Ashmolean Museum

The oldest museum associated with a university, the Ashmolean has a rather eclectic collection of antiquities and art. The current keeper, David George Hogarth, is an archaeologist. In particular, he is a student of Arab history, a former director of the Arab Bureau of the British Government, and a close friend of T.E. Lawrence.
This background, as well as the fortuitous arrival of Henry Field as a student of Assyriology at Oxford has led the museum to partner with the Field Museum in the United States to excavate the ruins of the ancient city of Kish.

Founding Date

1677

Type

Educational, Scientific Institute