The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford cherishes two rather contrary claims to fame. Founded in 1683, it purports to be Britain’s oldest public museum – and having been reopened by the Queen in December 2009 after a £61m redevelopment, it’s also perhaps the country’s most modern.
We visited recently, and were hugely impressed. Amidst the usual pervery that comes into play in every museum (at least for us!) – which of the female statues has the most whippable behind, that sort of thing – we discovered a rather lovely hands-on display about ancient alphabets. One could even write one’s own sentences – such as:
(This last one – very politically correctly, we thought – caters for multiple interest groups, depending on whether the man loves ‘you’ – or the sheep!)
OK, I want to go and play with that!
Seriously, Eliane, you really *do* want to go and play with that. It’s fun! Also, the museum is brilliant.
A school trip to Oxford, perhaps?
School trip! School trip! Can we flash out of the windows at passing cars and have packed lunches? Maybe organise some kind of heist if we’re in a really St Trinians mood.
Joy joy joy! That’s so brilliant.
Oh yes, a school trip to Oxford!
Me too, me too wants to come on the school trip!
Me, too! Especially if it’s possible to accuse a top of having sex with a sheep and not get in trouble for it!
Um, good luck with that one, Indy!
The last set of pictures is Baaaaaaa-d!
Anyone would think it was a school trip to Wales 😛
Oo-oo Simon, don’t let Jessica hear you talking like that!
@Scarlett
Well I should be safe unless someone snitches to Jessica.