POETRY IN GALLERIES TOUR MAY 2025

In Gallery 8 showing Bettina von Zwhel's exhibition

Sat 10 May, 2–3pm
At the Museum

Drop-in, FREE activity on Saturday afternoon

Gallery 8

With Oxfordshire poets

The Ashmolean welcomes back old friends, and new ones as well to our series of poetry tours.

This tour focuses on the amazing photographs and objects on show in Bettina von Zwehl's Ashmolean NOW exhibition in the Museum's contemporary art Gallery 8.

 

Inside the Ashmolean Now Bettina von Zwehl gallery showing Thing series close ups
bettina gallery puffer fish dogs fungi 1000

Inside Bettina's show in Gallery 8

 

Poets from Oxford and surrounding areas will explore and celebrate 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. If you want to talk to the poets, most of us are friendly!