Welcome | Ashmolean Museum
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 …
HISTORY OF THE ASHMOLEAN
The Ashmolean came into existence in 1682, when the wealthy antiquary Elias Ashmole gifted his collection to the University. It opened as Britain’s first public museum, and the world’s first university …
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS - Ashmolean Museum
A selection of the Ashmolean Museum's highlight objects, selected by our curators. There are also more than 120,000 object records available to browse in our online collections.
PLAN YOUR VISIT - Ashmolean Museum
ACCESSING THE MUSEUM We welcome everyone and are committed to providing full and equal access to Ashmolean spaces, collections and resources.
ABOUT - Ashmolean Museum
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 …
SEARCH THE COLLECTION | Ashmolean Museum
Search more than 300,000 objects from the Ashmolean Museum’s world-famous collection, from Egyptian mummies and classical sculpture to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and contemporary art.
INTRODUCING THE COLLECTIONS - Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum is part of the University of Oxford and is home to major collections of art and archaeology. The Museum’s collections and archives are a global resource containing over one …
THE CHANGING FACES OF MONEY | Ashmolean Museum
The Money Talks exhibition at the Ashmolean explores the place of money in our world through art. Works on show range from coins featuring Roman emperors, Hindu goddesses and abdicating kings, …
TICKETS - Ashmolean Museum
Enjoy free, unlimited access to our exhibitions Ashmolean Members benefit from free previews, curator-led member-only events, magazines sent to your door, as well as discounts across our shop, …
ANSELM KIEFER AND THE ARTIST'S ROLE | Ashmolean Museum
In this article, Ashmolean director Xa Sturgis explores some of these recurring themes in our current exhibition, Anselm Kiefer: Early Works, featuring artworks from 1969–1984.