Egypt
Oxford Mail (Liam Sloan)
With photo.
- Ashmolean Egyptian Galleries Re-open, Refurbished
ArtInfo Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum has just opened a new chapter in the distant past, unveiling its new galleries dedicated to Ancient Egypt and Nubia. This £5 million ($7.7 million) refurbishment has allowed the re-housing of 40,000 artifacts...
- Egyptian Galleries At Ashmolean To Close For Refurbishment
This Is Oxfordshire A £5m redevelopment at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to showcase the museum’s world famous collections from ancient Egypt has been given planning permission by Oxford City Council. Work will begin immediately to transform the Egyptian...
- 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...
- More Re Closure Of Ashmolean
BBC News Culture-seekers have one day left to visit the UK's oldest public museum - Oxford University's Ashmolean - before it closes its doors for nearly a year. The 325-year-old visitor attraction will be shut to the public from 23 December for...
- Temporary Closure Of The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Uk
The Ashmolean The Ashmolean Museum and Café will temporarily close to the public after 23 December 2008 to prepare for the opening of the new museum building in November 2009. The Shop will remain open for business as usual. To build on its strengths...
Egypt
Conservation at the Ashmolean Museum, UK
Oxford Mail (Liam Sloan)
With photo.
A small team of conservators at the Ashmolean Museum are finishing their painstaking work to restore and preserve dozens of Ancient Egyptian artefacts in time for the grand opening of the new £5m galleries next month.
The new galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia will open to the public on Saturday, November 26, and set to boost visitor numbers to new record levels.
But, behind the scenes and high above the Oxford skyline, the experts have spent months slowly conserving priceless objects inch-by-inch.
Head of conservation Mark Norman said: “In the entire collection there are about 50,000 objects, although a lot of that is archaeological material not suitable for public display.
“Only a very small proportion goes out on display, and the conservation effort has been focussed on the most fragile and vulnerable pieces.”
- Ashmolean Egyptian Galleries Re-open, Refurbished
ArtInfo Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum has just opened a new chapter in the distant past, unveiling its new galleries dedicated to Ancient Egypt and Nubia. This £5 million ($7.7 million) refurbishment has allowed the re-housing of 40,000 artifacts...
- Egyptian Galleries At Ashmolean To Close For Refurbishment
This Is Oxfordshire A £5m redevelopment at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to showcase the museum’s world famous collections from ancient Egypt has been given planning permission by Oxford City Council. Work will begin immediately to transform the Egyptian...
- 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...
- More Re Closure Of Ashmolean
BBC News Culture-seekers have one day left to visit the UK's oldest public museum - Oxford University's Ashmolean - before it closes its doors for nearly a year. The 325-year-old visitor attraction will be shut to the public from 23 December for...
- Temporary Closure Of The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Uk
The Ashmolean The Ashmolean Museum and Café will temporarily close to the public after 23 December 2008 to prepare for the opening of the new museum building in November 2009. The Shop will remain open for business as usual. To build on its strengths...