Galleries
Unable to make it to the Museum? Want to follow up on your visit?
Our online galleries give you the chance to explore some of the themes and Eastern Art objects on display in the galleries at the Ashmolean.
Key
- Orientation galleries
- Islamic and Asian art galleries
- Toilets
- Lift
Lower Ground Floor | Crossing Cultures
Ground Floor | The Ancient World
First Floor | Asian Crossroads
Second Floor | West Meets East
Third Floor | Western Art: 1800-2000
Lower Ground Floor | Crossing Cultures
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Room 5 | Textiles gallery
Explore the beauty and variety of Eastern Art objects on display in the Textiles gallery.
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Yousef Jameel Online Collection Centre
Access the Ashmolean’s online collections during your visit to the Museum
Ground Floor | The Ancient World
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Room 10 | China 3000 BC-AD 800 gallery
Discover over 3000 years of Chinese history and culture through surviving artefacts, objects and texts.
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Room 11 | Chinese Paintings gallery
Discover more of the Chinese paintings collection through the changing displays in this gallery.
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Room 12 | India 2500 BC-AD 600 gallery
Explore the early development of Indian art, from the artefacts of the Indus Valley to the Hindu and Buddhist sculpture of north India and Gandhara.
First Floor | Asian Crossroads
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Room 29 | Eastern Art Paintings and Prints gallery
Explore the breadth of the museum’s collection of Eastern Art paintings through the changing programme of exhibitions in this gallery.
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Room 31 | Islamic Middle East gallery
Explore artefacts made over a period of more than 1000 years in the heart of the Islamic world.
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Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery
Explore Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
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Room 33 | Mughal India 1500-1900 gallery
Discover the paintings and decorative arts of the Mughal period - the most powerful and lasting of the Islamic dynasties in India.
Second Floor | West Meets East
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Room 36 | Japan from 1850 gallery
Explore the major technical and creative developments in arts and crafts of Japan after 1850 and visit the Ashmolean's tea house.
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Room 37 | Japan 1600-1850 gallery
Discover the arts of the Edo period (1600-1868) from porcelain to lacquer to painting.
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Room 38 | China from AD 800 gallery
Explore key developments in the history and culture of China, from the arts and crafts of the Song Dynasty up to the present day.
Third Floor | Western Art: 1800-2000
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Room 57 | Special Exhibitions - Gallery 57
Explore the special programme of Eastern Art shows presented in this dedicated exhibition space.
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Room 59 | Special Exhibitions - Gallery 59
Explore the special programme of Eastern Art shows presented in this dedicated exhibition space.
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Room 60 | Special Exhibitions - Gallery 60
Explore the special programme of Eastern Art shows presented in this dedicated exhibition space.
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