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The Ashmolean Museum

The Ashmolean Museum

Oxford

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The Ashmolean Museum

The Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum was founded in 1683 and is considered the most important museum of art and archaeology in the heart of Britain. It consists of various themed galleries exploring the connections between objects and activities that are common to different cultures representing the human image. Among its treasures are the greatest Anglo-Saxon collections beyond the British Museum, an important collection of pre-Dynastic Egyptian material in Europe, the world's largest group of Raphael drawings, and collections of modern Chinese art in the Western world.

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  • addressBeaumont Street, Oxford
  • moreInfoOpposite the Randolph Hotel
  • openingHoursTuesday - Sunday: 10am – 5pm, Monday Closed
  • phone+44 1865 278 000
  • ticketsAdmission is Free
  • websiteVisit website

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