Welcome | Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories …
EXHIBITIONS - Ashmolean Museum
1 day ago · Final weeks of our Ashmolean Now exhibition presenting sculptures by Irish artist Daphne Wright in response to the Museum's collections.
SEARCH THE COLLECTION | Ashmolean Museum
Search more than 300,000 objects from the Ashmolean Museum’s world-famous collection, from Egyptian mummies and classical sculpture to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and contemporary art.
PLAN YOUR VISIT - Ashmolean Museum
ACCESSING THE MUSEUM We welcome everyone and are committed to providing full and equal access to Ashmolean spaces, collections and resources.
ABOUT - Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories …
ANSELM KIEFER AND THE ARTIST'S ROLE | Ashmolean Museum
In this article, Ashmolean director Xa Sturgis explores some of these recurring themes in our current exhibition, Anselm Kiefer: Early Works, featuring artworks from 1969–1984.
HISTORY OF THE ASHMOLEAN
The Ashmolean came into existence in 1682, when the wealthy antiquary Elias Ashmole gifted his collection to the University. It opened as Britain’s first public museum, and the world’s first university …
STORIES - Ashmolean Museum
Discover all the latest Ashmolean stories from seasonal highlights in the collection to exhibition-related articles. Find our films, Smartify audio tours and podcasts too.
DIRECTIONS TO THE MUSEUM - Ashmolean Museum
Oct 29, 2025 · The Ashmolean has set ambitious targets to achieve net carbon zero and biodiversity net gain by 2035 and encourages visitors to choose sustainable modes of transport.
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS - Ashmolean Museum
A selection of the Ashmolean Museum's highlight objects, selected by our curators. There are also more than 120,000 object records available to browse in our online collections.