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29 November 2013
Exhibitions of South Chinese painting and Indian paintings now online
Two new exhibitions, Lingnan Masters: South Chinese Painting in Transition 1800–2000 and Indian Paintings from the Simon Digby Collection, are now live on Eastern Art Online.
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29 July 2013
Tales in the round: Manjū netsuke and Japanese woodblock prints – exhibition now online
The online version of the exhibition Tales in the Round: Manju Netsuke from the Ashmolean is now live. Here, visitors can zoom into high-resolution images and access detailed information about…
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13 May 2013
Xu Bing: Landscape Landscript - exhibition now online
The online version of Xu Bing: Landscape Landscript, one of the first major exhibitions of contemporary art at the Ashmolean, and one of the first exhibitions devoted to the artist…
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21 March 2013
Sal-e now mobarak! Eastern Art Online celebrates Nowruz (Persian New Year) 1392/2013!
Sal-e now mobarak! / !سال نو مبارک (Farsi for Happy New Year!) Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artefacts from Iran on the occasion on the Persian…
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10 February 2013
The Ashmolean Celebrates the Chinese New Year 2013 (Year of the Snake)!
The Chinese Paintings Gallery holds a new exhibition of Chinese Landscapes from the Ashmolean Collection to celebrate the Chinese New Year 2013 (the Year of the Snake). This year, the…
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21 December 2012
Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan - complete exhibition now online!
Discover exquisite embroideries, dyed silk and velvet panels, tapestries, and appliqué works
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30 April 2012
Exceptional embroidered sitarah made for tomb of the Prophet Muhammad now on display
An exceptional embroidered sitarah (curtain) made for the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina is now on permanent display at the Ashmolean’s Gallery of Islamic Middle East. The sitarah…
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8 March 2012
Al-Qur’an al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages - exhibition now online
Discover the Qur’an as a source of artistic inspiration and expression in this selection of works on paper from the early centuries of Islam to the present day. The online…
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7 February 2012
Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin - exhibition now online
Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin, shown for the first time in its entirety at the Ashmolean. The online version of the…
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21 January 2012
Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art - exhibition now online
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the paintings, prints and papercuts depicting legendary figures from Chinese folklore. The online version of the Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese…
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29 November 2011
Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition - exhibition now online
Discover the brightly coloured actors from Japanese popular theatre depicted by woodblock print artists over the centuries. The online version of the Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition exhibition is…
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25 November 2011
Salam Ma'al Hijra! Eastern Art Online celebrates Islamic New Year AH 1433!
Salam Ma'al Hijra! Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artworks from the Islamic World on the occasion of the Islamic New Year (AH 1433), which falls…
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4 November 2011
The Hajj - Explore artefacts from the Islamic World
Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artefacts from the Islamic World on the occasion on the Hajj season. Many of these pieces are on display in the Ashmolean's Islamic Middle…
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2 November 2011
The William Cohn Memorial Lecture: The Body Adorned - To the Divine Through Beauty
Over centuries the sensuous bodily form, female and male, human and divine, has been a dominant feature in Indian artistic tradition. From seductive stone dancers on temple walls, to exquisitely…
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26 October 2011
Eastern Art Online celebrates Diwali 2011
Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artefacts from India during the festival of Diwali. Many of these artefacts are on display in the Ashmolean's India galleries.…
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1 August 2011
Welcome to Ramadan - Eastern Art Online invites you to explore its collection of artefacts from the Islamic World
Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artefacts from the Islamic World on the occasion on Ramadan. Many of these artefacts are on display in the Ashmolean's Islamic Middle East gallery,…
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20 July 2011
Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (II) - exhibition now online
Explore more of the bold and colourful imagery and slogans featured on posters, papercuts and even matchboxes during the Cultural Revolution in China.
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8 April 2011
Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (I) - exhibition now online
Explore the bold and colourful imagery and slogans featured on posters, papercuts and even matchboxes during the Cultural Revolution in China.
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21 March 2011
Sal-e now mobarak! Eastern Art Online celebrates Nowruz (Persian New Year) 1390/2011!
Sal-e now mobarak! / !سال نو مبارک (Farsi for Happy New Year!) Eastern Art Online welcomes you to explore its collection of artefacts from Iran on the occasion on the…
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8 February 2011
Eastern Art related events at the Ashmolean in February and March
Eastern Art related gallery activities, gallery talks, family activities, courses and workshops for February to March 2011
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3 February 2011
Jameel Centre for the Study of Eastern Art - new facility open to all
The Jameel Centre for the Study of Eastern Art is a new facility open to members of the public, students and scholars alike for the study and enjoyment of the…
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3 February 2011
Come celebrate the Chinese New Year at the The Jameel Centre for the Study of Eastern Art
To celebrate the Chinese New Year (year of the Rabbit), The Jameel Centre for the Study of Eastern Art will display some works of art, showing Rabbits, from the 3rd…
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11 October 2010
Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Ukiyo-e prints - exhibition now online
Giant spiders, dancing skeletons, winged goblins and hordes of ghostly warriors are among the spooky subjects depicted in this display of 19th century woodblock prints from the Ashmolean’s own collection.…
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