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Revamped Ashmolean opens to public

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Oxford : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago  
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Inside the new-look Ashmolean The UK's oldest public museum will reopen later after a £61m redevelopment. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, in Oxford, which first opened in the 17th Century, was renovated to double the gallery space.
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