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 …

ACCESSING THE MUSEUM We welcome everyone and are committed to providing full and equal access to Ashmolean spaces, collections and resources.

Final weeks of our Ashmolean Now exhibition presenting sculptures by Irish artist Daphne Wright in response to the Museum's collections.

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.

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.

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 …

These tours of the Ashmolean are run by Uncomfortable Oxford. They encourage discussion around the collections, highlighting uncomfortable spaces in the Museum, colonial origins, contentious histories …

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 …

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.

The Ashmolean Museum is part of the University of Oxford and is home to major collections of art and archaeology. The Museum’s collections and archives are a global resource containing over one …