the Ashmolean Museum
/ði æʃˌməʊliən mjuˈziːəm/
/ði æʃˌməʊliən mjuˈziːəm/
(also informal the Ashmolean)
- a museum in Oxford, England. It is the oldest public museum in Britain, and was opened by Elias Ashmole in 1683. It has important collections of paintings and archaeological objects such as ancient Greek sculptures and Roman coins.
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