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What does Ashmolean mean?

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  1. Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
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In 2000, the Chinese Picture Gallery, designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects, opened at the entrance of the Ashmolean and is partly integrated into the structure.
The Ruskin remained at the Ashmolean until 1975 when it moved to 74 High Street.
The Ashmolean Museum, founded in 1683, is the oldest museum in the UK, and the oldest university museum in the world.
There are good examples of English delftware in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum.
On 26 November 2011, the Ashmolean opened to the public the new galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia.
The interior of the Ashmolean has been extensively modernised in recent years and now includes a restaurant and large gift shop.

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