ANTIQUITIES
The Department of Antiquities contains internationally renowned archaeological collections with particular strengths in Prehistoric Europe, the Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Minoan Aegean, Mycenaean and Classical Greece, Ancient Cyprus, the Roman world and Medieval and later Europe. We also hold the Museum's Founding Collection and historic archives.
The Ashmolean's longstanding Cast Gallery is also now part of the Antiquities Department.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE & LIMITED ACCESS
Please note that the Department’s Study Room will be closed in Aug and Sep 2025; regrettably, due to the Department of Antiquities embarking on a major Collections Project which began in June 2025. There will be no access to the collections during this time.
Also note that there will be limited access to the antiquities collection from Spring 2026 while the Collections Project is underway. Further updates will be posted here as information becomes available.
Please contact the Study Room Supervisor for further information or for future visit enquiries at: antiquities@ashmus.ox.ac.uk