Oxford, United Kingdom
Ashmolean Museum
Britain's first public museum, founded in 1683 and free ever since.
Ancient Egypt, Islamic art, Renaissance painting and the Alfred Jewel, in a building rebuilt around a light well that lets you see across civilisations at once.
Opening hours and prices change regularly — always check the museum’s own site before you travel.
Do not miss
- — The Alfred Jewel
- — Egyptian galleries
- — Rooftop restaurant
- — Free entry
On show & coming up
All exhibitions →On nowWith kids
In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
Plants as the quiet engine of human history — trade, medicine, empire and beauty, told through art and objects from across the collection.
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On now
Aphrodite: The Making of a Goddess
How a goddess was invented and reinvented: from ancient sculpture to the image of beauty we still carry around today.
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Getting there
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