The Guinness Book of Records gives the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology as the oldest museum in the World opened to the public. It opened it's doors to the public in 1683.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy has been opened to visitors by request since the 16th century, but officially opened to the public in 1765.
Ashmolean museum in Oxford
The oldest purpose built museum in the world is the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford England. Opened in 1683 to house the collection Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677.
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The web address of the Oxford Museum is: www.oxfordmuseums.org
oxford The Guinness Book of Records gives the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology as the oldest museum in the World opened to the public. It opened it's doors to the public in 1683. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy has been opened to visitors by request since the 16th century, but officially opened to the public in 1765.
The address of the Oxford Museum is: Po Box 131, Oxford, MD 21654-0131
The web address of the Oxford Museum Association is: oxfordmuseumassociation.com
The address of the Oxford Museum Association is: Po Box 184, Oxford, OH 45056
The phone number of the Oxford Museum Association is: 513-523-8005.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History was created in 1860.
The address of the Woodstock Historical Museum is: Allen Hill Road, Oxford, ME 4270
Lyman House Memorial Museum is the most oldest. It was built in the 1830's. This museum is the most oldest in the island of Hawaii!