Renovated Ashmolean by Rick Mather Architects

Pictures have emerged of the Ashmolean Museum following its £61m renovation by Rick Mather Architects. As a recent Wallpaper article says, “The Ashmolean museum in Oxford, once a dusty old labyrinth of higgledy piggledy rooms and illogical corridors, has been transformed almost beyond recognition.” It’s true — the pictures are stunning. (Click here for a slideshow.)

Good news for those who seek shelter in museum cafe’s was buried in the final paragraph of the article:

The renovation has also brought the city of dreaming spires its first rooftop restaurant, reached via a cascading staircase that runs up through the new atrium.

No more details are available. We’ll try to find out. In the meantime, we may simply have to wait until November 7th, when the museum opens to the public.

 

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