Staircase illuminated by skylight - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
#stairsOnSunday #stairs #staircase #skylight #ashmolean #stunday #classicMono
#stairsOnSunday #stairs #staircase #skylight #ashmolean #stunday #classicMono
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Staircase illuminated by skylight - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
#stairsOnSunday #stairs #staircase #skylight #ashmolean #stunday #classicMono
#stairsOnSunday #stairs #staircase #skylight #ashmolean #stunday #classicMono
'Hampstead Heath - Spring' (1932) by Charles Ginner
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
March 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'Hampstead Heath - Spring' (1932) by Charles Ginner
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Three-sided prism seal made of carnelian
From Ancient Crete, 1800–1600 BCE
Housed in the Ashmolean Museum
From Ancient Crete, 1800–1600 BCE
Housed in the Ashmolean Museum
August 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Three-sided prism seal made of carnelian
From Ancient Crete, 1800–1600 BCE
Housed in the Ashmolean Museum
From Ancient Crete, 1800–1600 BCE
Housed in the Ashmolean Museum
A Stradivarius violin - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
#Stradivarius #violin #ashmolean #BlueSkyArtShow #favoriteThings
#Stradivarius #violin #ashmolean #BlueSkyArtShow #favoriteThings
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A Stradivarius violin - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
#Stradivarius #violin #ashmolean #BlueSkyArtShow #favoriteThings
#Stradivarius #violin #ashmolean #BlueSkyArtShow #favoriteThings
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn
Partly-reconstructed fresco from Knossos, Crete.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
📷 #photography #ancienthistory #minoan
Partly-reconstructed fresco from Knossos, Crete.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
📷 #photography #ancienthistory #minoan
September 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn
Partly-reconstructed fresco from Knossos, Crete.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
📷 #photography #ancienthistory #minoan
Partly-reconstructed fresco from Knossos, Crete.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
📷 #photography #ancienthistory #minoan
The Ashmolean Museum Oxford has fascinating articles online providing the history of objects in their collections. Learn more about Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered in 1170, on this page describing his reliquary casket.
Thomas Becket Reliquary Casket: bit.ly/4lgTP8S
Thomas Becket Reliquary Casket: bit.ly/4lgTP8S
March 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The Ashmolean Museum Oxford has fascinating articles online providing the history of objects in their collections. Learn more about Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered in 1170, on this page describing his reliquary casket.
Thomas Becket Reliquary Casket: bit.ly/4lgTP8S
Thomas Becket Reliquary Casket: bit.ly/4lgTP8S
August 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Monumental rune stone from Uppland in Sweden. Dating to around 1080 -1120, the stone was set up by Thorsteinn in memory of his mother (Ingithora), father (Sveinn) and brother (Thorir). New part of the collections at the Ashmolean. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Ashmolean
April 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Monumental rune stone from Uppland in Sweden. Dating to around 1080 -1120, the stone was set up by Thorsteinn in memory of his mother (Ingithora), father (Sveinn) and brother (Thorir). New part of the collections at the Ashmolean. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Ashmolean
Some characters from instruments at the Ashmolean museum
September 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Some characters from instruments at the Ashmolean museum
Medieval floor tile from Eynsham Abbey in Oxfordshire. Now part of the collections at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #Ashmolean
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Medieval floor tile from Eynsham Abbey in Oxfordshire. Now part of the collections at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #Ashmolean
'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian (1452-1519), A caricature of a woman and two men, 1516, print, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England
September 26, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian (1452-1519), A caricature of a woman and two men, 1516, print, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England
Buddha statue at the Ashmolean in Oxford, September 2022. Pretty sure that is in the Ghandaran style
June 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Buddha statue at the Ashmolean in Oxford, September 2022. Pretty sure that is in the Ghandaran style
Leaving the Ashmolean Museum by the Saint Giles gate, Oxford. #Oxford #Ashmolean #SaintGiles #monochrome #street #urban #photography
June 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Leaving the Ashmolean Museum by the Saint Giles gate, Oxford. #Oxford #Ashmolean #SaintGiles #monochrome #street #urban #photography
A bronze head of Marcus Aurelius which was found in 1976 when ploughing at Steane, near Brackley in Northamptonshire. The head is now part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #RomanBritain #Ashmolean
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
A bronze head of Marcus Aurelius which was found in 1976 when ploughing at Steane, near Brackley in Northamptonshire. The head is now part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #RomanBritain #Ashmolean
A couple of cool sculptures from The Ashmolean. I like them both equally.
April 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A couple of cool sculptures from The Ashmolean. I like them both equally.
wucius wong textures at the ashmolean, oxford
June 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
wucius wong textures at the ashmolean, oxford
This silver coin is from Knossos and depicts the labyrinth of Greek myth. If you trace your finger from the entrance, like the puzzle books you used to do as a kid, you’ll find a path to the centre where you’ll meet…..a mini-Minotaur!
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🏛️📷 Ashmolean Museum
🕰️c270BC
🏛️📷 Ashmolean Museum
June 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This silver coin is from Knossos and depicts the labyrinth of Greek myth. If you trace your finger from the entrance, like the puzzle books you used to do as a kid, you’ll find a path to the centre where you’ll meet…..a mini-Minotaur!
🕰️c270BC
🏛️📷 Ashmolean Museum
🕰️c270BC
🏛️📷 Ashmolean Museum
Jar with octopus motif, 1450–1400 BCE,
Knossos, Crete
74.5cm tall
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Knossos, Crete
74.5cm tall
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Jar with octopus motif, 1450–1400 BCE,
Knossos, Crete
74.5cm tall
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Knossos, Crete
74.5cm tall
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
As it's Valentine's Day on Friday, this week's theme is London Couples 👩🏻❤️💋👨🏾
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'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
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'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
As it's Valentine's Day on Friday, this week's theme is London Couples 👩🏻❤️💋👨🏾
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'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
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'The Towpath', Maida Hill Tunnel (1912) by Christopher RW Nevinson
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
The Ashmolean has, this week, welcomed its millionth visitor in 2025. This will be the first time the Museum has reached a million visitors since the reopening of the Ashmolean in 2009. This is 14% ahead of this time last year - visitor numbers to the Ashmolean have grown steadily in recent years.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Ashmolean has, this week, welcomed its millionth visitor in 2025. This will be the first time the Museum has reached a million visitors since the reopening of the Ashmolean in 2009. This is 14% ahead of this time last year - visitor numbers to the Ashmolean have grown steadily in recent years.
4th century face pot sherd which was produced at Toot Baldon, near Oxford. Now part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain
April 8, 2026 at 6:35 AM
4th century face pot sherd which was produced at Toot Baldon, near Oxford. Now part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain
I spent some time admiring Constable’s clouds at the Ashmolean Museum. It felt as if they were moving, and I could hear the breeze.
November 11, 2024 at 10:30 PM
I spent some time admiring Constable’s clouds at the Ashmolean Museum. It felt as if they were moving, and I could hear the breeze.
Ancient Egyptian doll made from woven dyed wool, undyed flax, and human hair! Dated 350-360 BCE. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England (AN1888.818). Photo credit: © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford 📷 Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy #AncientBlueSky
December 2, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Ancient Egyptian doll made from woven dyed wool, undyed flax, and human hair! Dated 350-360 BCE. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England (AN1888.818). Photo credit: © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford 📷 Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy #AncientBlueSky