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Thinking 3D: Leonardo to the present

For centuries, artists and scientists have wrestled with how to convey three-dimensional objects on the page. Timed...

For centuries, artists and scientists have wrestled with how to convey three-dimensional objects on the page. Timed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci,...

For centuries, artists and scientists have wrestled with how to convey three-dimensional objects on the page. Timed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, this exhibition shows how...

For centuries, artists and scientists have wrestled with how to convey three-dimensional objects on the page. Timed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, this exhibition shows how Leonardo and his contemporaries...

21 Mar 2019 - 9 Feb 2020

Part of an abstract map

Talking Maps

Every map tells a story. Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and what they tell us about the places they depict...

Every map tells a story. Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and what they tell us about the places they depict and the people that make and use them. Drawing on the Bodleian's...

Every map tells a story. Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and what they tell us about the places they depict and the people that make and use them. Drawing on the Bodleian's unparalleled collection of...

Every map tells a story. Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and what they tell us about the places they depict and the people that make and use them. Drawing on the Bodleian's unparalleled collection of more than 1.3 million maps...

5 Jul 2019 - 8 Mar 2020

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Śikṣāpattrī [Shikshapatri], Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Shikshapatri viewing

Shikhapatri is a sanskrit manuscript, written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines...

Shikhapatri is a sanskrit manuscript, written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life. The manuscript will...

Shikhapatri is a sanskrit manuscript, written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life. The manuscript will be displayed in Blackwell Hall...

Shikhapatri is a sanskrit manuscript, written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life. The manuscript will be displayed in Blackwell Hall for followers...

16 Jun - 31 Dec 2019

Five people listening to a woman speaking

Sheldon Tapestry Map: daily talks

Every weekday join a member of our Map Room team as they talk about the background of the Sheldon Tapestry Map...

Every weekday join a member of our Map Room team as they talk about the background of the Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire.

Every weekday join a member of our Map Room team as they talk about the background of the Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire.

Every weekday join a member of our Map Room team as they talk about the background of the Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire.

5 Jul 2019 — 8 Mar 2020

Five people around a glass case listening to a man speaking

Talking Maps: lunchtime talks

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday join a curator or researcher in our Talking Maps exhibition as they reveal the...

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday join a curator or researcher in our Talking Maps exhibition as they reveal the secrets of their favourite exhibits.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday join a curator or researcher in our Talking Maps exhibition as they reveal the secrets of their favourite exhibits.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday join a curator or researcher in our Talking Maps exhibition as they reveal the secrets of their favourite exhibits.

5 Jul 2019 — 8 Mar 2020

Black-and-white print of a whale skeleton

Very like a whale

This display marks 200 years since the birth of Herman Melville with 21st-century prints inspired by his most famous...

This display marks 200 years since the birth of Herman Melville with 21st-century prints inspired by his most famous fictional creation, Moby-Dick.

This display marks 200 years since the birth of Herman Melville with 21st-century prints inspired by his most famous fictional creation, Moby-Dick.

This display marks 200 years since the birth of Herman Melville with 21st-century prints inspired by his most famous fictional creation, Moby-Dick.

18 Oct 2019 - 5 Jan 2020

Black-and-white drawing of people dancing

Meet the Edgeworths

Get acquainted with this talented brood of Anglo-Irish scientists, writers, and artists.

30 Nov 2019 - 26 Jan 2020

Old Bodleian Library

Abstract map art

'To beautify his hall': Ralph Sheldon's tapestry maps

How, and why, were these maps designed and woven?

Letterpress printing at the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Accumulating Narrative - meaning and mutation in letterpress printing

This lecture will be delivered from an artist research perspective, drawing on David Armes's own practice...

This lecture will be delivered from an artist research perspective, drawing on David Armes's own practice and that of the artists whose work he will explore.

This lecture will be delivered from an artist research perspective, drawing on David Armes's own practice and that of the artists whose work he will explore.

This lecture will be delivered from an artist research perspective, drawing on David Armes's own practice and that of the artists whose work he will explore.

Handmade Christmas card

Christmas Card Collages

Spread some festive cheer by making a collaged Christmas card based on the Bodleian’s special collections.

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Upcoming exhibitions and displays

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Alice in Typhoidland

11 January – 22 March 2020

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Studio to Selfie

1 February - 15 March 2020

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The Art of Advertising

5 March - 30 August 2020

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North Sea Crossing

2020

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Past exhibitions online

A selection of exhibitions dating back to 2001 can be explored online.

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