Our Vision and Values
To be in every way the world�s greatest university museum of art and archaeology
- Constantly questioning what we do and challenging ourselves to do better
- Being intellectually ambitious and coherent
- Ensuring the encounter of our audiences with our collections (both in the museum and online) is as inspiring, meaningful and rewarding as possible
- Being a powerhouse of teaching and research
- Making the most of our university and encouraging our university to make the most of us
Ashmolean Policies
For details of the Museum's policies, please click on the documents below:
- Access policy
- Child protection policy
- Education policy
- Immunity from Seizure
- Provenance Research
- Conflict of Interest
Ashmolean Director
The Director of the Ashmolean Museum is Dr Xa Sturgis.
Contact details for the Director's Office are below.
For General Enquiries please contact .
To find contact details for other departments please follow this link.
Board of Visitors
- Mr Bernard Taylor � Chairman
- Sir Mark Jones
- Dr Peter Stewart
- Professor Andrew Wilson
- Professor Craig Clunas
- Dr Paul Thompson
- Professor Anne Trefethen (Pro Vice-Chancellor)
- Professor Louise Richardson (Vice Chancellor)
- Assessor, Senior Proctor and Junior Proctor
- Mr Chris Jones
- Professor Chris Wickham
- Dame Helen Ghosh
- Professor Helen Leith Spencer
- Lady (Jane) Roberts
Annual Review 2014-15
For a downloadable PDF of the Annual Review for 2014-15 please follow the link below:
- Ashmolean Annual Review (pdf/3.5Mb)
Previous Annual Reports
- 2008-2010:
- Director's Report, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf)
- Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/3.4Mb)
- 2007-2008:
Director's Report, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/31Mb)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/6.9Mb) - 2006-2007:
Director's Report, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/430Kb)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/1.8Mb) - 2005-2006:
Director's Report, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/20Mb)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/1.8Mb) - 2004-2005:
Director's Reports, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/885K)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/1.4Mb) - 2003-2004:
Director's Reports, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/740K)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/6.4Mb) - 2002-2003:
Director's Reports, Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/300K)
Highlights of the Annual Report (pdf/4.8Mb) - 2001-2002:
Director's Report (pdf/48K)
Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/185K) - 2000-2001:
Director's Report (pdf/37K)
Departmental and Staff Records (pdf/313K)