This newly renovated museum in the heart of Oxford is worth visiting as much as many of the large and more famous museums in London. This museum has small but impressive and themed collections from the furthest flung corners of the globe. The collections are arranged beautifully, the building is airy and spacious and you can spend 30 mins to...
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Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH, England
44-1865-278000
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Ranked #4 of 88 attractions in Oxford
Type: Art Museums, History Museums, Museums
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Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, established in 1683, is Britain’s oldest public museum and one of the oldest museums in...
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Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, established in 1683, is Britain’s oldest public museum and one of the oldest museums in the world.
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WOW - compared to the drab museums in London this place is almost palatial. Heaps to see, lots of variety all in lovely surroundings, definately one of the best museums I have come across. Worth a day if you have the time, more if you love reading up on all the artifacts.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Free admission was a plus. Wanted to see the Egyptian aritfacts. Everything very well laid out. Didn't manage to see everything - too tired from trip - would go back to see remainder of museum if had more time. Definitely a "must see" museum.
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We went to one of the special evening/night sessions, and haven't been there since the museum reopened. It is amazing, and we had a fantastic evening. The variety and scale of the exhibits in the modern setting, with a string quartet playing on the lower floor. There is something of interest to most people, and easily accessible. We didn't have...
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The building has been completely renewed in recent times, and has a very accessible display of marvellous things. Any age, and every interest will find things to catch the attention and marvel at. . from paintings to ornate silver, from Chinese porcelain to Roman sculpture - and everything in between. All beautifully lit, and displayed.
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The museum is very accessible - I really like how the Museum has used imagination with their exhibits - a good place to go whatever your age or interests.
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An absolutely riveting place to visit MAKE sure you have plentytime as there is lots to see & is very interesting in every sense
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This museum contains tens of thousands of artifacts covering thousands of years of history and cultures, and it could easily take a month to see and absorb it all. Unlike American museums, which tend to have large galleries and a relatively small number of artifacts in each one, the Ashmolean's galleries are densely packed with relevant items from each of...
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We went in for coffee....and it was truly dreadful....the restaurant itself is extremely dull basement.
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The refurbishment is amazing. Can spend hours there looking around and have something to eat and shop in the gift shop. Its lovely museum
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4.5 out of 5, 4,392 reviewsLast reviewed May 21, 2013
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