Ashmolean Museum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Ashmolean Museum
C19: named after Elias Ashmole (1617–92), English antiquary who donated the first collection
Example Sentences
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It’s running at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford until Jan. 11, 2026.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
The 1633 blockbuster had been lent to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, but was stranded for three months there because of coronavirus travel restrictions.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021
John Naylor, of the Ashmolean Museum, said the coins may have been a "merchant's hoard" or hidden by a monastery or church during the Dissolution.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2020
They spent nearly a decade working on it, an amazing feat noted by Lister’s friend Edward Lhwyd, naturalist and keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK.
From Nature • Oct. 8, 2018
It is now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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