Ashmolean Museum - Tour by Uncomfortable Oxford™ | La Vacanza Travel

Ashmolean Museum - Tour by Uncomfortable Oxford™

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
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  • 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Oxford
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Join us for an uncomfortable walk through the Ashmolean Museum - the first public museum in England!

This tour highlights the contentious histories inherent in museum spaces, bringing forward discussions about colonial origins, object transferral networks, and requests for repatriation. Through the questioning of labels, displays, and exhibits, this tour asks participants: What is the purpose of a museum?

Our tours are academically researched and led by experts. They incorporate active discussion and ask questions about historical memory, controversial statues and objects, and the impacts of imperialism on the city and university.

ACCESSIBILITY: Fully wheelchair accessible with moments for sitting throughout.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

Take a full guided tour of the Ashmolean Museum with one of our Uncomfortable Oxford™ trained guides. Meet at the Statue Gallery, near the Main Entrance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

We begin our tour in the Ashmoelan Story Gallery, discussing the historical origins of the museum and the legacies of early colonial collecting practices.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

In the Cask Gallery, we raise questions about the focus on Greek and Roman culture, enslavement practices, and esthetics in ancient sculpture.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

In the Hellenistic World, discuss the ethics of excavations, display, and replicas.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

Examine and discuss the display on colonialism and repatriation designed by the museum.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH England

Finish the tour in the Egyptian Galleries, discussing mummies and human remains as display items.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Uncomfortable Oxford™ Trained Guide

Exclusions
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Guides required to regularly wash hands
    • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    Departure Point

    Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH, UK


    Return Details

    Returns to original departure point

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    1 hour 15 minutes


    User's Reviews

    Michael_G

    19 Nov, 2023

    The amazing knowledge of the tour guide...The beautiful way everything was presented. The ambience of the Museum.🌟🌟🌟

    47hiteshd

    06 Jul, 2023

    This was a very informative and interesting tour. I saw a museum I have been to many times in a completely new light. This is an interactive tour, where the participants were encouraged to discuss the questions raised by the guide, and I found this a really helpful way to engage with some of the more debated elements of the museum and its collection.

    Pathfinder477211

    15 Mar, 2023

    A fascinating and intellectually stimulating tour of the Ashmolean. We were a very small group -- just two of us aside from the guide, Anja (who did a great job on her first tour!) -- which allowed for plenty of participation, discussion and friendly debate. This makes you feel much more involved and engaged than you do on a typical tour. A really interesting experience that's made me keen to check out what else Uncomfortable Oxford has to offer.

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