The Ashmolean – the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology – was founded by Elias Ashmole in 1683, when it became the world’s first public museum. If over three centuries of history ...

LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, the oldest public museum in England, has reopened after a $102 million renovation that doubles its gallery space.

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, in Oxford, which first opened in the 17th Century, was renovated to double the gallery space. The new building, designed by architect Rick Mather, replaces ...

The London-based studio has developed a strategy and identity for the museum, which houses both historical and cultural objects. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology opened in the 17th century ...

Three brothers, heirs to part of an art collection that belonged to their grandfather, are in dispute with the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. The Ashmolean, founded in 1683 by the wealthy ...

The Ashmolean Museum is exhibiting the 14th-century painting known as the Wilton Diptych. ... In the painting, King Richard II is presented to the heavenly court on the right side, ...