Egypt
http://www.ashmolean.org/plan/galleryclosures/
- Oxford's Ashmolean Museum Improving Its Egyptian Galleries
Gadling (Sean McLachlan) The famous Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford, England, reopened in 2009 after a £61 million ($101 million) makeover. The redesigned space is more open and airy, with more natural light and windows between exhibitions....
- Plans To Refurbish Egyptian Galleries At The Ashmolean
Oxford Mail (Reg Little) A £5M redevelopment is being planned at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to showcase the museum’s world famous collections from ancient Egypt. Only eight months after the new Ashmolean was opened by the Queen following a £61m...
- Daily Photo - Amarna At The Ashmolean
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has a rather fine collection of Amarna artefacts. Most of them are fragments, and incomplete, but they are all lovely - a testimony to the artists and craftsmen who designed and produced them. If you live in (or are visiting)...
- Ashmolean Museum (oxford Uk) Gallery Closures
Ashmolean Museum It has been announced that the Ashmolean Museum's Egyptian galleries will be closed on a temporary basis owing to current construction work in the museum's redevelopment project. Some galleries will be closed until 5th October...
- The Ashmolean Rebuild
http://snipurl.com/jntm "Behind its elegant façade, the state of Oxford's Ashmolean has long been an embarrassment - but a £49m rebuild is about to change that, says Giles Worsley. The Ashmolean in Oxford is one of the great museum buildings of...
Egypt
Ashmolean Museum Egyptian Galleries
http://www.ashmolean.org/plan/galleryclosures/
I am planning a visit to Oxford (U.K.) to see the Egyptian galleries at the Ashmo, so I gave them a quick call to make sure that the galleries are actually open during the £61-million redevelopment.
The nice lady on the phone said that they were certainly open at the moment, but that they this may change in the next few months. Basically, if you are thinking of visiting the Ashmo to see the Egyptian collections (or any others, for that matter) the safest solution will be to phone the museum: +(00)44 (0)1865 278015
- Oxford's Ashmolean Museum Improving Its Egyptian Galleries
Gadling (Sean McLachlan) The famous Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford, England, reopened in 2009 after a £61 million ($101 million) makeover. The redesigned space is more open and airy, with more natural light and windows between exhibitions....
- Plans To Refurbish Egyptian Galleries At The Ashmolean
Oxford Mail (Reg Little) A £5M redevelopment is being planned at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to showcase the museum’s world famous collections from ancient Egypt. Only eight months after the new Ashmolean was opened by the Queen following a £61m...
- Daily Photo - Amarna At The Ashmolean
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has a rather fine collection of Amarna artefacts. Most of them are fragments, and incomplete, but they are all lovely - a testimony to the artists and craftsmen who designed and produced them. If you live in (or are visiting)...
- Ashmolean Museum (oxford Uk) Gallery Closures
Ashmolean Museum It has been announced that the Ashmolean Museum's Egyptian galleries will be closed on a temporary basis owing to current construction work in the museum's redevelopment project. Some galleries will be closed until 5th October...
- The Ashmolean Rebuild
http://snipurl.com/jntm "Behind its elegant façade, the state of Oxford's Ashmolean has long been an embarrassment - but a £49m rebuild is about to change that, says Giles Worsley. The Ashmolean in Oxford is one of the great museum buildings of...