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 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by evaanna
Apart from the permanent exhibitions, the Museum organises temporary ones as well as lectures, films and workshops on art and archeology. Although admission to the museum is free, you may have to pay for those. Booking a seat is advisable. For more information on the current events, consult their webpage.
While you are there, visit the Museum Shop, one of the best souvenir shops in Oxford. And finally, take a rest in their cafe. You will need it after walking through all those rooms.
No flash photography, video cameras or camcorders.
The Museum has a lift to all floors and a wheelchair is available on application to the staff.
Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday - 10 am. to 5 pm.
Sunday - 12 noon to 5 pm.
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 Interractive History by GinaravensLeave a Comment Address: 6 Broad StreetPhone: 01865 790055Directions: City Centre
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 ashmoleum Museum by Ginaravens
The collection became so big that it was split & inspired the entire Museum movement over the entire world. Today it is split between the Ashmoleum Museum, the Bodleian Library & the Pitt Rivers Museum, which is the lesser of the three - all are still to be found in the centre of Oxford.
The Ashmoleum Museum is named for Elias Ashmole, historically known as an alchemical poet. It is a grand old building on the corner of St Giles & beaumont Street. The Basement is a wonderfully eclectic cafe with a very peaceful ambience, the first floor is the museum collection itself. Unlike the London Museums the shop area is not vast, which is I think to its credit. The Museum boasts an excellent Egyptian Collection and has interesting exhibits of many kinds. Upstairs is the Gallery. Portraits & still lifes etc, My only criticism is that its few Pre-Raphaelite paintings are not of the best examples.
Down in St Aldates, just after the Town Hall entrance you find the Bodleian Library, another grand old building. The Bodleian is very well respected & competes with the British Library for its completeness, though the British Library has gained an advantage since its new building which gives much more room for it to boast its collections.
Pitt Rivers is further out of the centre - Down St Giles until the Road forks, & take the left fork for Summertown, it is on the first major left turn that you will find it. Pitt Rivers is a little different these days, with its changing thematic exhibitions it maintains the eccentricity in creating innovation & entertainment that Tradescant's Ark is best known for. Leave a Comment Address: Addresses in the textDirections: City Centre
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An eclectic museum, housing old-school displays rather than modern interactive pushbuttons. It also has several dinosaurs, some of which were discovered locally, and looks at stories such as the Oxford Dodo and Alice in Wonderland.
The upper gallery is a mix of geological exhibits and live insects in glass displays - check out the giant cockroaches! Leave a Comment Address: Parks RoadOther Contact: 01865 272950
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The emphasis is on educational displays, with models and room reconstructions depicting Oxford life from the 16th Century to the present day.
Look out for Oxford's Charter, dating from 1192, and a display of the personal belongings of the little girl who inspired Alice in Wonderland. Leave a Comment Address: St AldatesOther Contact: 01865 252761 Open Tuesday to Fri
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 The front of the Ashmolean by AvryleLeave a Comment Address: Beaumont StreetPhone: 01865 278000
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In the UK, this archeological museum is second only to the British Museum in London. It contains countless treasures and historical artifacts. Founded in 1683, it is also among the world's oldest public museums. And it's free. Leave a Comment Address: Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH UKPhone: 01865 278000Directions: Just east of the rail station, between St Giles and Worcester Streets.Website: http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/ Other Contact: Fax: 01865 278018
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 Museum of Oxford by mindcrime
Bodleian Library at Broad Street
Pitt Rivers Museum at South Parks Road
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road
The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments at Faculty of Music, St Aldate's
The Ashmolean Museum at Beaumont Street
Museum of the History of Science at Broad Street
The Oxford Story at Broad Street
Museum of Modern Art at Pembroke Street
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Natural History by stephenshephardLeave a Comment Address: Parks RoadDirections: In the University Science Area. From High Street, walk up Catte Street past the Radcliffe Camera, Hertford and Wadham colleges. You will find yourself on Parks Road, keep going and the museums are opposite Keble.Website: http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/
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