Researchers should provide accession numbers for the objects they wish to see during their visit. Please contact the relevant curator to discuss object availability.
Please read the regulations below before visiting:
You can view around 15 objects or four archive volumes
Please come to the St Giles’ entrance of the Ashmolean at your appointed time to visit the study centre and ask Reception to call the Antiquities Department.
The centre is accessible via the Museum lifts
PHOTOGRAPHY
When visiting our study centre, please:
make sure you have permission from the relevant Ashmolean curator if you wish to take photographs
only take photographs for private use or study; permission is needed for any form of publication as these objects are under copyright (you can contact the Picture Library for instructions about ordering and reproducing images).
Enquiries regarding photography for image orders and reproduction rights should be sent to the Picture Library, and more information can be found here https://www.ashmolean.org/ordering-images
CURATORIAL COVER
Reduced curatorial cover for the Medieval Archaeology Collections (c. AD 500 – 1800) and the European objects in the Founding Collection in 2023
The curator of these collections will be on research sabbatical leave and unable to respond to enquiries during the period January– October 2023. While the Department will make every effort to provide access to the collections during this period, we regret that it will not be possible to respond to enquiries that require specialist knowledge. Additionally, many objects from the Medieval Archaeology collections are held offsite and are currently being relocated to new storage facilities. This major project, involving all the University museums, is due for completion in 2025. During this period, some material may not be accessible for research or other purposes. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Reduced curatorial cover for Ancient Middle East Collections in 2023
The Department of Antiquities does not currently have a curator for these collections. While the Department will make every effort to provide access to the collections during this period, we regret that it will not be possible to respond to enquiries that require specialist knowledge.
The permanent galleries ‘England 400 – 1600’ and ‘The Ashmolean Story’ remain unaffected
Part of the Antiquities collections, including large groups of archaeological material, is held offsite and currently being relocated to new storage facilities. This major project, involving all the University museums, is due for completion in 2024. During this period, some material may not be accessible for research or other purposes. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
