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LCollie

@museumlynn

Works in public policy, campaigns and comms.
GLAM Volunteer in @UniOfOxford museums. Art history, politics & languages. So much art - so little time.

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On Friday 21 June, join us for the evening opening of Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings. The exhibition will be open until 8pm, and you can enjoy food and drinks at our Rooftop Restaurant too. Purchase tickets to the exhibition and make a reservation for dinner here:

On Friday 21 June, join us for the evening opening of Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings. 

The exhibition will be open until 8pm, and you can enjoy food and drinks at our Rooftop Restaurant too.

Purchase tickets to the exhibition and make a reservation for dinner here:
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New exhibition! I am thrilled to share news of REFRAMING THE MUSE which I’m curating as part of Oxford Festival of the Arts. For this show, 9 female painters have reimagined the 9 ancient muses on their own terms: artsfestivaloxford.org/events/reframi…

New exhibition! I am thrilled to share news of REFRAMING THE MUSE which I’m curating as part of <a href="/ArtsFestOxford/">Oxford Festival of the Arts</a>. For this show, 9 female painters have reimagined the 9 ancient muses on their own terms: artsfestivaloxford.org/events/reframi…
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The majority of drawings that have survived from the 16th and 17th centuries were made as designs for other artworks. These were often made on a smaller scale than the final work in order to save time and materials.  Designs for tapestries, however, were an exception. They had

The majority of drawings that have survived from the 16th and 17th centuries were made as designs for other artworks. These were often made on a smaller scale than the final work in order to save time and materials. 

Designs for tapestries, however, were an exception. They had
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English art critic John Ruskin described J.M.W. Turner as the artist who could most ‘stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of nature’. This sentiment is certainly reflected in the soft glow of Turner’s Venice, which is part of our Western Art Print Room collection.   The

English art critic John Ruskin described J.M.W. Turner as the artist who could most ‘stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of nature’. This sentiment is certainly reflected in the soft glow of Turner’s Venice, which is part of our Western Art Print Room collection.
 
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Huge thanks Fox Lane Books 🦊 for the Torsten Bell book, bought with your reward points! Check out this independent bookseller for a great choice in books and excellent customer service. 🧡🦊📚

Huge thanks <a href="/foxlanebooks/">Fox Lane Books 🦊</a> for the Torsten Bell book, bought with your reward points! Check out this independent bookseller for a great choice in books and excellent customer service.
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We’re nearly ready to welcome you to Money Talks: Art, Society & Power, our new major exhibition opening on Friday 9 August. Have you bought your tickets yet? Book now, or become a Member today, and enjoy an exclusive preview of the exhibition, unlimited free entry, shop

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Money Talks: Art, Society & Power is open now! Our new major exhibition delves into the complex and often humorous relationship between art, money and society.  Tickets: ashmolean.org/exhibition/mon… Featuring objects from across the globe, from ancient coins to contemporary

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Please support Fox Lane Books 🦊 if you are still on Twitter. I found out about them, like so many other fab creative businesses, because they were followed by mutuals. Great service, choice (and fab cats)! 📚🦊🧡😻

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This weekend, shelter from the rain in our galleries. Join one of our free daily tours, enjoy lunch in our cosy café, and discover the art hiding in notes and coins in our major exhibition Money Talks: Art, Society & Power. ☔ Hatsu-hana, 1841–1842, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

This weekend, shelter from the rain in our galleries. Join one of our free daily tours, enjoy lunch in our cosy café, and discover the art hiding in notes and coins in our major exhibition Money Talks: Art, Society &amp; Power.

☔ Hatsu-hana, 1841–1842, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our campaign to save an early Crucifixion by Fra Angelico for the public.

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our campaign to save an early Crucifixion by Fra Angelico for the public.
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Please check out littleRamstudio for quality prints. Can recommend, as the print I ordered recently was sent securely and promptly. Thank you, Gary and Heather. 🖼📮

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Our annual #AshmoleanAdvent Calendar begins today with this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige. Here, Hiroshige has skilfully depicted the chilly silence of a winter afternoon, using unprinted white space to evoke snow. Follow along for

Our annual #AshmoleanAdvent Calendar begins today with this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige. 

Here, Hiroshige has skilfully depicted the chilly silence of a winter afternoon, using unprinted white space to evoke snow.

Follow along for
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📣 Tickets are now on sale for our next major exhibition Anselm Kiefer: Early Works.  The landmark exhibition will feature a group of rarely-exhibited works by Anselm Kiefer, a towering figure in post-war art.  🎟️ Anselm Kiefer: Early Works opens on Friday 14 February. Visit

📣 Tickets are now on sale for our next major exhibition Anselm Kiefer: Early Works. 

The landmark exhibition will feature a group of rarely-exhibited works by Anselm Kiefer, a towering figure in post-war art. 

🎟️ Anselm Kiefer: Early Works opens on Friday 14 February. Visit
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WiFi iffy so can't access my print files. Could we ask for a friendly RT of this post. I need to keep Gary busy or else the cats will run rings around him endlessly asking for food! #dobuyprints

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Happy 130th Birthday National Trust. So glad I rejoined last year to enjoy amazing properties and spaces, like these on the Isle of Wight. #HappyBirthdayNationalTrust Celia Richardson 🎂🎉🏛

Happy 130th Birthday <a href="/nationaltrust/">National Trust</a>. So glad I rejoined last year to enjoy amazing properties and spaces, like these on the Isle of Wight.
#HappyBirthdayNationalTrust 
<a href="/CeliaRichards0n/">Celia Richardson</a> 
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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! We have a number of artistic interpretations of our bushy-tailed friends in our collection. In Japanese (and Chinese) art, the motif of squirrels and grapes often symbolizes prosperity, fertility, and abundance. This carved, wooden Japanese

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! 

We have a number of artistic interpretations of our bushy-tailed friends in our collection. In Japanese (and Chinese) art, the motif of squirrels and grapes often symbolizes prosperity, fertility, and abundance.

This carved, wooden Japanese
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Give Fox Lane Books 🦊 a try if you are looking for a top indie bookseller with a great choice and customer service. They are my go-to choice for gifts for family and friends. 🦊🧡📚