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The Barlow Collection

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
314290
Status
Registered
Registered
April 30, 1968
Legal form
Trust
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
BEAUMONT STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2PH

Contact

Activities

The Trust is responsible for the Barlow Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades which is one of the most significant of its kind in the world. It is housed at the Ashmolean Museum and is regularly open to the public, with about twenty per cent of its total of 450 objects on display at any one time. The Collection has been deposited primarily for use in teaching.

Objects: A Collection Of Chinese Porcelain Bronze And Jade Pieces, The Trustees To Hold The Same For The Advancement Of Education And For The Benefit Of The Ashmolean Museum Of Art And Archaeology (As A Department Of The University Of Oxford).

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Oxfordshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
July 31, 2024
July 31, 2023
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
July 31, 2020

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Alexander John Sturgis Oct. 18, 2014
Dr MONICA BARLOW
Mr J Barlow
Prof Shelagh Vainker March 31, 2011