Photos: Andrew Gray, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Julian Herzog (Website), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Andrew Gray, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Julian Herzog (Website), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
A closer look at the Ashmolean's collection
Your local guide
Charlotte Pryce
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Highlights
- A museum's unusual 17th-century founding gift
- Focused conversation on chosen objects
- Research-backed depth, not a summary
- A reading list sent afterwards
- Depth on demand, not a fixed route
About this tour
This call is a focused conversation about the Ashmolean's collection, built around whichever period or object interests you most rather than a fixed route through the museum. We start with the museum's founding collection and move to the specific pieces you want to explore. It draws on ongoing doctoral research rather than a general summary.
We agree at the start what you most want to cover, then I talk through it with context and detail ready to hand. Questions can go wherever they like, and I am glad to follow a tangent if something catches your interest. I send a short reading list afterwards for anything we did not have time to cover.
It suits viewers with a specific period or object in mind rather than a general overview. It also suits anyone planning a visit who wants proper context prepared beforehand.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Oxford, recommendations, or just questions.
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Founding collection 17 min
We talk through how the museum's original collection came from a single 17th-century donation, and I explain what made that gift unusual for its time before turning to what you want to know more about.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Oxford: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We talk over a video call rather than film inside the museum, so I can go into proper depth on the objects you care about most.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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