Ashmolean Museum (01865 278015: Tues-Sat, 10-5, Sun 2-5. Exhibitions: until Nov 5, Arthur Evans and Knossos; until Nov 19, Edward Ardizzone, RA (1900-1979); until Nov 26, Persian Steel. Gallery talks 1.15pm Fridays and Tuesdays. Ashmolean Treasures Tour every Saturday 11am. Highlighted object of the month: Sculpture: Constantine the Great Beholds the Sign of the Cross, after Bernini, in Gallery 43. To book a place on gallery talks, activities and tours tel 01865 278015.

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History (01865 272950): open daily noon-5pm. Until December, Ruskin and the Oxford University Museum. Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Road (01865 270927): open noon-5pm, daily. Until Sept 2001, Transformations: The Art of Recycling. Also the Joachim Schmid Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum, an artist's intervention and site-specific installation. Wed Oct 18, Oxford Asian Textile Group AGM for members at 5.45pm, with lecture at 7pm by Prof Anne Morrell on The Calico Museum of Textiles (Gujarat, India), visitors welcome, 2 admission. Refreshments from 6.30pm.

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Island Gallery, Folly Bridge, Oxford: Oct 13-29, paintings by Kieran James Stiles. Open Tues to Sat 10-6, Mon and Sat noon-6.

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Christ Church Picture Gallery (01865 276172): Mon-Sat 10.30-1, 2-4.30, Sun 2-4.30.Until Nov 15, Images of Women Old Master drawings. Admission free on Mondays.

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Inspires Gallery, Little Clarendon Street, Oxford: until Oct 14, Cape Town to Oxford, paintings, etchings, ceramics and glassware.

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Phoenix Picture House, Walton Street: ongoing, graphic work by Alun Ward. Inspired by the 19th- century tale of Peter Schelmihl who sells his shadow for a bottomless bag of gold.

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Verandah Gallery, North Parade Avenue: Mon to Sat 10.-5.30, until Oct 13, paintings by Andrew Walton; ceramics by Tim Balgun.

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Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St Anne's College: daily 10-4 (tel before visiting), until Oct 14, copper engravings, woodcuts and drawings by Barry Cottrell.

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Electric Showroom, West St Helen Street, Abingdon: until Nov 4, 10-5, Oxford Art Society 104th Open Exhibition.

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The Barn, The Old Rectory, Islip: 10-6, Oct 14-16, Ranadip Mkherjee, paintings.

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Banbury Museum: Mon-Sat 10-5 until Oct 28, The Oxford Inklings.

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Ox Arts Gallery, Bampton: Oct 8-22, Pat Elmore and Students: Stoned. Stone sculptures.

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Ark-T Gallery, Crowell Road, Cowley: Oct 9-Nov 18, Full Circle. Paintings by Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga.

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Modern Artists Gallery, Whitchurch-on-Thames: Tues -Sat 10-5.30, closed 1.30-2.30, until Oct 21, Landscapes by Paul Kessling.

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Wiseman Gallery, 40-41 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford: until Nov 4, Figuratively Speaking paintings, prints, sculpture. Ten artists explore the theme of the figure. Open Mon 10-4, Tues 10-6, Wed 10-4, Thurs to Sat 10-6.

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Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley: until Oct 22, 9-5 daily, watercolours and oils by Valerie Petts on the theme of Travels with a Paintbrush.

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Oxfordshire Museum, Fletchers House, Woodstock (01993 811456): until Oct 15, in the new Brewhouse Gallery The Four Seasons, calligraphy by Oxford Scribes.

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Henley River and Rowing Museum (01491 415600): until Oct 15, Golden Oars 1896-2000 Rowing at the Olympic Games with update on this year's successes. Oct 14, 11am: Talk by Martin Andrews on the life and works of Robert Giddings. Sun Oct 15, 11am: talk by Chris Dodd on Olympics 2000.

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New Greenham Arts Gallery, Newbury (01635 38105): until Oct 20, Hybrid group of artists who consider the divide between the arts and sciences as inappropriate and limiting.

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Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage: until Oct 22, Strange Beasts and Others, work on paper by Paul Ridley. 01235 771447.

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Borlase Gallery, Blewbury: Oct 7-22, paintings by C. Jones, C. Bassett, E Jefferies. 01235 850274.