The building's design was based on the artworks of John Ruskin and is decorated with carved sculptures of plants and animals. The museum was opened in 1860 to bring together the scattered collections previously cared for by the Honour School of Natural Science. This fabulous neo-Gothic building...
He had a wide knowledge of the drama and a personal acquaintance with many of the leading actors of the day, and in art he had a cultured taste and an interesting critical faculty. On both these matters he spoke with interest and with authority. At the time when he was at University ...
On The Old Road Volume 2 (of 2) - Theology - An Oxford Lecture. 1878John Ruskin
founded in 1683, is the oldest museum in the UK, and the oldest university museum in the world. It holds significant collections of art and archaeology, including works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Turner, and Picasso, as well as treasures such as the Scorpion Macehead...