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Lin, Oxfordshire Hospital School Teacher has written this touching post for the blog – thank you Lin. I have been most fortunate to have been at the Highfield Unit for part of the Ashmolean  project involving the Manet painting. Art … Continue reading →

What do these have in common? – portraits and pieces created by the inspired young people at The Highfield. Over the last 2 weeks the young people have been studying portraits and using Manet’s Portrait of Fanny Claus to think … Continue reading →

‘Week 3 has been the most interesting …., as we learnt how such simple 3 key ingredients can make a paint that sticks for thousands of years and is still clearly visible in caves today.’ To understand Manet’s work within … Continue reading →

.….What’s that thing on your head? …..Where are you sitting? …..Are you happy? …..Why are you dressed in those clothes? Is that your wedding dress? If you had the chance to speak to Mlle Fanny Claus, what would you ask? … Continue reading →

A new year starts… and so does our new group! Manet is back! Over the next 12 weeks, Manet’s Portrait of Fanny Mlle Claus, will be inspiring young people to be creative in a wide variety of ways: music, sketching, … Continue reading →

…..were the words of a Meadowbrook student when I told her (in early Nov) we would exhibit her work. On Saturday 13 December, we opened the first Me, Myself and Manet exhibition- an exhibition celebrating the art work created by … Continue reading →

The Oxfordshire Hospital School is such a special place, with such special young people attending its classes. Caron Houchen, a teacher at the Oxfordshire Hospital School has kindly written our post for this week letting us know about the project … Continue reading →

The third group the Ashmolean has worked with is the Oxfordshire Hospital School, based at the JR hospital. The amazing staff at the Hospital School ensure the children have the opportunity to continue with their education, join in with activities, … Continue reading →

Words by Dionne Freeman, Director of Meadowbrook College, The Harlow Centre. Meadowbrook students have had the unique opportunity to work with the Ashmolean this term. The project has involved visiting the painting in the museum, going behind the scenes at … Continue reading →

…. words by a student from Meadowbrook College, The Harlow Centre. My first impressions of the museum were that the building looks amazing and lush with all the decorations. Many people went to the Ashmolean, also different schools, I thought … Continue reading →