Oxford University Museums
The Ashmolean, a museum of art and archaeology, is housed in an elegant classically-fronted building in Beaumont Street. Collections include antiquities, Western art, Eastern art, coins, and a cast gallery. Western Art includes some Old Masters. Each of the four main floors has an Orientation Gallery to help you decide what to look at first.
Looking at everything in the Ashmolean would be a major effort, so it would be as well to go armed with some idea of what you want to look at first. If you don’t, there are four Orientation Galleries to help you decide what you are really interested in. I spent several hours in the museum, with a break for lunch, and had a look in most of the galleries, including the coins, and the Japanese galleries (the Japanese collection is in just two rooms). The museum is well worth a visit, and you should fnd something to interest you.
I recommend looking at the Museum’s website to help plan your visit.
Practical details: Admission is free. The Museum is closed on Mondays. There is a museum café in the basement. Travel: easily accessible by Park and Ride. The council now charges £1.50 for Park & Ride parking, so have this with you in coin in case you see a bus about to depart! You are not required to display the ticket.