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Bookmark or Share- ABOUT | Ashmolean MuseumThe 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.
- Ashmolean Museum - WikipediaThe 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.
- EXHIBITIONS | Ashmolean MuseumRead about current and upcoming exhibitions at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- About: History & Future - Ashmolean MuseumHistory of the Ashmolean. The present Ashmolean was created in 1908 by combining two ancient Oxford institutions: the University Art Collection and the original Ashmolean Museum. The older partner in this merger, the University Art Collection, was based for many years in what is now the Upper Reading Room in the Bodleian Library.
- Collections: What's in the Ashmolean - Ashmolean MuseumThe 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.
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