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Ashmolean Museum

Located on Beaumont Street in Oxford, England, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology is Britain's oldest public museum and the world's second university museum. Established by the University of Oxford, it originally opened in the late seventeenth century to display the cabinet of curiosities donated by Elias Ashmole.

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Visiting Ashmolean Museum — common questions

What exhibitions are on at Ashmolean Museum right now?
2 special exhibitions are on at Ashmolean Museum right now: ASHMOLEAN NOW: SOMA SUROVI JANNAT (until November 1, 2026) and APHRODITE: THE MAKING OF A GODDESS (until April 11, 2027). One further show is already announced, starting with ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND: TREASURES, TRADE & TRAVEL on December 3, 2027.