What's On - June to September

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40 Years

Open Monday to Saturday | 10am – 5pm

of the Museum of Oxford

Visit the Museum of Oxford’s interactive galleries and explore Oxford’s fascinating story in two very different spaces. Explore Oxford is the only place to learn about the city and its people!

2015 sees the Museum of Oxford celebrating 40 years. To mark this exciting period we’ve launched a 40:40 project - forty things for forty years. We want to find 40 things that you think are exclusively Oxford, the things that make Oxford, Oxford. Anything that inspires, fascinates, provokes or intrigues you about Oxford. It could be pictures, objects, stories, places, interesting facts, films almost anything goes! In short “the best of Oxford”.

Who better to help us with the ‘Best of’ treatment than thebestof Oxford. www.thebestof.co.uk/local/oxford

Our sponsors We are pleased to welcome them on-board as our latest partner. thebestof Oxford is a local business that works to connect local people with recommended businesses and organisations, showcasing local events, reviews, offers and articles. You’ll be able to follow the progress of the project in our monthly blog on their website.

The resulting 40 Best of Oxford will form an exhibition from September. So let us have your ‘best of’ by the 7th of September.

Euton Daley MBE

Exhibitions

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Anniversary Programme Co-ordinator

Workshops, Events, Talks and Tours

pages 10–17

Calendar of Events

centre pages

Family Events

pages 18–21

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3 – 29 June

18 – 20 June

@ Gallery Corridor

@ The Gallery

Photographs of the new World War 1 play

by Jeremy Allen ‘While They’re Away’, taken by James Sutton. A joint project with the Museum of Oxford and Under Construction Theatre.

A series of photos taken by Oxford residents during their visits to Palestine. The images outline the changing nature of life in Palestine over the years and illustrates the connections between this city and Palestine.

27 June – 22 July

@ The Gallery

6 – 13 June

An exhibition to celebrate the work of Mark Wood, a painter, cartoonist and musician with a long history of mental health problems who died in August 2013. He took great delight in the Oxfordshire countryside and wildlife and felt very strongly about ecological issues and the need to protect the planet from further harm.

@ The Gallery An exhibition of original paintings by Keith Jansz, Member Artist of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. www.keithjansz.com

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8 – 30 July

29 August – 13 September

@ Gallery Corridor

@ The Gallery

Views and people of Oxford from Urban Sketchers.

O3 Gallery and Oxford Castle Quarter are launching the new and exciting Oxford Art Prize; an open art competition to celebrate Oxford city’s unique culture, natural beauty and heritage. Finished pieces will be displayed in the Gallery where they will be judged and available to buy.

28 July – 20 August

28 September - 20 February 2016

@ Gallery Corridor @ The Gallery An exhibition by primary schools, secondary schools and children from local learning disability charities working with Brookes University creating modern interpretations of the Magna Carta.

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Collections of 40 things we love about Oxford. Expect poetry and photographs amongst other medium as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations.

Supported by

www.museumofoxford.org

28 September 2015 – 20 February 2016

@ The Gallery The Museum Gift Shop offers a range of products including gifts inspired by our collections. The shop also sells books by local authors and unique work created by Oxford and Oxfordshire artists and craft workers.

An exhibition of 40 objects selected by the local community to tell the story of their city.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Museum of Oxford has been working with local people and community groups to bring together objects which reflect their experiences and memories of Oxford over the past four decades. Visitors will be able to explore Oxford’s recent history through everyday objects, historic artefacts and personal mementoes. 40 Years, 40 Objects will also feature an exciting spotlight loan from the British Museum and artwork and digital stories created especially for the exhibition.

Throughout the summer of 2015, we will be looking for objects to include in the exhibition through a busy programme of community workshops and outreach events.

To get involved, come along to our community collecting day on 20 June in The Old Museum or catch the Museum outreach team at a range of city events including the Oxford Summer Mela on Saturday 13 June and Cowley Road Carnival on Sunday 5 July.

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If you’re interested in stocking our shelves with your artwork, published book or having your crafts in our cabinet please pop in or email museum@oxford.gov.uk.

Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum

Supported by

St Aldate’s

Oxford

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3 June | 11am – 1pm

20 June | 11am – 4pm

@ Heritage Learning Centre

@ The Old Museum Bring along an object that means something to you and relates to Oxford and the last 40 years.

From a sporting trophy to a hat worn on May Day… it can be anything at all! We will record your story and digitise your object to share with visitors to our galleries and users online.

We will select the best to be part of the Museum’s 40 Objects exhibition in September.

Are you looking to gain new skills and experiences or put what you do know to good use? For Volunteers’ Week you can come along to the Museum to see volunteers in action and have a go yourself.

We will start promptly at 11am as volunteers will deliver talks on their experiences.

13 & 27 June 11 & 25 July 8 & 22 August

£4/£4.50/£5 All money from tours goes towards supporting the Museum of Oxford and its development.

@ Gift shop

Town Hall

St Aldate’s

Do you have an object that tells a story about Oxford from the last 40 years?

It could be a medal, a school photo, a pair of shoes or a painting! Anything that tells a story which you are willing to share.

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall. Tours run twice a month and we also offer bespoke tours for groups, including a new option to have tea and scones in The Old Museum, please email museum@oxford.gov.uk or telephone 01865 252417 with your enquiry.

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We are collecting objects to make an exhibition all about Oxford and its people.

Contact us museum@oxford.gov.uk and tell us your story.

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Date

Date

Event Name

Type

Time

Location

Cost

All year

Oxford Uncovered Trail

Family Activity

10am–4.30pm

Gift Shop

FREE

23 May 10 July

Inspired Art Trail

Family Activity

10am–4.30pm

Gift Shop

FREE

1 June

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

Event Name

Type

Time

Location

Cost

29 June

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

30 June

Art for All

Workshop

1.30pm–4pm

HLC

FREE

4 July

Alice’s Day

Family Activity

All Day

Town Hall and HLC

FREE

8 July 30 July

Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries

Exhibition

10am–5pm

Gallery Corridor

FREE

8 July 11 July

Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries

Workshop

5.30pm

HLC

£180/ £225

11 July

Beneath Our Feet Trail

Family Activity

10am–4.30pm

Gift Shop

FREE

11 July

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Tour

11am

Gift Shop

£4/£4.50 /£5

2 June

Art for All

Workshop

1.30pm–4pm

HLC

FREE

3 June 29 June

‘While They’re Away’ Photography by James Sutton

Exhibition

10am–5pm

Gallery Corridor

FREE

3 June

Volunteering: Find Out More

Event

11am–1pm

HLC

FREE

25 July

Tour

11am

Gift Shop

4 June

Memory Lane Movers and Shakers

Event

11am–12noon

HLC

FREE

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

£4/£4.50 /£5

27 July 20 Aug

Family Activity

FREE

Keith Jansz

Exhibition

10am–4.30pm

The Gallery

FREE

10.30am– 12.30pm every Monday and Thursday

The Gallery

6 June 13 June

Magna Carta: Medieval Life in Oxford

8 June

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

28 July 20 Aug

Modern Magna Carta

Exhibition

10am–4.30pm

The Gallery

FREE

9 June

Creative Writing

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

8 Aug

11am

Gift Shop

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Tour

11am

Gift Shop

£4/£4.50 /£5

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Tour

13 June

£4/£4.50 /£5

22 Aug

11am

Gift Shop

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Tour

15 June

£4/£4.50 /£5

16 June

Art for All

Workshop

1.30pm–4pm

HLC

FREE

Oxford Art Prize

Exhibition

10am–4.30pm

The Gallery

FREE

18 June 20 June

Oxford Connections

Exhibition

10am–4.30pm

The Gallery

FREE

29 Aug 13 Sept 10 Sept

Event

2pm–4pm

Memory Lane: Memories of the Green Movement in Oxford

Event

2pm–4pm

HLC

FREE

Heritage Learning Centre

FREE

18 June

Memory Lane: Memories of the Printing Industry in Oxford

10am–4pm

The Old Museum

FREE

Event

Oxford Open Doors

Event

40th Anniversary Collecting Day

12-13 Sept 21 Sept

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

20 June

11am–4pm

The Old Museum

FREE

22 June

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

22 Sept

Creative Writing

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

23 June

Creative Writing

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

10am–4.30pm

Exhibition

10am–4.30pm

The Gallery

FREE

The Gallery and Gallery Corridor

FREE

The Spirit of Nature: Works

by Mark Wood

40 Years, 40 Objects and 40 Best of Oxford

Exhibition

27 June 22 July

28 Sept - 20 Feb 2016

27 June

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Tour

11am

Gift Shop

£4/£4.50 /£5

22 June

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

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28 Sept

Searchers

Workshop

1.30pm–3.30pm

HLC

FREE

29 Sept

Art for All

Workshop

1.30pm–4pm

HLC

FREE

HLC - Heritage Learning Centre

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@ Heritage Learning Centre The Museum of Oxford offers lots of beginners’ workshops for adults including Searchers, Creative Writing and Art For All. All workshops take place in the Heritage Learning Centre on weekday afternoons during term time.

Do you want to: Support the future of the Museum of Oxford?

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Meet lik e-minde d people and have fu n?

They are aimed at beginners but all abilities are very welcome. Please contact Antonia Harland-Lang (aharland-lang@oxford.gov.uk) to be added to the programme mailing list or just drop into a session.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June & 21, 28 September | 1.30 – 3.30pm If your answer is YES to any of these questions, then…

Join our Museum of Oxford Friends!

Contact: museumofoxfordfriends@gmail.com The Museum of Oxford Friends (MoOFs) is launching officially in June 2015 during this 40th Anniversary Year of the Museum of Oxford. Its main purpose is to be supportive and promote this important and unique Museum.

MoOFs aim to be a group that is lively, supportive and inclusive and hope that many of you will chose to become a MoOF; to be part of a sustainable group with a positive impact on Oxford heritage, people and communities both now and into the future.

Please look out for more information about joining MoOFs and plans for forthcoming events in future Museum publications.

Should you wish to get in touch, do email the following: museumofoxfordfriends@gmail.com

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome.

Research family history, local history and much more.

9, 23 June & 22 September | 1.30 – 3.30pm

A creative writing class for anyone who wants to try their hand at writing prose, poetry and plays in a supportive group environment.

2, 16, 30 June & 29 September | 1.30 – 4pm

Judith Price Chair of MoOFs

Museum of Oxford

A mixed media art class for beginners and beyond.

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4 June | 11am – 12noon Memory Lane is a themed reminiscence group for older people, led by Helen, Reminiscence Officer for the Museum of Oxford. For more information call Helen on 01865 252795.

@ Heritage Learning Centre Memory Lane Movers and Shakers is a gentle dance and music group led by dance tutor Angela Conlan. Sessions are inspired by the memories and themes from Memory Lane. Sessions are free and light refreshments are provided. For more information call Helen on 01865 252795.

18 June | 2pm – 4pm 8 – 11 July Tuition days Wed – Fri | 9am – 5.30pm Sketch crawl in Oxford Sat | 10 – 5pm

£225/£180

@ Heritage Learning Centre Memories of the Green movement in Oxford is part of Low Carbon Week.

@ Heritage Learning Centre

10 September | 2pm – 4pm

This is an urban sketching workshop in the heart of Oxford that will push your sketching boundaries, exploring techniques for drawing people, paint in watercolour and creating bold sketches on location. The results of the workshop will be exhibited along with other urban sketches around Oxford at the Gallery Corridor.

@ Heritage Learning Centre Memories of the Printing Industry in Oxford is part of Oxford Open Doors Weekend.

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Image © of Oxfordshire County Council History Centre .

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To book and for further information contact: Isabel Carmona Andreu email: isacarand@gmail.com Website: http://workshops.urbansketchers.org

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27 July – 20 August Mondays and Thursdays | 10.30am – 12.30pm 4 July | 12noon – 4pm @ The Gallery Join us to find out more about life in Oxford in the time of King John when the Magna Carta was signed. Investigate the evidence from a medieval rubbish pit and discover what survived and what didn’t!

@ Heritage Learning Centre Alice’s Day returns with a day full of free family drop-in activities as part of the city-wide celebrations of the famous story!

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23 May – 10 July

@ Gift Shop Fun family trails around the Explore Oxford galleries available all year round with different themes suitable for all the family and available from the Museum’s gift shop.

Find art everywhere in Oxford’s history.

11 July – 4 September All year

Visit the Explore Oxford galleries and discover the fascinating evidence from lives in Oxford’s past with a family friendly gallery trail. Take a trip under the ground on a virtual tour of the Town Hall’s Cellar and find out about Oxford’s Medieval Jewish history.

Meet the people who lived on our doorstep in this fun trail about Oxford’s history.

Celebrating the Festival of Archaeology from 11 to 26 July.

Download our

2 5 YEARS

app

available on iOS and Android devices, just search for Museum Trails Oxfordshire, and enjoy a fantastic trail around our Explore Oxford gallery which includes images, movies, questions and more.

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Town Hall

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12 – 13 September | 10am – 4pm

Hosting a wide range of exciting and heritage events, The Old Museum is also available to book for your event. For more information, visit our website.

@ The Old Museum Organised by Oxford Preservation Trust, the theme for this year’s Open Doors weekend will be books, printing and libraries. The Museum of Oxford will be throwing open the doors of The Old Museum, once home to the city’s public library. Look out for a range of free activities over the course of the weekend. Visit the website for more information nearer the time.

10 September | 2pm – 4pm

@ Heritage Learning Centre Memories of the Printing Industry in Oxford is part of Oxford Open Doors Weekend.

The Museum of Oxford Team are out and about during the summer. You’ll find us at:

Memory Lane is a themed reminiscence group for older people, led by Helen, Reminiscence Officer for the Museum of Oxford. For more information call Helen on 01865 252795.

Oxford Mela – 13 June Alice’s Day – 4 July Image © of Oxfordshire County Council History Centre .

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Cowley Road Carnival – 5 July www.museumofoxford.org

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