Ashmolean Museum

/ æʃˈməʊlɪən, ˌæʃməˈlɪən /

noun

1. a museum, attached to Oxford University and founded in 1683, noted for its paintings and archaeological collections

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ashmolean Museum¹

C19: named after Elias Ashmole (1617–92), English antiquary who donated the first collection

Example Sentences

It’s running at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford until Jan. 11, 2026.

From Los Angeles Times

The manuscript was found among the papers of Elias Ashmole, founder of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.

From BBC

The Sackler Library and galleries and staff posts at the Ashmolean Museum, are being renamed following a review into the ties.

From BBC

However, the Sackler name will still be retained on the Clarendon Arch and on the Ashmolean Museum's donor board for "the purposes of historical recording" of donations.

From BBC

Oxford University said that the Sackler name will be kept on the Clarendon Arch, a slate tablet near the entrance of the Bodleian Library, and on the Ashmolean Museum’s donor board that is displayed for “the purposes of historical recording of donations to the university.”

From New York Times