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The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (/ æ ʃ ˈ m oʊ l i ən, ˌ æ ʃ m ə ˈ l iː ən /) [2] on Beaumont Street in Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. [3] Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677.
The Arundel marbles are a collection of stone Roman and Ancient Greek sculptures and inscriptions collected by Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel in the early seventeenth century, the first such comprehensive collection of its kind in England. They are now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, having been donated in two groups.
The main entrance of the Ashmolean Museum in central Oxford. The Oxford University Museum of Natural History viewed from Museum Road. The following museums and art galleries are located in the city of Oxford, England (with locations), many run by the University of Oxford: [1] [2] Ashmolean Museum * (Beaumont Street)
The Oxford Palette, also known as the Two Dog Palette or the Minor Hierakonpolis Dogs Palette, is an Ancient Egyptian cosmetic palette discovered in Hierakonpolis. It is part of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford , United Kingdom .
The Messiah on display at the Ashmolean Museum. The Messiah - Salabue Stradivarius of 1716 is a violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is considered to be the only Stradivarius in existence in as "new" state. [1] The neck has been lengthened and at minimum the bass bar, bridge, tailpiece, and pegs have been replaced.
Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England. ... Pages in category "Collection of the Ashmolean Museum" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 ...
It was announced in February 2017 that the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford had purchased the hoard for £1.35m, to keep it within the county, with funding from the National Lottery, the Art Fund and local donations. [5]
Duncan advocated the claims of physical science and mathematics to a prominent place in Oxford studies. He was instrumental in establishing at Oxford, as well as at Bath, a savings bank and a society for the suppression of mendacity. He resigned his keepership at the Ashmolean Museum in 1855 and was then given an honorary DCL degree. [1]