The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street in Oxford was designed by Charles Cockerell and built from 1841 to 1845. Elias Ashmole gave his collection to the University of Oxford, and the first building, on Broad Street, was erected from 1678 to 1683 and attributed to Christopher Wren or Thomas Wood. The article names no client.
The article calls Cockerell's design classical, and the Taylor Institution wing uses the Ionic order. It gives no materials or dimensions. Rick Mather and Metaphor rebuilt the interior from 2006 to 2009, creating five floors instead of three and doubling display space.
The first museum opened in 1683 with Robert Plot as keeper. The Ashmolean and University Galleries combined in 1908, a Cézanne was stolen in 1999 and the museum reopened in 2009. Egypt and Nubia galleries opened in 2011. It shows art and archaeology and had 1,072,267 visitors in 2025. The article gives no hours.
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