Fiona Strickland (b. 1956) Tulipa ‘Blumex Parrot’, 2019 Watercolour on Kelmscott vellum, 28 x 41.1 cm © Fiona Strickland, courtesy of the Shirley Sherwood Collection
Details
A day in Oxford visiting the Ashmolean Museum’s In Bloom exhibition, discovering the stories and histories of some of our best-loved garden plants and flowers, and exploring the architectural delights and gardens of Worcester College.
Venue
Paddington Station, Praed Street, London W2 1HQ
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
Cost
Cost of the visit is £140- plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the visit is £132.00 National Art Pass - plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the day without travel is £115.00 - plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the day without travel with National Art Pass is £107.00- plus Eventbrite booking fee
Programme
09.23am
Train departs from Paddington Station for Oxford
11.00am
Background talk and visit to the exhibition In Bloom: How Plants changed our World at the Ashmolean Museum
Some of our garden plants and flowers have the most surprising stories of exploration, exchange and discovery. This fascinating exhibition, with delightful paintings and drawings together with historical curiosities, brings to life the passion and ingenuity of early plant explorers and the networks that influence science, global trade and consumption.
1.15pm
Lunch
3.00pm
Visit to Worcester College with Lucy Rundle
The charming medieval cottages in the Main Quad date from the time of the original Gloucester College. Dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539, it was eventually succeeded by Worcester College, founded in 1714 thanks to a £10,000 gift from a Worcestershire baronet, Sir Thomas Cookes. The central group of hall, library and chapel were designed by the amateur architect Dr George Clarke who bequeathed his magnificent library to the College. The Chapel, having been completed by James Wyatt, was extensively redecorated and refurbished by William Burges in 1864, with a glorious array of painting, sculpture, mosaic and stained glass.
5.31pm
Train departs for London, arriving 6.29pm