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Silver,  gold, ivory, coconut shell, mother of pearl and nautilus shell; these are some of the materials used in the huge range of objects in the Welby collection. Curator Matthew Winterbottom gave us a tour of the finely crafted, highly … Continue reading →

This week Simon Glenn, Research Fellow for the Oxford-Paris Alexander Project introduced us to some of the issues involved around creating a display about ancient Greek coins. We saw how he used enlarged images of coins and a map as … Continue reading →

I have really loved being a part of the Ashmolean’s  CREATIVES Youth Panel as I have met so many interesting people and gained a lot of insight into how the museum runs behind the scenes. The highlight of the Panel … Continue reading →

To say that our contribution to Live Friday went without a hitch isn’t exactly true. Really, it went TOO well- we were swamped with people! As we had agreed  in previous meetings, the activities we would run were based around … Continue reading →

There is a feel of anticipation in the air as we at The Ashmolean CREATIVES  young people’s panel work together towards  the next exciting Live Friday on 3rd March! At this point, we have narrowed down the activities we want … Continue reading →