The Ashmolean

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Founded in 1683, The Ashmolean Museum is Britain’s first public museum and home to the University of Oxford’s world-class collections of art and archaeology.

There is something for everyone at the Ashmolean with Oxford's treasures spanning from ancient Egyptian mummies to samurai warriors! Travel back to Ancient Greece with 2023's Labyrinth at Knossos exhbition and see the mighty Minotaur or visit the Jericho Skull, a 7000BC relic of a bygone past from one of the oldest cities on Earth!

For those looking for history a little closer to home then the world famous Alfred Jewel is sure to impress, a 9th century golden saxon ornament that was first discovered in 1693, just ten years after the Ashmolean was built!

The museum's artworks are some of the UK's finest and you'd regret missing out on some of the finest artworks and sculptures from the the West and East. The Ashmolean is famed for it's Japanese Ceramic collection but you can also see a suit of Samurai armour! If you're interested in some of Europe's finest pieces the museum also has an incredible selection of renaissance artwork and sculptures as well as a famed collection of musical instruments!

For those wanting to run free and explore history there are several self-guided tours around the exhibitions but if you want a professional guide there are several tours throughout the day that the museum's experts are more than happy to provide!  The Ashmolean is the perfect day out to travel through time and explore all that history has to offer!