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Explore the world famous collections of the Ashmolean Museum, from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art. Plan your visit, join as a Member, shop online, or enjoy events and exhibitions.
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ART, SOCIETY & POWER. 9 Aug 2024 – 5 Jan 2025. BOOK TICKETS...
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Current and future events at the Ashmolean Museum. From the...
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Café open daily, 10am–5pm (last orders 4.30pm). Rooftop...
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Enjoy and be inspired by the Museum's collections from home....
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LOOKING UP AND OUT ART PROJECT ... CRAFT ACTIVITY. Make a...
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Eloquent Things and Krasis helped early-career scholars to...
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The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (/ æ ʃ ˈ m oʊ l i ən, ˌ æ ʃ m ə ˈ l iː ən /) on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677.
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.
Search more than 300,00 objects from the Ashmolean Museum’s world-famous collection, from Egyptian mummies and classical scupture to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and contemporary art.
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time. The Museum is open every day, 10am–5pm. Admission is free.
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The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is Britain’s first public museum. It was founded in 1683, when the wealthy antiquary Elias Ashmole gifted his collection to the University of Oxford.