Opening of the present Cast Gallery

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Interior of the Cast Gallery in 1990s.
Photograph: Donna Kurtz

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Bernard Ashmole. Portrait bust by H.Wilson

The present Cast Gallery opened in 1961. Its display was designed by Bernard Ashmole, who was then the University's Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art. The University expects to build a new gallery for the cast collection in due course.