BRAND LICENSING

Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum and has continued to grow and evolve its world class collections.  

The museum is a collection of collections, housing an eclectic mix of the beautiful and unusual of art, textiles, ceramics and archaeology.

BE INSPIRED BY US

The Ashmolean galleries are filled with stunning collections which inspire and fascinate. They represent the world's major civilisations dating from 800BC to the present day and include:

  • the world's greatest collection of Raphael drawings
  • a Western Art collection featuring stunning examples of European paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and musical instruments including the Pissarro Family Archive and John Ruskin's teaching collection
  • the most comprehensive collection of Worcester porcelain
  • an Eastern Art collection encompassing ceramics, sculpture, paintings, textiles and prints from the Islamic world, India, South East Asia, China and Japan
  • a collection of 900 casts which is one of the oldest, largest and best preserved in the world
  • in excess of 300,000 coins and medals

In addition to the public galleries the Ashmolean has a vast archive. Licensees are welcome to work with the Museum in the archives, taking their time to discover its hidden treasures. Licensees will be amazed by the material available to them that can be used to create beautiful and commercially successful products.

For examples of our current and previous licensing partnerships, please view our Licensing Brochure

NEW DESIGNS IN ATLANTIC MAT’S ‘CURIOUS COLLECTION’

The Ashmolean Museum and licensing partner Atlantic Mats are pleased to announce the introduction of new designs into the ‘Curious Collection’, all inspired by the Ashmolean's collections.

Previous designs were drawn from architectural Indian stone screens, precious fabric fragments, and Ottoman tiles. The latest collection looks closer to home and celebrate May Morris, daughter of celebrated Arts & Crafts designer William Morris.

Atlantic Mats launched ‘Ocean Mats’, a range of high-quality, sustainable, durable doormats and runners, in 2022. They are made in the UK from recycled yarn made using waste from the fishing industry and other waste that would normally end up in landfill. The washable range combines innovative materials with decorative design.

By purchasing a mat from the Curious Collection, you’ll be supporting the Museum in addition to helping to protect the world’s precious resources.

Discover the Curious Collection range
 

CURRENT LICENSING PROJECTS

Brand licensing at the Ashmolean

The Ashmolean is very fortunate to be working with the following companies:

  • Atlantic Mats
  • Team Tea
  • Hook Norton Brewery
  • Elite Gift Boxes
  • Flame Tree Publishing
  • Fox & Chave
  • John Austin Publishing
  • Mandarin Arts
  • Rampley & Co.
  • Museum Reproductions
  • The Oxford Artisan Distillery
  • Surface View
  • Woodmansterne
  • China Petals

These licensees have worked closely with the Museum's collections to create commercially successful Ashmolean-branded products. In turn, this generates much needed royalty income for the Museum which helps it to continue its valuable work.

FUTURE LICENSING PROJECTS

Alongside the Ashmolean’s established partnerships, the Museum is pleased to be working with Start Licensing as we look to raise awareness of the collection and build upon new opportunities for licensing across all categories. Licensees will have unprecedented access to curatorial departments, study rooms and collections. The Ashmolean’s licensing team can help licensees make full use of these fantastic creative resources and work with them to develop products inspired by the Ashmolean which will, in turn, inspire consumers. To find out more about these opportunities, please contact:

Email the Ashmolean Licensing Team: publications@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

To order images for personal study or for publication go the image library website

PERMISSION ENQUIRIES

Requests to reuse content from Ashmolean Museum publications are now being processed through PLSclear. Please use the search widget below or visit www.plsclear.com to complete your permission request.

 

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