Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Beaumont Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 2PH
England

Website

www.ashmolean.org

E-mail

Education Service

education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Museum shop

shop@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

01865 278000

Fax

01865 288363

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The Ashmolean Museum opened in 1683 to showcase the collection presented to the University of Oxford by Elias Ashmole (1617–92). It included the Tradescants’ collection of natural science artefacts and miscellaneous curiosities. In 1908 it became the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.

The museum is currently undergoing a major redevelopment, and is scheduled to reopen in November 2009.

The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Tues - Sat 10.00-17.00
Sun 12.00-17.00

Closed: Every Mon
Christmas and New Year

Admission charges

Free

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Guided tours
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Sign language interpretation available
Touch exhibits
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Loan service
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Mail order service available
Research facilities for academics

Commercial and hire services

Licensed for weddings
Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Additional info

Parking is available next to the Museum on St. Giles

Beaumont Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 2PH
England

Website

www.ashmolean.org

E-mail

Education Service

education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Museum shop

shop@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

01865 278000

Fax

01865 288363

The entire collection of the Ashmolean Museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

The Ashmolean Museum was founded in 1683, the first institutional museum in Britain, and arguably in Europe. Notable among antiquities are the Egyptian collections, the Classical Greek collections including the ‘Arundel Marbles’ and the Felix Gem, and the Alfred Jewel. Paintings date from early Italian to Pre-Raphaelite and there are outstanding drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo. The arts of China, Japan, South East Asia and Islam are well represented, as are Maiolica, Renaissance bronzes and numismatics.