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The library was originally named for the Sackler family, whose funding of the arts became controversial in the context of the opioid epidemic. [2] It was renamed the Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library at a meeting of the University Council on 15 May 2023, following a review of the university's relationship with the family.
The society was originally founded in 1898 as the Oxford Ladies' Musical Society (OLMS). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first concert was with all-female musicians, held at 115 High Street, Oxford . However, male musicians gradually joined, including Frank Bridge , Adolf Busch , Percy Grainger , Lionel Tertis , and Hans Wessely .
The Library will supply digital scans of most pre-1801 material. Microform copies have been made of many of the most fragile items in the library's collection, and these are substituted for the originals whenever possible. The library publishes digital images of objects in its collection through its Digital Bodleian [52] service.
The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs), which includes 25 encyclopedias in different areas, is an encyclopedic collection published by Oxford University Press in print and online. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its website was entirely free during an initial development period of several years.
The Oxford University Music Society (OUMS) [1] is one of the oldest societies in the University of Oxford, England, tracing its origins back to 1872. The Society was formed in 1916 by the merger of the Oxford University Musical Club , founded in 1872, and the Oxford University Musical Union , founded in 1884.
The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments is a collection of historic musical instruments, mainly for Western classical music, from the Middle Ages onwards. It is housed in Oxford University's Faculty of Music near Christ Church on St. Aldate's. The collection is open to the public and is available for academic study by appointment.
Library interior. Duke Humfrey's Library is the oldest reading room in the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. It is named after Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, who donated 281 books after his death in 1447. Sections of the libraries were restored and expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, including the addition of a ...
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)