Episode 2 of 3
Conditions for Public Access
- When
- 1677
- Where
- University of Oxford
The gift was conditional on the university building a home for the collection and making it public.
Ashmole's donation was not unconditional; he required the University of Oxford to build a suitable home to house the materials and make them available to the public. This condition led to the construction of the first Ashmolean building between 1678 and 1683.
Sources
- Elias Ashmole Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19
- Ashmolean Museum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18
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