- The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology houses a collection of artefacts ranging from Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt and the Minoan Civilisation.
- The Museum is located in Beaufort street, Oxford.
History
- The first building was built in 1678-1683 when Elias Ashmole donated his Cabinet of Curiosities to Oxford University in 1677. It was the world’s first University Museum and the Britain’s first Public Museum.
- One wing is occupied by the Taylor Institute (known as the Taylorian), the Oxford University Library dedicated to European Languages.
The Collections
Ancient World
- Oxyrhynchus Papyri.
- The Parian Marble (Chronology of Greece 1582 BCE to 299 BCE)
- The Metrological Relief. (A marble containing Greek Measurements)
- The Minoan Collection of Sir Arthur Evans.
- The Kish Tablet.
- The Sumerian King List.
- Piranesi Candelabra
Medieval
- The Alfred Jewel.
- The Abingdon Sword.
- The Watlington Viking Hoard.
Modern
- Drawings by Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
- Paintings by Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Anthony Van Dyck and John Constable.
- Paintings by J.M.W. Turner
- The Messiah Stradivarius
- The Pissarro Archive
- Lawrence of Arabia’s Ceremonial Arab Dress.
- Oliver Cromwell’s Death Mask.
- The Michael Sullivan Collection of Chinese Paintings.
Links
Photo and map: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford