BBC Radio 4's Front Row features Ashmolean Opening
2009-10-29
The Ashmolean in Oxford is the world's oldest public museum, dating back to the 17th century and named after its founder Elias Ashmole. These days its collection includes drawings by Michaelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, paintings by Constable and Picasso and the Anglo-Saxon treasure, the Alfred Jewel. The Ashmolean reopens after a 61-million-pound demolition and rebuilding project. John Wilson visited the museum as the builders raced to meet the deadline.
The 7 minute interview with Rick Mather and Christopher Brown, Director of the Ashmolean, starts at 17:50 in the Front Row programme here: