Last night, I attended a reception to view the Ashmolean Museum after its £61 million redevelopment. The museum opens to the public again from this Saturday (7th November).
The original facade has been kept (as shown in my first photo), but the interior has been transformed with 39 modern galleries. The second photo gives an idea of the airy interior - it shows Japanese taiko drumming by the cascading staircase.
The original facade has been kept (as shown in my first photo), but the interior has been transformed with 39 modern galleries. The second photo gives an idea of the airy interior - it shows Japanese taiko drumming by the cascading staircase.
The University is to be congratulated on this remarkable transformation of what is Britain's first public museum - it was founded in 1683. Admission is free.
For further details go to http://www.ashmolean.org/
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