THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

The Ashmolean Museum was founded in 1953 and it is Oxford University’s Museum of art and archaeology. Discover the world-famous collections ranging from Egyptian mummies to contemporary and modern art, and listen to the stories of humans across culture and across time. 

The Ashmolean Museum provides visitors with an interactive floor guide that helps them to access the galleries of the Ashmolean floor by floor and images of the objects they contain. The collections at Ashmolean Museum are incredibly rich, it has most of the world’s great civilizations with objects ranging from 8000 BC to the present day. The treasures of the Museum include the world’s greatest collection of Raphael drawings, the most dynamic collection of Egyptian pre-Dynastic sculpture and ceramics outside Cairo, the fantastic Minoan collection in Britain, outstanding Anglo-Saxon treasures, and the most prominent collection of modern Chinese painting in the Western world. 

The visitors can play games and quizzes, enjoy stories and sounds, and draw and design as they explore the museum. The Ashmolean Museum welcomes everyone and provides them with complete access to Ashmolean spaces, resources, and collections. These collections are one of the best things to see in Oxford. The museum is open every day and it is free of charge for the public.

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Highlights

• Taste the delicious European cuisine on the rooftop terrace of the Ashmolean Museum. The Museum offers a rooftop top restaurant and a café with a stunning view. 
• Munch your favorite quick bites such as sandwiches and fresh cakes enjoying the atmosphere in the café downstairs.
• The Ashmolean Museum also offers a shopping area where you can look for books, souvenirs as well as stationeries.
• Being Britain’s first public museum, it will mesmerize you with creativity and the million years of human history. This is one of the places to go in Oxford when you are in the city.