Museum of Modern Art (01865 722733, infoline 01865 813830): Tues-Sun 11-6, Thurs 11- 9, until Jan 7, 2001, Matt Mullican More Details from an Imaginary Universe. Thursday viewpoint talks at 6.15pm: Nov 9, Charles Kriel. In the cafe gallery: Isidro Ramirez re:creation, large-scale photographs taken in Spain and London.

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Ashmolean Museum (01865 278015)

*Millennium Lecture : Friday at the Oxford Playhouse, 5pm Prisons of the Infinite: Women's Eyes, by Dr Kate Flint (tel 01865 798600). Tues-Sat, 10-5, Sun 2-5. *Exhibitions:

Arthur Evans and Knossos until Nov 5

Edward Ardizzone, RA (1900-1979) until Nov 19

Persian Steel until Nov 26

*Indian Miniature Painting Workshop: Nov 4, with Desmond Lazzaro.

*Children's workshops: Nov 8, with Helen Ganly. Gallery talks 1.15pm: Friday, Greek Key or Thunder Line? and Tuesday, Edward Ardizzone; Nov 10, Classical and Romantic Art.

*Ashmolean Treasures Tour every Saturday 11am. To book a place on gallery talks, etc, tel 01865 278015.

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Oxford Town Hall: 10-4, Friday and Sat, art and crafts by local artists.

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History (01865 272950): open daily noon-5pm. Until December, Ruskin and the Museum. ______________________

Christ Church (01865 276172): Picture Gallery: Mon-Sat 10.30-1, 2-4.30, Sun 2-4.30. Until Nov 15, Images of Women. Cathedral: until Nov 12, 8.30-4.30 daily, Children of the Millennium installation by Diana Bell.

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Ruskin School of Drawing: 10-4 weekdays, 10-12, Sat, Nov 4-16, Russian naive master Pavel Leonov. Talk by curators James Young and Brian Catling on Nov 7 at 4.30pm.

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Oxford Gallery, 23 High Street: Mon to Sat 10-5, until Nov 22, work by Malcom Martin and Gaynor Dowling; Tsugumi Ota, Vivienne Foley.

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Stables Gallery, Green College: 11-5 Nov 5-10 (closes 1pm Fri), Diana Miller watercolours.

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Phoenix Picture House, Walton Street: during November, work by local artist Mark Bassett.

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University Club, 6-8 South Parks Road: Mon-Fri 10-5, until to Nov 24, Society of Wood Engravers. ______________________

Wolfson College, Linton Road (01865 274100): until Nov 17, 10-4, Tess Recordon a retrospective. Telephone before visiting.

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Bloomin' Arts, Princes Street: until Nov 24, local arts and disability organisation ITHACA. Work by users and survivors of the mental health system in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. 01865 714652.

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Wiseman Gallery, South Parade, Summertown: Mon and Wed 10-4, Tues and Thurs to Sat 10-6, until Nov 4, figurative paintings, prints and sculpture.

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Natural Health Centre, 3 Church Cowley Road, Iffley (01865 715615): 9-1, 2-5, Mon to Fri, until Dec 22, etchings by Morna Rhys. ______________________

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

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Verandah Gallery, North Parade: Mon to Sat 10-5, jewellery by John Fielding and ceramics by Anna Mercedes Wear.

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Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock (01993 811456): until Nov 19, Jewellery and Silver Society of Oxford, with demonstrations 11-1 and 2-4 Sats, 2-4 Suns Nov 4 and 5, silversmith Geoff Harding.

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The Theatre, Chipping Norton: 10-1, Mon to Thurs and during performances until Nov 19, Oxford Printmakers Co-operative.

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Oxfordshire Craft Guild Shop, Chipping Norton (01608 641525): 10-5 Mon, Tues and Thurs to Sat. Until Nov 30, John Poole silversmith.

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Electric Showroom, Abingdon: until Nov 4, daily 10-5, Oxford Art Society.

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Masonic Hall, Wantage: Mon to Thurs and Sat 10-5, Fri 10-9, Sun 2-5, until Nov 26, Lord Wantage Victoria Cross Paintings. 01235 763459.

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Borlase Gallery, Blewbury (01235 850274): 10-12.30, 2.30-7, Nov 4-26, The Free Spirits seven painters and a potter. ______________________

Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage: until Sun, textiles by Caroline Marriott, Henny Pattenden and Mary Taylor. 01235 771447.

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Modern Artists Gallery, Whitchurch on Thames: until Nov 19, Joanna Bailey, Kathryn Williams. New paintings. 10-5.30pm Tues to Sat.

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River and Rowing Museum, Henley (01491 415600): weekdays 10-5, Sat and Sun 10.30-5, until Jan 7, 2001, Frink: Plaster into Bronze with workshops by Camilla Shelley. 01491 415615.

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Wendover CE Junior School: 10-4 Sat and Sun, Chilterns Art Exhibition. Work by

local artists.

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Bampton Town Hall: Tues to Sun 10.30-12.30, 2-4, New work by Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison.

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Bohun Gallery, Henley (01491 576228): Nov 6-25, Michael Rothenstein woodcuts.