What's On at the Museum of Oxford, June to September 2014

What’s On at the Museum of Oxford and Gallery

June to September 2014 Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

Welcome Welcome to the latest guide to What’s On at the Museum of Oxford, Gallery and Old Museum.

The Old Museum will showcase another exciting season of arts and heritage events, including Pre-Ashmolean Live Friday Boardgame Remix parties and Oxford Open Doors.

Explore Oxford continues to play host to brilliant family events, from ‘Amazing Archaeology’ to ‘Tudor Tunes’. Meanwhile, The Gallery will be exhibiting work from some of Oxford’s top artists and community groups and our popular Heritage Tours will explore the Town Hall’s hidden corners and stories.

We’re also delighted to be taking part in Oxford’s favourite summer events including the Lord Mayor’s Celebration, Mela and Alice’s Day with free talks, workshops and family activities.

We look forward to seeing you this summer in our three venues in Oxford’s historic Town Hall.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

Regular Events Explore Oxford

Visit the Museum of Oxford’s interactive galleries located in the Town Hall opposite reception. This permanent exhibition tells visitors the fascinating story of Oxford and its people in two very different spaces.

Oxford Uncovered Family Trail

Take a different look at the ‘Explore Oxford’ Galleries, discover some amazing artefacts and write a letter to the past. Suitable for all the family to do together. 50p from the Museum Gift Shop.

Available 10am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday.

Community Workshops

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 weekdays during term time (see monthly listings for further details). 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.

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall.

Our Heritage Tours run twice a month so please see monthly listings for further details. We also offer bespoke tours for groups to suit your schedule, please email museum@oxford.gov.uk or telephone 01865 252417 with your enquiry.

Gallery Corridor

A new local artist exhibits their work in the Gallery Corridor every month so there is always something new and interesting to see.

Check our listings for further details.

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Workshops, Talks and Tours Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

June 3 June Art for All 1.30–4pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre A mixed media art class for beginners and beyond.

5 June The Work of Carers Oxfordshire – A Talk by Catherine Blaxhall, 5pm, Free, Museum of Oxford

Head of Carers Oxfordshire Catherine Blaxhall will be delivering a talk about National Carers Week (9–15th June) and the services provided by Carers Oxfordshire. Please call 01865 252334 or visit our Gift Shop in the Town Hall to book a place.

Optional meet up in the Town Hall Café before the talk at 4.30pm.

7 June – 6 September Alice 3.0: An Alternative Wonderland, FREE, Gallery and Gallery Corridor

Can you imagine a girl falling down a hole and meeting a rabbit, a mad hatter, a bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts and a hookah-smoking caterpillar? Lewis Carroll could.

Now imagine that same girl 150 years on. The Alice 3.0: an Alternative Wonderland exhibition does just that.

From the abstract to the cartoon-like, from the intricate to the minimalist, 25 UK and international artists and children from Oxford High Junior School, Rose Hill Primary School and the Oxford Deaf Children’s Society present us with a unigue Welcome to the 21st century reworking of Carroll’s classic tale. Wonderland.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

7 June Tuner of Oxford – A Talk by Jon Whitely, £3, 3pm–4.30pm, Council Chamber Jon Whitely, honorary curator of the Ashmolean’s Western Art department, takes us on an exploration of Turner of Oxford and the artworks which now adorn the Council Chamber corridor in the Town Hall. This intriguing talk will also include a viewing of the City Council’s fantastic Turner of Oxford collection. Please call 01865 252334 or visit our Gift Shop in the Town Hall to book.

7 June – 5 September Alice family trail

Discover more about Alice’s adventures in Oxford with this family trail around the Explore Oxford galleries. Suitable for all the family to do together. £1 from the Museum Gift Shop. Available 10am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday.

9 June Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

10 June Creative Writing, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

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

14 June Oxford Mela (Out & About)

Find the Museum of Oxford’s activity stall out and about at Oxford’s 5th annual summer Mela in East Oxford. There will be Bollywood, Fusion and Bhangra dancing, live bands, games and activities for children and lots more entertainment.

See www.oxfordhindutemple.org for further details and venue.

14 and 28 June Heritage Tours: Town Hall, 11am, £5/£4.50/£4, Gift Shop

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall. This grade II* listed building was and still is the place where all of the big decisions for Oxford are made.

All tours, taken by our expert volunteers, last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, some rooms are subject to availability. Please meet at the Museum of Oxford gift shop by 10.50am (tour start at 11am). £4, £4.50 (in advance) £5 on day with all money going towards the development of the Museum and its services. For booking information please go to our website or call 01865 252334.

15 June Lord Mayor’s Celebration, 12noon–5pm, FREE, Gloucester Green

Join the new Lord Mayor of Oxford to celebrate all things Oxford this summer. Enjoy live music presented by BBC Introducing and Oxford Contemporary Music, a village of tasty local food stalls and free activities to keep all the family entertained – with cycle powered bubble machines, a family craft corner and stories around the straw bale circle. The Lord Mayor’s Celebration reflects Oxford’s diverse communities and global connections and will form part of this year’s Low Carbon Oxford Week.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

16 June Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

17 June Art for All, 1.30–4pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre A mixed media art class for beginners and beyond.

19 June Memory Lane: Remembering the 1970s, 2pm, FREE, Museum of Oxford

A free group to enable people to meet and reminisce about Oxford in the past. Join us to reminisce about the decade that introduced ABBA, bell bottoms and Star Wars!

23 June Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

24 June Creative Writing, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

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

27 June Ashmolean Live Friday – Boardgame Remix Pre-party, 5–7pm, FREE, The Old Museum

Join the Museum of Oxford and Hide&Seek for our Live Friday Preparties. Play fun new twists on your favourite board games – everything from Cluedo reimagined with zombies to Scrabble where you send your words into battle… There’ll be an eclectic playlist and the Vintage Barge bar will be selling drinks and snacks.

To find out more about the Boardgame Remix Kit, visit www.boardgame-remix-kit.com.

30 June Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

Dates for your Diary Tuesday 3 June

Art for All

1.30–4pm

FREE

Thursday 5 June

Talk – Catherine Blaxhall on the work of Carers Oxfordshire

5pm

FREE

Saturday 7 June – Alice 3.0: An Saturday 6 September Alternative Wonderland

FREE

Saturday 7 June

Tuner of Oxford – A Talk by Jon Whitely

3pm–4.30pm £3

Saturday 7 June – Friday 5 September

Alice family trail

Available £1 from 10am to Museum 4.30pm Mon Gift Shop. to Sat

Monday 9 June

Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 10 June

Creative Writing

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Saturday 14 June

Oxford Mela (Out & About)

12–6pm

FREE

Saturday 14 and 28 Saturday June

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

11am (lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour)

£5/£4.50/£4

Sunday 15 June

Lord Mayor’s Celebration

12noon– 5pm

FREE

Monday 16 June

Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 17 June

Art for All

1.30–4pm

FREE

Thursday 19 June

Memory Lane: Remembering the 1970s

2pm

FREE

Monday 23 June

Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 24 June

Creative Writing

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Friday 27 June

Ashmolean Live Friday – Boardgame Remix Pre-party

5–7pm

Monday 30 June

Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 1 July

Art for All

1.30–4pm

FREE

Saturday 5 July

Alice’s Day

10.30am– 3.30pm

FREE

Monday 7 June – Alice 3.0: An Saturday 6 September Alternative Wonderland

FREE

FREE

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

Friday 11 July

Summer Story School

10.15am– 3.30pm

FREE

Saturday 12 July

The Story of Oxford – A Talk and Book Signing by Katherine Shock and Christopher Ball (John Elinger)

11am

FREE

Saturday 12 and Saturday 26 July

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

11am (lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour)

£5/£4.50/£4

Saturday 26 July

Amazing Archaeology Family Day

10.30am– 3.30pm

FREE

Saturday 7 June – Alice 3.0: An Saturday 6 September Alternative Wonderland

FREE

Saturday 9 and Saturday 23 August

Heritage Tours: Town Hall

11am (lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour)

£5/£4.50/£4

Thursday 21 August

Tudor Tunes Family Day

10.30am– 3.30pm

FREE

Saturday 7 June – Saturday 6 September

Alice 3.0: An Alternative Wonderland

Saturday 6 September – Friday 5 December

Under siege family trail

Available Mon to Sat 10am– 4.30pm

£1 from Museum Gift Shop.

Thursday 11 September

Memory Lane: Oxford Town Hall at War

2pm

FREE

Saturday 13 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 14 (12 pm to 4pm) September

Oxford Open Doors

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September

WW1 Heritage Tours: Town Hall

FREE

FREE

11am (Sat 13 only) 2pm (Sat 13 & Sun 14)

FREE

Monday 22 September Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 23 September Art for All

1.30–4pm

FREE

Saturday 27 September Heritage Tours: Town Hall

11am (lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour)

£5/£4.50/£4

Monday 29 September Searchers

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Tuesday 30 September Creative Writing

1.30–3.30pm FREE

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

JULY 1 July Art for All 1.30–4pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre A mixed media art class for beginners and beyond.

5 July Alice’s Day, 10.30am–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

Celebrate Alice’s Day with us and join in with our fun family activities. Create playing card character badges or make biscuit tea cups and other tea party food, as well as dressing up as your favourite Wonderland character and listening to the stories of Alice. Also discover more about museum objects that belonged to the real Alice with our Alice trail!

Join one of our special tours of the Town Hall crypt. Guides will talk about Jewish heritage and the City plate collection. Tours last 15 mins, maximum 15 spaces per tour on a first come first served basis. Meeting point: Museum gift shop.

Tour times: 11:00, 11:30, 13:00, 13.30, 15:00, 15:30

7 June – 6 September Alice 3.0: An Alternative Wonderland, FREE, Gallery and Gallery Corridor

Can you imagine a girl falling down a hole and meeting a rabbit, a mad hatter, a bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts and a hookah-smoking caterpillar? Lewis Carroll could.

Now imagine that same girl 150 years on. The Alice 3.0: an Alternative Wonderland exhibition does just that.

From the abstract to the cartoon-like, from the intricate to the minimalist, 25 UK and international artists and children from Oxford High Junior School, Rose Hill Primary School and the Oxford Deaf Children’s Society present us with unique reworking of Carroll’s classic tale.

11 July Summer Story School, 10.15am–3.30pm, FREE, Town Hall Long Room A stimulating day of talks, storytelling and creative workshops.

Open to all, drop in anytime.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

12 July The Story of Oxford – A Talk and Book Signing

by Katherine Shock and Christopher Ball (John Elinger), 11am, FREE

Local artist Katherine and poet John will be signing their book ‘That Sweet City’. They will also present a short talk on the ‘Story of Oxford’. Discounts on the day.

12 and 26 July Heritage Tours: Town Hall, 11am, £5/£4.50/£4, Gift Shop

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall. This grade II* listed building was and still is the place where all of the big decisions for Oxford are made.

All tours, taken by our expert volunteers, last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, some rooms are subject to availability. Meet at the Museum of Oxford gift shop by 10.50am (tour start at 11am). £3.50, £4 (in advance) £5 on day with all money going towards the development of the Museum and its services. For booking information please go to our website or call 01865 252334.

26 July Amazing Archaeology Family Day, 10.30am–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre Fun family archaeology activities in conjunction with the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology. Become an archaeologist for the day and find out more about what it really means to be one. Take part in a mini indoor dig discovering, examining and recording artefacts. Look at objects from the past and use your detective skills to find clues to piece together their stories.

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

August 7 June – 6 September Alice 3.0: An Alternative Wonderland, FREE, Gallery and Gallery Corridor

Can you imagine a girl falling down a hole and meeting a rabbit, a mad hatter, a bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts and a hookah-smoking caterpillar? Lewis Carroll could.

Now imagine that same girl 150 years on. The Alice 3.0: an Alternative Wonderland exhibition does just that.

From the abstract to the cartoon-like, from the intricate to the minimalist, 25 UK and international artists and children from Oxford High Junior School, Rose Hill Primary School and the Oxford Deaf Children’s Society present us with unique reworking of Carroll’s classic tale.

9 and 23 August Heritage Tours: Town Hall, 11am, £5/£4.50/£4, Gift Shop

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall. This grade II* listed building was and still is the place where all of the big decisions for Oxford are made.

All tours, taken by our expert volunteers, last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, some rooms are subject to availability. Meet at the Museum of Oxford gift shop by 10.50am (tour start at 11am). £4, £4.50 (in advance) £5 on day with all money going towards the development of the Museum and its services. For booking information please go to our website or call 01865 252334.

21 August Tudor Tunes Family Day, 10.30am–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

Find out how the Tudors entertained themselves with this fun family workshop. There is a chance to handle Tudor toys and dress in Elizabethan costume, and take part in a craft activity. Meet our visiting Tudor musician and listen to and have a go at playing and dancing to Tudor music.

September 7 June – 6 September Alice 3.0: An Alternative Wonderland, FREE, Gallery and Gallery Corridor

Can you imagine a girl falling down a hole and meeting a rabbit, a mad hatter, a bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts and a hookah-smoking caterpillar? Lewis Carroll could.

Now imagine that same girl 150 years on. The Alice 3.0: an Alternative Wonderland exhibition does just that.

From the abstract to the cartoon-like, from the intricate to the minimalist, 25 UK and international artists and children from Oxford High Junior School, Rose Hill Primary School and the Oxford Deaf Children’s Society present us with unique reworking of Carroll’s classic tale.

6 September – 5 December Under Siege family trail

Discover more people in the past who have been under siege or affected by war with this family trail around the Explore Oxford galleries. Suitable for all the family to do together.

Available 10am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday.

Trail costs £1 and can be bought from the Museum Gift Shop.

11 September Memory Lane: Oxford Town Hall at War, 2pm, FREE, Museum of Oxford

A free group to enable people to meet and reminisce about Oxford in the past. Join us to reminisce about the role of Oxford Town Hall during wartime! Part of the Oxford Open Doors programme.

Oxford Open Doors 2014 13 (10am to 5pm) and 14 (12pm to 4pm) September Oxford Open Doors

Help us uncover Oxford’s untold First World War stories as part of Oxford’s citywide heritage weekend. Find out about local people’s experiences of the Great War and share your own family stories and memorabilia. Discover the Town Hall’s secret history as a military hospital with tours of the building. Special selfguided family trails of the Town Hall and Explore Oxford will also be available. Please see the Open Doors programme for more information.

13 September, 11am and 2pm 14 September, 1pm and 2.30pm WW1 Heritage Tours: Town Hall, FREE, Gift Shop

Join the Museum of Oxford as our expert volunteers take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall and discover its history as a military hospital during World War One. This grade II* listed building was and still is the place where all of the big decisions for Oxford are made.

Get 10% off in the Gift Shop with every tour

Oxford Open Doors organised by Oxford Preservation Trust in partnership with the University of Oxford in support of Heritage Open Days

Enquiries: 01865 252334 • whatson@oxford.gov.uk Museum of Oxford • Town Hall • St Aldate’s • Oxford

22 September Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

23 September Art for All, 1.30–4pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre A mixed media art class for beginners and beyond.

27 September Heritage Tours: Town Hall, 11am, £5/£4.50/£4, Gift Shop

Join the Museum of Oxford as we take you on a tour around Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall. This grade II* listed building was and still is the place where all of the big decisions for Oxford are made.

All tours, taken by our expert volunteers, last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, some rooms are subject to availability. Meet at the Museum of Oxford gift shop by 10.50am (tour start at 11am). £4, £4.50 (in advance) £5 on day with all money going towards the development of the Museum and its services. For booking information please go to our website or call 01865 252334.

29 September Searchers, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre

A research class for beginners, all ages welcome. Research family history, local history and much more.

30 September Creative Writing, 1.30–3.30pm, FREE, Heritage Learning Centre A creative writing class for anyone who wants to try their hand at writing prose, poetry and plays in a supportive group environment.

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Museum of Oxford Opening Times:

Monday Saturday, 10am–5pm.

Sunday closed.

Town Hallto open: Monday to Friday from 8:30am – 7:30pm Saturdays from 9am and – 6pm The Explore Oxford Galleries, The Gallery Gift Shop Sundays from 10:30am – 4pm are open six days a week, Monday to Saturday 10am–5pm.

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