Calendar of Events
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Saturday 03 March - Monday 08 October
John Piper – The Gyselnck Collection
Venue: The River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames
Tickets: Free with museum admission
A unique opportunity to view a private collection of Piper’s work, exhibited for the first time ever in the UK. Over a period of 25 years, Michael Gyselnck has developed a collection that explores the artists' creative genius throughout his life, from his early abstracts through to his later figurative work.
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Monday 19 March - Sunday 20 May
Art At The Edge
Venue: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Tickets: Free admission
To celebrate the London Olympics 2012, the Ashmolean will display a group of bronze sculptures from Art At The Edge, a commissioned series of sculptural studies, representing different Olympic and Paralympic sports. Each sculpture is cast in bronze and made by a different artist to reflect the cross section of contemporary British sculpture. The works will be placed in the Ashmolean’s Human Image Gallery, amongst the Museum’s permanent collections.
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Sunday 25 March - Sunday 03 June
Head Over Heels
Venue: The Gallery, Oxford Town Hall
Tickets: Free admission
An exhibition inspired by Oxfordshire hats and shoes and what they mean to us. Featuring photogrpahy, craft, film and art projects by local community groups about the headwear and footwear that intrigues and inspires them. Part of a Museums Partnership Project including an exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum.
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Friday 30 March - Friday 01 June
Creation Station - Historical Hats
Venue: The Gallery and Heritage Learning Centre, Oxford Town Hall
Tickets: £1.50 per pack
Take inspiration from the Head over Heals Exhibition to crate your own historical headgear. Will you make a terrific top hat or maybe a royal crown for the Jubilee?
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Category: Family Friendly
Saturday 31 March - Sunday 03 June
Shooting on the Front Line: One Soldier’s War in Afghanistan
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
Tickets: Free admission
In a radical departure from the normal art displays hosted at the Oxfordshire Museum, The Soldiers of Oxfordshire are pleased to bring to Woodstock the dramatic photographs of Major Paul Smyth. This photographic exhibition features the captivating and thought-provoking photography of TA Reservist Major Paul Smyth, a Territorial Army Officer from Henley, documenting his tour of duty in Afghanistan between April and October 2010.
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