Tag Archives: Exhibition

The Tale of Prince Vessantara

Posted on May 10, 2018 by felicitasd

Exhibition dates: 27 March to 9 September 2018 Gallery 29 | Admission Free The current display in the Eastern Art Paintings Gallery (Gallery 29) highlights the Vessantara Jataka, the most popular story in the Buddhist world. It explores how the … Continue reading →

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Collecting the Past: Scholars’ Taste in Chinese Art

Posted on August 1, 2017 by yanl

Exhibition dates: 21 Mar to 22 Oct 2017 Gallery 11 | Admission Free Collecting the Past, Scholars’ taste in Chinese Art, on view at the Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, Gallery 11, March 21st through October 22nd, 2017, explores … Continue reading →

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Collecting the Past: Scholars’ Taste in Chinese Art – part II

Posted on July 31, 2017 by yanl

Exhibition dates: 21 Mar to 22 Oct 2017 Gallery 11 | Admission Free Collecting the Past, Scholars’ taste in Chinese Art, on view at the Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, Gallery 11, March 21st through October 22nd, 2017, explores … Continue reading →

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Hiroshige’s Japan: Views of Mount Fuji

Posted on February 10, 2017 by clarep

15 November 2016 to 26 March 2017 Gallery 29 | Admission Free Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan’s highest mountain, has long been praised by poets and depicted by artists for its beautiful shape and sacred status. In the … Continue reading →

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Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural

Posted on November 17, 2016 by francescal

Exhibition dates: 20 October 2016 to 15 January 2017 Sainsbury Special Exhibition Galleries | Book tickets The Ashmolean autumn exhibition, Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural, is now open until 15 January 2017. It looks at Islam’s attitudes … Continue reading →

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