-transferable  \n\n\n\nChild – £22.75    (3y-16y\, under 3s are free) non-transferable \n\n\n\nFamily – £99.75   (2 Adults + up to 3 children) non-transferable  \n\n\n\nFamily+ – £118.75   (2 Adults + up to 3 children) transferable between parents & grandparents \n\n\n\nChildminder – £55.75   (1 Adult plus any 3 children\, weekdays only) \n\n\n\nDay tickets 2025 \n\n\n\nAdult – £11.55/£10.50  \n\n\n\nChild – £8.25/£7.50 for children aged 3-16\, under 3s are free \n\n\n\nFamily – £39.05/£35.50 for 2 Adults + up to 3 Children aged 3-16 \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 15 to Sunday 23 February 2025 at 9.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n6 hours 30 minutes URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/cogges-manor-farm-new-season-opening/ LOCATION:Cogges Manor Farm\, Witney\, Church Lane\, Witney\, Oxfordshire\, OX28 3LA CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Coggles-Farm-Opening1.webp GEO:51.7848825;-1.4762596 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cogges Manor Farm Witney Church Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3LA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Church Lane:geo:-1.4762596,51.7848825 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250214T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250615T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20241123T133050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T002822Z UID:10009706-1739491200-1750031999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Anselm Kiefer: Early Works DESCRIPTION:Anselm Kiefer: Early Works exhibition at Ashmolean Museum Oxford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Anselm Kiefer: Early Works\n\n\n\nAnselm Kiefer: Early Works will be a landmark survey of the artist’s work produced between 1969 and 1982.  \n\n\n\nOrganised in collaboration with the Hall Art Foundation and drawn from the Hall Collection\, the exhibition will show approximately 45 works rarely displayed in public before. \n\n\n\nThis major exhibition will return to Anselm Kiefer’s roots\, featuring important early paintings\, photos\, prints\, artist books\, watercolours and mixed-media work\, including less well-known\, intimate pieces. \n\n\n\nRead more: Ashmolean Museum to present early works by Anselm Kiefer in landmark exhibition \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Standard tickets – £15.30 or £17.00 with Gift AidConcession rate tickets – £14.30 or £16 with Gift AidHalf-price tickets – £7.65 or £8.50 with Gift AidMember tickets – FreeCarer tickets – Free \n\n\n\nTickets go on sale for shortly. \n\n\n\nConcession rate tickets are for Senior citizens and University of Oxford staff & alumni. Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit. \n\n\n\nHalf-price tickets are for Art Fund members\, children aged 12 to 17 years and under 25s\, Blue Light cardholders (key workers)\, and those who are unemployed/jobseekers. Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit. \n\n\n\nFree member tickets – Entry to the exhibition is free for members but we advise pre-booking a timed slot\, especially at busier periods\, to guarantee entry. You will need your 13- or 14-digit membership number to book. \n\n\n\nDisabled visitors & carers – Disabled visitors should book a regular exhibition ticket at full or concession price\, depending on eligibility. Accompanying carers can access the exhibition for free with a ticket-holding disabled visitor\, but should please book a free ‘Carer’ tickets for the same time slot. \n\n\n\nDates and times:The exhibition is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily from 14 February to 15 June 2025. \n\n\n\nThere is a free Members Preview for Anselm Kiefer: Early Works on Thursday\, 13 February\, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. No booking is required\, but you need to show your membership card on arrival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured images from left to right: Portrait of Anselm Kiefer by Till Brönner\, 2023. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)\, Untitled\, 1974. Mixed media on paper\, 62.5 x 44 cm. Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation.  © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Adam Reich. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945). Die Etsch (The Adige)\, early-1970s. Watercolour\, gouache and ink on paper\, 56 x 41 cm. Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation. © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Mark-Woods.com URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/anselm-kiefer-early-works/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/ashmolean-museum-oxford-05-1920x1080-anselm-kiefer-early-works.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20220108T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T022055Z UID:10004582-1736067600-1736085600@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Bicester Heritage January 2025 Scramble DESCRIPTION:Bicester Heritage January Scramble\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bicester Heritage January 2025 Scramble\n\n\n\nStart your automotive year in the best way possible with the first Scramble of 2025\, taking place at Bicester Heritage on Sunday\, 05 January – the home of historic motoring – from 9.00am until 2.00pm. \n\n\n\nThe Scramble is an opportunity for hundreds of classic vehicle enthusiasts to come together and enjoy a relaxed gathering\, outdoors with plenty of space and fresh air\, with curated displays and entertainment for all the family. \n\n\n\nAs well as enjoying the visiting classic cars\, motorbikes and other vehicles\, you can also glimpse inside the 50 specialist businesses now based at Bicester Heritage\, giving you a glimpse behind the doors of more than 50 industry-leading specialists\, showrooms and workshops.. \n\n\n\nFamily and dog-friendly\, the Scramble is a wonderful way to while away the weekend hours in the company of some spectacular machines\, with fresh air aplenty and magnificent machines a guarantee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information and FAQs below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Passes are £26.00 per person\, plus booking fee. \n\n\n\nOne paid pass per adult (15+). \n\n\n\nChildren under 15 years of age may attend free of charge\, but children (including babies and toddlers) require a pass\, which will be checked on entrance into the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\nWhat are the timings of the event? \n\n\n\nThe Scramble run from 9.00am until 2.00pm on Sunday 05 January. Please respect neighbours at the venue and be aware of local traffic on arrival and departure at the event. \n\n\n\nDo I need to book in advance? \n\n\n\nYes\, advance passes only. Tickets are available from Universe and will not be available at the gate. \n\n\n\nHow much are tickets? \n\n\n\nPasses are £26 per person\, plus booking fee. Each ticket includes a £1 donation towards StarterMotor\, a Bicester Heritage-based charity with the sole intention of putting young enthusiasts in the driving seat. To find out more please visit www.startermotor.co. Children under 15 are free when accompanied by an adult pass holder but do require a pass. \n\n\n\nWhat is the deal for classic vehicles? \n\n\n\nVisitors planning to arrive in a pre-1990 classic vehicle will be directed to the forward parking display areas. If you are in a post-1990 vehicle you will use general parking – anyone trying to access the pre-1990 display areas will be politely asked to turn around. \n\n\n\nWhat is the deal for vehicle club members? \n\n\n\nClub members are welcome to attend but the organisers do not cater for dedicated parking unless told otherwise. \n\n\n\nDo I have to pay for parking? \n\n\n\nNo\, all parking is free. \n\n\n\nDo I need to buy a pass for every person in my vehicle? \n\n\n\nYes\, everyone needs an individual pass. Children aged four and under are free when accompanied by an adult ticket holder but require a pass. \n\n\n\nCan I amend my pass details online? \n\n\n\nYes\, you can\, here. \n\n\n\nWhich entrances do vehicles use? \n\n\n\nVehicles will be directed by yellow event signs to the gates on Buckingham Road and Skimmingdish Lane. Please follow the event signage. \n\n\n\nCan I fly in? \n\n\n\nIf you would like to arrive via aircraft\, contact Bicester Aero. \n\n\n\nWhich entrance do pedestrians use? \n\n\n\nPedestrians must use the main Bicester Heritage entrance on Buckingham Road\, near the roundabout with Skimmingdish Lane\, with a pass bought online in advance – there will be no pedestrian passes available on the day. \n\n\n\nWhat can I expect to see at the event? \n\n\n\nThe Scramble is an opportunity for hundreds of classic vehicle enthusiasts to come together and enjoy a relaxed gathering\, outdoors with plenty of space and fresh air\, with curated displays and entertainment for all the family. As well as enjoying the visiting classic cars\, motorbikes and other vehicles\, you can also glimpse inside the 50 specialist businesses now based at Bicester Heritage. \n\n\n\nWhat catering will be available? \n\n\n\nThere will be plenty of catering outlets on site\, serving hot and cold drinks and several offerings for all dietary requirements. \n\n\n\nAre dogs allowed on site? \n\n\n\nYes\, well behaved dogs are allowed on site but must be kept on their leads at all times. Please clean up after your dog – bins are provided on site and do remember that vehicles will be moving around and the airfield is active. \n\n\n\nIs there any readmission? \n\n\n\nNo\, sorry\, there is no readmission if you leave the site during the event. \n\n\n\nDo you provide passes for disabled visitor carers or assistants? \n\n\n\nIf you are disabled and require full-time assistance\, the organisers are happy to provide a free pass for your care assistant\, partner or accompanying friend. In order to receive this free pass\, please provide a copy of your most recent DLA or PIP letter showing your current entitlement as well as your blue badge\, should you require car parking on site\, to events@bicestermotion.com. \n\n\n\nWhat disabled facilities are available? \n\n\n\nThere is a dedicated disabled parking area close to the event entrance. There is also a disabled toilet on site. \n\n\n\nAre mobility vehicles available on site? \n\n\n\nEvent Mobility (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) will be providing electric mobility scooters and manual wheelchairs at this event for the use of mobility impaired\, disabled and elderly visitors. \n\n\n\nTo reserve an electric mobility scooter or manual wheelchair please book online at www.eventmobility.org.uk/book-your-scooter. \n\n\n\nOnline bookings must be made 2 days before the event. \n\n\n\nBookings cannot be taken during the event. If there is spare equipment available at the event it is offered on a first come\, first served basis only. \n\n\n\nEvent Mobility is at a number of other events. For further information please visit their website www.eventmobility.org.uk. \n\n\n\nDo you have ATMs at Bicester Heritage? \n\n\n\nSadly not\, but there are plenty nearby in surrounding Bicester and at neighbouring petrol stations and supermarkets. Don’t forget to stop on your way to the Scramble! \n\n\n\nI’m experiencing problems purchasing an admission pass online \n\n\n\nPlease contact the admission pass provider Universe. \n\n\n\nWhat should I wear? \n\n\n\nThis event is outdoors. Please dress appropriately in warm clothes with shoes suitable for exploring the site. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/bicester-heritage-january-scramble/ LOCATION:Bicester Heritage\, Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road\, Bicester\, Oxfordshire\, OX26 5HA CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Festivals & Fairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/bicester-heritage-january-2020-scamble-1600x900.webp GEO:51.9157929;-1.1431259 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bicester Heritage Former RAF Bicester Buckingham Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 5HA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road:geo:-1.1431259,51.9157929 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241206T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250427T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20241113T173758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T124118Z UID:10009685-1733443200-1745798399@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Oracles\, Omens and Answers DESCRIPTION:Oracles\, Omens and Answers Exhibition. Image: The Original Fortune Teller\, or\, Chinese Wheel of Fortune by A. Park. Courtesy of the Bodleian Libraries\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oracles\, Omens and Answers\n\n\n\nOracles\, Omens and Answers is a new exhibition by the Bodleian Libraries’ looking at how people have sought answers in the face of the unknown across time and cultures. \n\n\n\nDiscover how people have sought answers to life’s big questions throughout history. \n\n\n\nDrawing on material from across time and cultures – from oracle bones from Shang Dynasty China (ca. 1250-1050 B.C.E.) to an autobiography of Ronald Reagan’s White House astrologer – Oracles\, Omens and Answers will explore the different techniques humans have used to unveil the past\, understand the present and predict the future. \n\n\n\nFrom palm reading and astrology to weather and public health forecasting\, see how societies have turned to divination to ask questions that resonate with us today – health\, relationships\, money and politics. \n\n\n\nStep into the world of divination and uncover how humanity has tried to confront the unknown and uncertain. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is curated by Dr Michelle Aroney\, historian of science and religion at Magdalen College\, Oxford\, and Professor David Zeitlyn\, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford and an initiated Mambila gam dù spider diviner. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead more: New exhibition at the Weston Library explores divination across times and cultures \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrice:Free admission\, no ticket required. \n\n\n\nLocation:ST Lee Gallery\, Weston Library. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery\n\n\n\nClick images to enlarge with captions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibition book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDivination\, Oracles & Omens\n\n\n\nEdited by Michelle Aroney and David ZeitlynPublished on 05 December 2024 \n\n\n\nAccompanying the exhibition\, a spellbinding collection of twenty-four divinatory techniques from around the world exploring our need to appeal to powers beyond our realm for prediction and clarification. \n\n\n\nBuy now URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/oracles-omens-and-answers/ LOCATION:Weston Library\, Oxford\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 3BG CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/oracles-omens-and-answers-exhibition-01-1920x1080-the-original-fortune-teller.webp GEO:51.7549159;-1.2551484 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Weston Library Oxford Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BG;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broad Street:geo:-1.2551484,51.7549159 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241206T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241215T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20221208T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T024847Z UID:10006106-1733443200-1734307199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Garth Park Illuminated Christmas Trail 2024 DESCRIPTION:Garth Park Illuminated Christmas Trail\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Garth Park Illuminated Christmas Trail 2024\n\n\n\nStaged for the fourth year running\, with almost 10\,000 people visiting in 2023\, the festive lights trail returns to light up Garth Park in Bicester. \n\n\n\nThe park is transformed into a sea of sparkling festive lights\, complete with a Santa’s Grotto and festive refreshments from park café Savoir Fare. \n\n\n\nVisitors will be able to see Garth’s house lit with a festive light show and then continue on to walk the trail and view the lights as festive music is played throughout. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets (2023)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets for 2024 available shortly. \n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\n2023 prices (2024 prices TBC):Adult (17+) – £7.50 + £0.63 booking feeChild (6 to 16 years) – £4.00 + £0.34 booking feeChild (0 to 5 years) – £1.50 + £0.13 booking fee \n\n\n\nDates & times:From Friday 06 to Sunday 15 December \n\n\n\nAge guidance:Suitable for all ages \n\n\n\nAccessibility:The event is fully accessible to buggies\, wheelchairs\, and scooters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSanta Grotto (2024 TBC)\n\n\n\nThe grotto tickets are to be purchased on the day of your visit\, and there are no time slots. \n\n\n\nDue to last year’s super cold weather and the fact that some families may be larger than others\, families are not timed in the grotto\, and also a potential waiting time of 1.5 hours\, the organisers want to allow visitors to decide on the day if they are able to / willing to wait. \n\n\n\nGrotto tickets 2023 prices (2024 prices TBC):Children (6 to 16 years) – £2.50Infant (0 to 5 years) – £1.50Adults will not be charged to enter the grotto to accompany children. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/garth-park-illuminated-christmas-trail/ LOCATION:Garth Park\, Bicester\, The Garth\, Launton Road\, Bicester\, Oxfordshire\, OX26 6PS CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/garth-park-illuminated-christmas-trail-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.8963479;-1.1470516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Garth Park Bicester The Garth Launton Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6PS;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Garth\, Launton Road:geo:-1.1470516,51.8963479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241130T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251109T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20241123T172007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T132724Z UID:10009710-1732924800-1762732799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong contemporaries DESCRIPTION:Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong Contemporaries. Images (left to right): Everlasting 2/50\, Cheung Yee\, 1977\, red relief on cast paper. Family\, Cheung Yee\, 1960-1969. Chan Painting\, Lui Shou-Kwan\, 1969.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong Contemporaries\n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases newly-acquired works for the Ashmolean by the Hong Kong artist Cheung Yee (1936–2019). It will be the first substantial display of his work outside Hong Kong\, including sculpture and works on paper. \n\n\n\nCheung Yee was a leading figure of innovation in the Hong Kong art scene\, especially during the 1960s\, when the city established its own identity as an artistic centre. \n\n\n\nHis work will be shown alongside those by Lui Shou-Kwan (1919–75)\, Wucius Wong (b.1936)\, Liu Kuo-sung (b.1932) and others from the avant-garde Circle Art Group. \n\n\n\nDisplayed with his peers\, the works highlight Cheung Yee’s connection with a generation of modern art pioneers from Hong Kong and Taiwan in the latter 20th century. \n\n\n\nAlthough Cheung Yee is mainly known as a sculptor\, the Ashmolean exhibition will include some outstanding examples of his experiments with works on paper. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Admission is FREE \n\n\n\nDate and times:From 30 November 2024 to 09 November 2025 \n\n\n\nThe museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation:Gallery 11\, ground floor URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/cheung-yee-and-his-1960s-hong-kong-contemporaries/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/cheung-yee-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241018T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250511T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20241123T154204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T160534Z UID:10009708-1729209600-1747007999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl DESCRIPTION:Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl\n\n\n\nAshmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl is the third in the Ashmolean NOW exhibition series\, where contemporary artists are invited to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition features photographs by London-based artist Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971)\, whose aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices. \n\n\n\nDuring a residency in Oxford from 2022 to 2023\, von Zwehl spent time researching the Ashmolean’s founding collections – the wonderfully diverse objects and works of art which were displayed when the museum first opened in the 17th century. \n\n\n\nThe artist’s time at the Ashmolean served as inspiration for a unique photographic ‘Wunderkammer’ installation that moves between portraiture\, silhouetted fragments\, still-life\, monumental and miniature elements\, as well as non-art objects and specimens from natural history collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Admission is FREE \n\n\n\nDate and times:From 18 October 2024 to 11 May 2025The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation:Gallery 8 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBehind-the-scenes with the artist URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/ashmolean-now-bettina-von-zwehl/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/ashmolean-now-bettina-von-zwehl-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241018T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250901T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20241012T113234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T193658Z UID:10009665-1729209600-1756771199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Breaking Ground DESCRIPTION:Breaking Ground Exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Image: Watercolour by Mary Buckland (nee Morland)\, possibly painted in 1817\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Breaking Ground\n\n\n\nFrom the first-ever scientific description of a dinosaur to the revelation that Earth is much older than the Biblical 6\,000 years\, the 19th century saw a network of naturalists forge new ways of thinking about the history of life and our planet. \n\n\n\nBreaking Ground is a new exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History that charts these significant developments in palaeontology and geology through a cast of characters – both the celebrated and the unsung – who helped to establish new scientific methods and ideas. \n\n\n\nCentred on an Oxford couple – William Buckland\, geologist and palaeontologist\, and Mary Buckland (née Morland)\, a scientific illustrator\, it explores some of the most historically important dinosaur discoveries ever made. \n\n\n\nMarking the 200th anniversary of the first description of a dinosaur\, Breaking Ground presents fossil material from the first three dinosaurs to be scientifically named – Megalosaurus\, Iguanodon\, and Hylaeosaurus\, including the iconic jaw that started it all. \n\n\n\nAlongside these historic specimens are more than 100 other objects\, including fossils\, skeletons\, casts\, and models. There is also archival material such as lithograph prints and watercolour paintings beautifully documenting the fieldwork\, landscapes\, and discoveries made during this fertile period of early palaeontology. \n\n\n\nWhile celebrating these important scientific developments\, Breaking Ground also investigates some inequalities of the period. William and Mary Buckland were married in 1825 and worked together to lay the foundations of modern palaeontology\, though history tends to remember their contributions differently. \n\n\n\nFamiliar names from 19th-century palaeontology are typically those of powerful people associated with certain institutions and publications; lost to history are workers in other\, often colonised\, countries who dug for specimens\, lower-status miners and quarriers around the UK\, and most women\, regardless of class or wealth. \n\n\n\nThese include Mary Anning\, who\, though more recently celebrated\, faced financial struggles for most of her life and\, as a woman\, was unable to join the Geological Society of London or present her own ideas. This is despite making some of the most important fossil discoveries of the century\, several of which will be on display in the exhibition. \n\n\n\nBreaking Ground will also offer the first showcase of items from the newly acquired Buckland archive. The drawings\, prints and paintings made by Mary Buckland include those used in the description of Megalosaurus by William Buckland in 1824. \n\n\n\nAs these illustrations helped to spread understanding of extinct groups of animals and plants among the 19th-century scientific community\, they challenged any literal interpretations of the Bible. A much older planet was revealed\, one that had undergone periods of glaciation – a controversial idea at the time – and in which hyaenas once populated the caves of Britain. \n\n\n\nComplementing the exhibition is a sculptural installation by British artist Angela Palmer. Torus of Time is a visual and tactile symbol of the deep time that was being uncovered by these pioneering 19th-century palaeontologists. An elegant ring of 16 quarry stones drawn from across the United Kingdom\, the piece represents three billion years of geological time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Entry to the Museum is FREE and not ticketed. No booking required.Booking is required for organisations/groups of more than ten people visiting on the same day. \n\n\n\nOpening hours:Monday to Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pmLast entry at 4.45pmClosed on 24\, 25\, & 26 DecemberAccessibility:Please contact the friendly team at the museum by telephone (01865 272 950) or email (foh@oum.ox.ac.uk) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery\n\n\n\nClick images to expand with captions \n\n\n\n\nCave Hyaena Jaw. This hyaena jaw was found by William Buckland in Kirkdale cave in North Yorkshire in the 1820s. He initially thought the fossil showed evidence of the Great Flood having transported the animal to England. However\, further analysis showed the cave to have been a hyaena den from the Late Pleistocene\, 120\,000 years ago\, when Yorkshire would have been a lot warmer.\n\n\n\nHippopotamus. This watercolour by Mary Buckland (nee Morland)\, possibly painted in 1817\, is marked ‘MM’ – one of the few drawings signed with Mary’s maiden name. Morland was a gifted scientific illustrator whose drawings were used in scientific publications for William Buckland and others including Georges Cuvier.\n\n\n\nIchthyosaur with stomach contents. Exceptionally preserved\, this is one of Mary Anning’s finds of an ichthyosaur. Fish bones and scales\, visible inside the stomach area of the animal\, reveal the last meal of this marine reptile.\n\n\n\nMegalosaurus Jaw. This is the iconic fossilised jaw of Megalosaurus\, found in Stonesfield\, Oxfordshire\, and was used by William Buckland in the first ever scientific description of a dinosaur\, in 1824.\n\n\n\nProfessor and Mrs. Buckland and Frank. This silhouette of the Bucklands\, created by Auguste Edouart in 1829\, celebrates how the whole family was involved in the study of palaeontology.\n\n\n\nSynoptic view of the leading phenomena of Geology. The first plate in William Buckland’s Bridgewater Treatise VI: Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural theology. The Bridgewater Treatises was a series of eight volumes highlighting how science and faith could coexist. Buckland’s contribution argued that geology and palaeontology were consistent with the Bible and natural theology. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/breaking-ground/ LOCATION:Oxford University Museum of Natural History\, Parks Road\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/breaking-ground-exhibition-01-1920x1080-hippopotamus.webp GEO:51.7586144;-1.2567354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Parks Road:geo:-1.2567354,51.7586144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240906T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240915T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20240311T165332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T091345Z UID:10009428-1725580800-1726444799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Heritage Open Days at Greys Court DESCRIPTION:Greys Court Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Heritage Open Days at Greys Court\n\n\n\nGreys Court is taking part in Heritage Open Days\, which means free entry to the site on specified days. \n\n\n\nGreys Court is a Tudor country house and delightful gardens in the idyllic setting of the southern Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys\, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is now owned by the National Trust and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nBooking is not needed. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/heritage-open-days-at-greys-court/ LOCATION:Greys Court\, Henley-on-Thames\, Rotherfield Greys\, Henley-on-Thames\, Oxfordshire\, RG9 4PG CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/greys-court-henley-on-thames-oxfordshire-1920x1080.webp GEO:51.5439837;-0.9560794 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greys Court Henley-on-Thames Rotherfield Greys Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire RG9 4PG;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rotherfield Greys:geo:-0.9560794,51.5439837 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250105T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20240904T001949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T070817Z UID:10009641-1723161600-1736121599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power DESCRIPTION:Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power. Image: Money Dress\, Susan Stockwell\, 2010. © Susan Stockwell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power\n\n\n\nMoney Talks: Art\, Society & Power is a major exhibition open until 05 January 2025 at the Ashmolean\, exploring the place of money in our world through different artistic lenses. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition features more than 100 objects from across the globe\, including artworks by Rembrandt\, Andy Warhol\, Guerrilla Girls\, Grayson Perry and Bansky\, and the new phenomenon of cryptocurrency and NFTs. \n\n\n\nFrom greed and prejudice to plenitude and happiness\, from the places and eras where money has talked loudest\, artists have long explored the balance between power and wealth. \n\n\n\nAlongside these artworks is a range of money\, including Roman\, Chinese and Islamic coins\, Art Nouveau banknotes\, and the artwork for the currency featuring Kings Edward VIII and Charles III\, on display for the first time. \n\n\n\nWeaving stories and perspectives from across the world with international objects and items from the Ashmolean’s leading collections and reflections on the place of physical currency in 2024\, Money Talks explores how the everyday artworks in our pockets act as a mirror to our society. \n\n\n\nThe imagery on our currency has a dramatic impact on what and who we imagine is valuable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrailer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n★ ★ ★ ★ “A vivid and revelatory show throughout.” \n\n\n\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\n“Fascinating… packed with revelations and beauty.” \n\n\n\nThe Times \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\nBook member tickets \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see the important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices (Non-members):Standard tickets – £15.30Senior Citizen (65 and over) / University of Oxford Employee or Alumni – £14.30Under 25 / Student / Children 12 to 17 years – £7.65Children under 12 years / AshPass – £0.00University of Oxford Student – £0.00Carer accompanying a paying disabled person – £0.00Art Fund Pass Holder – £7.65Blue Light Card Holder / Unemployed – £7.65Ashmolean Staff and Reciprocal Entry – £0.00 \n\n\n\nFor half-price and concessionary tickets\, please bring proof of eligibility. \n\n\n\nFor Ashmolean staff/volunteers\, GLAM staff\, ICOM\, Museums Association and NMDC reciprocal entry. If possible\, please book for late afternoon entry. \n\n\n\nPlease note a booking fee of £1 is added to help support the Museum and cover the costs of staffing our Box Office. \n\n\n\nPrices (Members):Entry to the exhibition is free for members. You are advised to pre-book a timed slot to guarantee entry\, especially during busier periods. You will need your 13- or 14-digit Membership Number to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times:The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Timed tickets are in operation for this exhibition. Visitors and Members are strongly recommended to book tickets in advance to guarantee entry. \n\n\n\nWarning:This exhibition includes several coin designs by controversial artist Eric Gill and historical material reflecting prejudiced viewpoints. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks in the exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\nClick to expand URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/money-talks-art-society-power/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/money-talks-exhibition-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240709T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001336 CREATED:20240212T073540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T110242Z UID:10009262-1720483200-1729468799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Mohammed Sami: ‘After the Storm’ DESCRIPTION:Mohammed Sami: ‘After the Storm’ Exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mohammed Sami: ‘After the Storm’\n\n\n\nBlenheim Art Foundation is pleased to announce a major solo exhibition by Mohammed Sami coming to Blenheim Palace. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition\, ‘After the Storm’\, will take place from Tuesday\, 09 July\, to Sunday\, 20 October\, 2024\, marking a decade of Blenheim Art Foundation’s award-winning contemporary art programme. \n\n\n\nThrough exploring retroactive memories\, his paintings capture a world shaped not just by the weight of the past but also the present\, creating scenarios that are often left to the viewer to interpret through the lens of their own experiences. \n\n\n\nAs Sami has previously written\, “Painting becomes the only medium to grasp what is not there in painting anymore”. \n\n\n\nSami’s paintings feature landscapes\, interiors and more abstracted scenes whilst always being devoid of the human figure. They blur the line between reality and artifice\, conjuring the disquieting sensation of both presence and absence. \n\n\n\nBlenheim Palace\, a gift from Queen Anne to the First Duke of Marlborough in recognition of his triumph at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704 and later the birthplace of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill\, stands as an architectural testament to military glory. \n\n\n\nPlaced within the context of Blenheim Palace and its world-renowned collection of portraiture and narrative artworks\, Sami’s enigmatic paintings challenge viewers to reconsider the didactic nature of these traditional genres. \n\n\n\nMichael Frahm\, Director of Blenheim Art Foundation\, said: “We are thrilled to bring the exceptional work of Mohammed Sami to Blenheim Palace for his major solo exhibition. \n\n\n\n“Sami’s unique visual language\, which merges the personal and historical\, the fragmented and the surreal\, is set to engage audiences in a profound dialogue with the Palace’s storied past and its impressive art collection.  \n\n\n\n“This exhibition not only celebrates a decade of contemporary art within our walls but also reaffirms our commitment to showcasing groundbreaking artists whose work resonates with the times and places they inhabit.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see below for important booking information. \n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:Inside the Palace. \n\n\n\nTickets required:Entry is valid with an Annual or Privilege Pass or a Palace\, Park and Gardens day ticket. \n\n\n\nDogs:No dogs allowed in the Palace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mohammed Sami\n\n\n\nMohammed Sami was born in Baghdad in 1984\, later immigrating to Sweden in 2007\, and now lives and works in London. In 2023\, Sami’s work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Camden Art Centre\, London\, his first solo institutional exhibition in the UK\, which toured to De La Warr Pavilion\, Bexhill-on-Sea. \n\n\n\nHe has participated in group exhibitions at the Carnegie Museum of Art\, Pittsburgh (2022); Aichi Triennale (2022); the Whitechapel Gallery\, London (2022); the Hayward Gallery\, London (2021); and Towner Eastbourne (2020) and his paintings are held in many notable places such as the Tate\, London; Museum of Modern Art\, New York; and Moderna Museet\, Stockholm. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/mohammed-sami-after-the-storm/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/mohammed-sami-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240706T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240831T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20230706T164246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T140446Z UID:10006006-1720224000-1725148799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:OxTrail 2024 DESCRIPTION:A decorated ox for OxTrail 2024 outsidethe Radcliffe Theatre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout OxTrail 2024\n\n\n\nReady to ‘hoof’ loads of fun next summer? For eight ox-traordinary weeks\, Oxford’s city streets will be home to over 30 bold and beautiful ox sculptures. Each unique ox will be intricately designed by local and international artists. \n\n\n\nOxTrail is a fun and free art trail where herds of life-sized and mini oxen will be taking over Oxfordshire for the summer. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a lifelong local or a new visitor\, OxTrail is a new and exciting adventure in celebration of our city of spires and the local community\, which makes it special. \n\n\n\nThe life-sized oxen will be intricately designed by local and international artists\, while the mini oxen will be lovingly decorated by local schools and youth groups. \n\n\n\nOnce the trail is over\, the oxen will be herded together for a final time and auctioned off to graze in their forever homes. The funds raised through the auction will help to fund the life-enhancing care that Sobell House Hospice provides. \n\n\n\nOxTrail is being held in partnership with Wild in Art. Cities across the world have famously brought their streets to life via Wild in Art installations\, including Manchester\, Sydney\, Cape Town and São Paulo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOxTrail is a fun and free art trail \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nOxTrail is raising funds for Sobell House\, your local hospice. It is completely free to take part in the trail and suitable for all ages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead more about OxTrail\n\n\n\n Community & Charity\nSobell House Hospice auction off OxTrail art herd raising more than £150k\n\n Community & Charity\nOxTrail auction date is set to raise funds for Sobell House Hospice\n\n Education & Training\nOxford Brookes University develops ‘grief and loss’ resources for school children for OxTrail\n\n Community & Charity\nOxford Bus Company HQ welcomes Mini Ox Roxy ahead of OxTrail 2024 URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/oxtrail-2024/ LOCATION:Oxford City Centre\, Oxford City Centre\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire CATEGORIES:Community Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/oxtrail-2024-02-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7519514;-1.2576947 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oxford City Centre Oxford City Centre Oxford Oxfordshire;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford City Centre:geo:-1.2576947,51.7519514 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240513T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240511T120703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240526T103229Z UID:10009582-1715558400-1716249599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:OBSCURUM - a contemporary photography exhibition focused on Venice DESCRIPTION:OBSCURUM – a contemporary photography exhibition focused on Venice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout OBSCURUM – a contemporary photography exhibition focused on Venice.\n\n\n\nOBSCURUM is a contemporary exhibition of black and white Scandinavian photography focused on Venice by Eva Ohtonen (FIN) and Katarina Rothfjell (SWE). \n\n\n\nThe photographs\, taken over the past two years\, have been selected from the digital and analogue archives of both artists. \n\n\n\nThe deep impact of “black” fascinates and emphasizes\, while light tends to seem limitless and almost blinds. \n\n\n\nBlack and white photography represents the most essential “colours” and highlights a range of different subjects that surround us: events\, nature\, landscape\, reportage\, portrait\, and street photography. \n\n\n\nBlack and white images constitute a rhythmic composition. In our colourful and constantly moving world\, it seems even more important to the two photographers to train the human eye to observe works in monochrome. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nEvent launch and discussion \n\n\n\nOBSCURUM exhibition launch and discussion with the photographers will be held in conjunction with The Oxford Italian Association at the JdP Music Building on 13 May from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. \n\n\n\nEntrance:General admission – £5.00The Oxford Italian Association members – £2.00Students – Free. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/obscurum-a-contemporary-photography-exhibition-focused-on-venice/ LOCATION:JdP Music Building\, St Hilda's College\, Cowley Place\, Oxford\, OX4 1DY CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/obscurum-photgraphy-exhibition-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.748581;-1.245545 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=JdP Music Building St Hilda's College Cowley Place Oxford OX4 1DY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=St Hilda's College\, Cowley Place:geo:-1.245545,51.748581 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240417T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240428T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240330T113834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T114138Z UID:10009522-1713312000-1714348799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Forever Flowers with Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity DESCRIPTION:Forever Flowers with Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Forever Flowers with Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity\n\n\n\nRemember a loved one this spring with a Forever Red Rose from Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity. \n\n\n\nFlorence Nightingale Hospice Charity has partnered with Waddesdon Manor for its third Forever Flowers event to celebrate and remember loved ones this spring. \n\n\n\nA stunning\, temporary display of 750 bespoke metal red roses will be installed in the Rose Garden. Each rose will represent the life of a loved one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDedicate a red rose. \n\n\n\nThe charity is offering its supporters the opportunity to be a part of this event by dedicating one of these limited Forever Red Roses\, which also includes an invitation to a private viewing of the display on Monday\, 15 April\, whilst the grounds are closed to the public. \n\n\n\nThe Forever Red Roses installation will then remain on display to the public for two weeks. Once the installation is removed\, those who have dedicated a flower will be able to take it home to display as a forever keepsake. \n\n\n\nBy dedicating a Forever Red Rose\, supporters will be helping the charity to provide excellent local hospice care and be there for more patients and families across Buckinghamshire and its borders. \n\n\n\nFind out more \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrice:Free with grounds admission. \n\n\n\nDates:Wedesday 17 to Sunday 28 April.Cclosed Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 April. \n\n\n\nTimes:10.00am to 5.00pm URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/forever-flowers-with-florence-nightingale-hospice-charity/ LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, HP18 0JH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/forever-flowers-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.8422698;-0.9375034 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Waddesdon Manor:geo:-0.9375034,51.8422698 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240125T180638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T131930Z UID:10009232-1711152000-1719791999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Icons of British Fashion Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Icons of British Fashion Exhibition at Blenheim Palace\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Icons of British Fashion Exhibition\n\n\n\nIcons of British Fashion is Blenheim Palace’s biggest exhibition to date and will celebrate fashion from the past through to the present. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition will feature bespoke designs and loans from world-class designers\, fashion houses and labels\, with each room along the visitor route paying homage to a British fashion icon. \n\n\n\nSome of the well-known names in the fashion world that have confirmed include: \n\n\n\n\nBarbour\n\n\n\nBruce Oldfield\n\n\n\nJean Muir\n\n\n\nLulu Guinness\n\n\n\nStella McCartney\n\n\n\nStephen Jones Millinery for\n\n\n\nChristian Dior\n\n\n\nTemperley London\n\n\n\nTerry de Havilland\n\n\n\nTurnbull & Asser\n\n\n\nVivienne Westwood\n\n\n\nZandra Rhodes\n\n\n\n\nYou’ll start in the Great Hall\, and as you travel through the Palace\, you will be treated to a visually stunning fashion exhibition of a carefully curated collection of clothing\, accessories\, archival materials\, drawings\, photography\, and patterns\, seamlessly integrated with the priceless Blenheim collections to provide a fresh and captivating experience. \n\n\n\nBlenheim Palace has a rich history in British fashion\, hosting fashion shows\, photoshoots\, and catwalks attended by high society and royalty. Now\, the Palace is honoured to collaborate with British designers to celebrate the incredible creativity within the UK’s fashion industry.  \n\n\n\nThe Palace is the perfect backdrop to showcase the lasting impact of British fashion on the global stage over the years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEntrance is free with a valid Pass or Palace ticket. \n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nLocation:The exhibition will take place inside the Palace. \n\n\n\nTimes:10.30am to 4.45pm \n\n\n\nDogs:No dogs allowed. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/icons-of-british-fashion-exhibition/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/icons-of-british-fashion-exhibition-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240214T150216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T131918Z UID:10009264-1711152000-1719187199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings DESCRIPTION:Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings. Image: The Temptation of St Anthony\, Pieter Bruegel I\, c. 1556\, pen in brown ink on laid paper © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings\n\n\n\nShowcasing over 100 exceptional Flemish drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries. \n\n\n\nFrom Pieter Bruegel’s remarkable print designs and landscapes and Rubens’s first sketches to heartfelt friendship albums shared between artists\, this major exhibition presents drawings from many of the Flemish masters\, rarely seen in public. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition will show 120 drawings\, with over 30 on display for the first time\, including some which have only recently been discovered.  \n\n\n\nThese are some of the most exquisite drawings kept in Antwerp and Oxford collections by famous artists such as Pieter Bruegel\, Peter Paul Rubens\, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. They will provide insights into how these artists honed their drawing skills throughout their careers.  \n\n\n\n‘Bruegel to Rubens’ is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to these delicate and often intimate drawings and the objects they inspired. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices: \n\n\n\n\nFull price – £15.30\n\n\n\nSenior Citizen (65 and over) and University of Oxford Employees / Alumni – £14.30\n\n\n\nChild 12 to 17\, Under 25 / Student\, Art Fund Pass Holder\, Blue Light Card Holder\, and Jobseeker – £7.65\n\n\n\nChildren Under 12\, University of Oxford Student\, AshPass Holder\, Carer (accompanying a paying disabled person)\, Ashmolean Staff and Reciprocal Entry – Free\n\n\n\n\nWhile entry to the exhibition is free for Members\, it is advisable to pre-book a timed slot\, especially at busier periods\, to guarantee entry. You will need your 13- or 14- digit Membership Number to book. \n\n\n\nGood to know:This exhibition was co-organised by the Museum Plantin-Moretus\, Antwerp and Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology\, Oxford. It was initially presented in Antwerp\, Belgium from 17 Nov 2023 to 18 Feb 2024 curated by Virginie D’haene. The adapted exhibition at the Ashmolean was co-curated by An Van Camp and Virginie D’haene. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks in the exhibition URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/bruegel-to-rubens-great-flemish-drawings/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/the-temptation-of-st-anthony-by-pieter-bruegel-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240319T203704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T132129Z UID:10009518-1710892800-1730073599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women DESCRIPTION:Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women. Image: Guercino\, The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto\, 1651© The National Gallery\, London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women\n\n\n\nOver 350 years after they were painted\, five paintings by renowned Bolognese painter Guercino are on display together for the first time at Waddesdon in a new exhibition. \n\n\n\nThis historic exhibition spotlights one of the great painters of 17th-century Italy\, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri\, known as Guercino (1591-1666). Brought together for the first time since leaving the artist’s studio in 1651 are Waddesdon’s King David alongside two associated paintings of Sibyls from the National Gallery and another Sibyl from the Royal Collection\, painted the same year. \n\n\n\nBorn in the Italian town of Cento\, Guercino was an excellent draughtsman whose compositions were known for their originality. In his lifetime\, he created hundreds of altarpieces and paintings\, becoming one of the most sought-after Italian Baroque painters and enjoying the patronage of popes\, foreign courts\, cardinals and dukes. \n\n\n\nSee\, close-up\, Guercino’s brilliant use of paint to depict silk\, flesh\, ermine\, paper\, wood and stone while conjuring up ideas about inspiration and contemplation\, sight and foresight\, poetry and prophecy. This is an opportunity to explore how King David relates to the sibyls. \n\n\n\nAlso on display and never before seen in public is Guercino’s recently rediscovered depiction of Moses. This is one of the most important additions to Guercino’s body of work and adds to our understanding of his early maturity\, a period considered by many to be his greatest for the dynamism\, vigour and spontaneity of his painting. \n\n\n\nWhat is a Sybil? \n\n\n\nThese female prophets or seers from classical antiquity were popular subjects in the 17th century\, appealing to Baroque artists as models of female authority. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore about Guercino\n\n\n\nGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)\, Self-Portrait\, 1630-32. Courtesy of Schoeppler Collection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiovanni Francesco Barbieri enjoyed a successful career spent mostly in Bologna and Rome. He acquired the nickname ‘Guercino’ (‘Little Squinter’) due to strabismus (the condition of having a squint). \n\n\n\nAccording to the biographer Carlo Cesare Malvasia\, the infant Guercino was awoken by a loud noise with such a start that he was left with his right eye permanently fixed at an angle. Whether or not this story is to be believed\, this does not appear to have impaired his vision or achievements as a painter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree with house and grounds admission. \n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTickets required:House and grounds admission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Waddesdon Manor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWaddesdon Manor is an extraordinary French Renaissance-style chateau located in Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, approximately 14 miles from Bicester and 25 miles from Oxford. \n\n\n\nBuilt between 1874 and 1889 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild\, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family\, the manor is renowned for its opulent architecture\, exquisite interiors\, and extensive collections of art and decorative objects. \n\n\n\nSet amidst picturesque gardens and parklands\, Waddesdon Manor offers visitors a glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of the late 19th-century European aristocracy. \n\n\n\nToday\, it is managed by the Rothschild Foundation\, a family charitable trust\, on behalf of the National Trust\, which took over ownership in 1957. It serves as a cultural destination\, hosting exhibitions\, events\, and educational programs while maintaining its status as one of England’s most cherished historic houses. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about Waddesdon Manor\, including opening hours and access information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/guercino-at-waddesdon-king-david-and-the-wise-women/ LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, HP18 0JH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/guercino-01-1920x1080-the-cumaean-sibyl-with-a-putto-1651.webp GEO:51.8422698;-0.9375034 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Waddesdon Manor:geo:-0.9375034,51.8422698 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240316T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240526T235959 DTSTAMP:20260620T001337 CREATED:20240503T203725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T233053Z UID:10009579-1710547200-1716767999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness DESCRIPTION:Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness\n\n\n\nFrieda Toranzo Jaeger’s intricately embroidered multi-panel paintings remix iconography from Western art history with indigenous techniques to subvert and challenge dominant power structures and historical narratives. \n\n\n\nToranzo Jaeger’s work uses pre-Columbian Mexican embroidery techniques to disrupt familiar motifs of well-known Western artworks as a way of proposing an existence outside of structural systems of control.  \n\n\n\nUsing recurring imagery of queer lovemaking\, lush tropical greenery and brightly coloured flora\, intermixed with symbols of corporate power – the car\, the engine\, and the spacecraft – she invites us to think critically about the potential for an alternative future beyond colonialism and hyper-capitalism. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is the first UK solo institutional presentation of new and recent works by the Mexico City-based artist. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/frieda-toranzo-jaeger-a-future-in-the-light-of-darkness/ LOCATION:Modern Art Oxford\, 30 Pembroke Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1BP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/frieda-toranzo-jaeger-exhibition-01-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:51.7508892;-1.2591357 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford OX1 1BP United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Pembroke Street:geo:-1.2591357,51.7508892 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR