Exhibition on Screen Director Interview: David Bickerstaff Talks About His Latest Documentary: Pissarro: Father of Impressionism @AshmoleanMuseum - https://t.co/dmXsZjitL4 via @thecurbau
“This is the most engaging exhibition I’ve ever seen- and I’ve seen plenty all over the world. This is the first one which has brought me to tears.” says Lélia Pissarro, great-granddaughter of Camille
★ ★ ★ ★ "Illuminating" – The Times
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism will span the life of Camille Pissarro, one of the most celebrated artists of 19th-century France and a central figure in Impressionism.
Opens 18 Feb. Free for Members.
Book at: https://t.co/yoLyr7ENGj
What Father of Impressionism at @AshmoleanMuseum lacks in cliché — in flushed sunsets, bright poppy fields or shimmering lily pads — it compensates for with the subtleties of closer intimacy, writes @rachelcj2 in @timesarts ★★★★☆ https://t.co/uDzGf7RVMk
The exhibition featuring the work of Ali Kazim, one of Pakistan's leading artists, can be seen from 7 February to 26 June @AshmoleanMuseum
Read more: https://t.co/FRiqt3EjG4
Photo Credits: Detail of The Conference of Birds, 2019 by Ali Kazim, courtesy Jhaveri Contemporary
Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember the victims and survivors of the Holocaust and the genocides which followed.
Hear the story of Paul Jacobsthal, a Jewish scholar of archaeology, and how he escaped the Nazis with his Tang Dynasty camel https://t.co/tR1JpoL1MW
Today we launch Fingerprints, a brand new podcast in which we look at objects from across the globe and the hands they’ve passed through to reach us, from makers, looters, soldiers, curators, and many more, revealing the ways conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum.
Every object in the Ashmolean has passed from hand to hand, with invisible fingerprints left behind by makers, looters, soldiers, curators, and more, revealing ways in which conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum. Fingerprints starts 21 Jan 2022 🎧https://t.co/lFmoLfZ7rQ