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POETRY IN THE GALLERIES

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Date & Time

Fri, 1 May 2026

19:00

Venue

Ashmolean Museum

Price

FREE

Other showtimes available

2 total
Fri 1 May
19:00FREE
Sat 2 May

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About this event

Experience poetry recitals in the Ashmolean's galleries, connecting art and verse.

Why you should come

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• Hear poems inspired by metalwork and jewellery in the European Prehistory Gallery

• Talk to the Oxfordshire poets and learn about their inspiration

Event Highlights

  • Explore the Museum’s pieces, renowned or recherche, intriguing or glorious and newly-acquired artworks.
  • Poems will be recited next to the objects and artworks that inspired the poets.
  • The May tour will be inside the European Prehistory Gallery on the ground floor.
  • See cauldrons, horns, axe heads, spears and bows as well as fine examples of metalwork and jewellery.

Speaker

Oxfordshire poets

Organized by: Ashmolean Museum

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