Ashmolean Museum

museum in Oxford, England, UK
Organization art_museum Q636400
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Ashmolean Museum

Summary

Ashmolean Museum is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashmolean Museum is located in Oxford[3].
  • Ashmolean Museum is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Ashmolean Museum's instance of is recorded as art museum[5].
  • Ashmolean Museum's instance of is recorded as university museum[6].
  • Ashmolean Museum's architect is recorded as Charles Robert Cockerell[7].
  • Ashmolean Museum's architect is recorded as Rick Mather[8].
  • Ashmolean Museum's founder is recorded as Elias Ashmole[9].
  • Elias Ashmole is named after Ashmolean Museum[10].
  • The location of Ashmolean Museum was Beaumont Street[11].
  • Ashmolean Museum is part of University of Oxford[12].
  • Ashmolean Museum is part of The Taylor Institute, The Ashmolean Museum, and 41 Beaumont Street[13].
  • Ashmolean Museum is part of Gardens, Libraries and Museums of the University of Oxford[14].
  • Ashmolean Museum's Commons category is recorded as Ashmolean Museum[15].
  • January 1, 1683 marks the founding of Ashmolean Museum[16].
  • Ashmolean Museum's OS grid reference is recorded as SP5113106548[17].
  • Ashmolean Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.75556, 'lon': -1.26056}[18].
  • Ashmolean Museum's located on street is recorded as Beaumont Street[19].
  • Ashmolean Museum's significant event is recorded as claim for restitution of an artwork[20].
  • Ashmolean Museum's significant event is recorded as repatriation[21].
  • Ashmolean Museum's official website is recorded as https://www.ashmolean.org/[22].
  • Ashmolean Museum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ashmolean Museum[23].
  • Ashmolean Museum's has facility is recorded as left luggage[24].
  • Ashmolean Museum's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[25].
  • Ashmolean Museum's director / manager is recorded as Alexander Sturgis[26].
  • Ashmolean Museum's phone number is recorded as +44-1865-278000[27].

Body

Founding

Ashmolean Museum's founder is recorded as Elias Ashmole[9]. January 1, 1683 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Ashmolean Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it of Art and Archaeology'}[28]. Part of include University of Oxford[12], a collegiate university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1096[31], headquartered in Oxford[32]; The Taylor Institute, The it, and 41 Beaumont Street[13], a library building[33], in United Kingdom[34]; and Gardens, Libraries and Museums of the University of Oxford[14].

Leadership

Ashmolean Museum's director / manager is recorded as Alexander Sturgis[26].

Why It Matters

Ashmolean Museum ranks in the top 2% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . glam.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . glam.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ashmolean.org. Retrieved . ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ashmolean.org. ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection or exhibition size {'amount': '+1000000'}
    Heritage designation Grade I listed building
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.75556, 'lon': -1.26056}
    Architect Charles Robert Cockerell, Rick Mather
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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