Ashmolean Museum
OxfordBritain's first public museum holds Egyptian and Greek antiquities and Old Master drawings under one roof.
Get directionsMuseumTime here: 1.5–2.5 h
On the map
34-36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PG
Quick facts
The museum opened on 24 May 1683 around the collection Elias Ashmole gave the university in 1677, and is described as Britain's first public museum.
Its Egyptian and Nubian galleries were reopened in 2011, alongside Greek and Minoan pottery from Arthur Evans's bequest.
Highlights include the Alfred Jewel and drawings by Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
Address
34-36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PG
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