An interesting online advent calendar from the Ashmolean. Here are Dec 1 and Dec 2...

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https://www.ashmolean.org/advent

#Oxford #Ashmolean #Museum INTRODUCING THE NEW #ROME GALLERIES

https://www.ashmolean.org/event/introducing-the-new-rome-galleries-talk

The Ashmolean came into existence in 1682, when the wealthy antiquary Elias Ashmole gifted his collection to the University. It opened as Britain’s first public museum, and the world’s first university museum, in 1683.
Though the collection has evolved considerably, the founding principle remains: that knowledge of humanity across cultures and across times is important to society.

https://ashmolean.org/history-ashmolean #museums #Ashmolean #OxfordUniversity

One of the items in the Ashmolean collection was a stuffed Dodo, the last ever dodo seen in Europe. However, by 1755 the stuffed dodo was so moth-eaten that it was destroyed, except for its head and one claw.
Ten things you might not know about the Ashmolean Museum.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/05/24-may-ashmolean-museum.html

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