#99🖼️ Art & EncyclopedicOxford, United Kingdom

Ashmolean Museum

Britain's first public museum

About the museum

Founded in 1683 from Elias Ashmole's gift to Oxford University, the Ashmolean is the world's first university museum, holding art and archaeology from antiquity to today.

Must-see highlights

◆Alfred Jewel
◆Powhatan's Mantle
◆Egyptian galleries
◆Pre-Raphaelite collection
◆Free entry

Recognition

🏆 Free entry🏆 World's first public museum

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