Ashmolean Museum
England
Britain's first public museum, opened by the University of Oxford in 1683 to house Elias Ashmole's cabinet of curiosities. The present building on Beaumont Street dates from 1841-1845.
England
Britain's first public museum, opened by the University of Oxford in 1683 to house Elias Ashmole's cabinet of curiosities. The present building on Beaumont Street dates from 1841-1845.