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Explore exhibitions, events, workshops and online activities at Modern Art Oxford, plus the latest projects, talks and family events.

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26 September - 22 November 2026
Discover the The Shape of What Remains, as part of the Platform Graduate Award 2026, bringing together new work by three emerging artists.
3 October 2026 - 11 April 2027
Mike Nelson returns to Modern Art Oxford with a bold new exhibition reflecting on Triple Bluff Canyon and 22 years of personal, political and cultural change.
6 October 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for Make Play, a sensory creative space for children aged between 6 months and 5 years to explore with their parent and/or carer.
8 October 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Build a computer circuit to power your own robotic lantern and experiment with bringing it to life through light and movement.
15 October 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discover how chemistry creates the colours we see in glass in the first of a series of Young Creatives Socials with Oxford North, Oxford’s Science District, and the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival.
17 October 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join Modern Art Oxford’s Young Creatives Collective for the launch of Changing Geographies, a new programme exploring how young people across the UK connect with culture, creativity and place.
20 October 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for Make Play, a sensory creative space for children aged between 6 months and 5 years to explore with their parent and/or carer.
22 October 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Explore Mike Nelson’s exhibition Double Negative (The Clown) and discover how the artist uses installation and sculpture to tell stories.
22 October 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Discover the captivating world of coloured glass and its origins in metallurgy, minerals and mining. Extract your own metals and uncover the chemical secrets behind vibrant hues in glass.
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