The University Museum in Oxford, designed by Deane and Woodward and opened in 1860. – Vintage Photograph

The University Museum in Oxford, designed in the ‘Veronese Gothic of the best and manliest type’ by Deane and Woodward, was opened in 1860. It is the only building in which the English art critic and author John Ruskin was directly involved. The Museum houses zoological and geological collections used in teaching and research.The University Museum in Oxford, designed in the ‘Veronese Gothic of the best and manliest type’ by Deane and Woodward, was opened in 1860. It is the only building in which the English art critic and author John Ruskin was directly involved. The Museum houses zoological and geological collections used in teaching and research.

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13 NOV 1959 A GORDON FRASER CARD OXFORD: THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM The Museum, opened in 1860, was designed by Deane and Woodward and is the only building in the erection of which Ruskin was directly concerned. “Veronese Gothic of the best and manliest type in a new and striking combination”, it excited, at first, GF the passionate enthusiasm of Gothic re- vivalists, but before it was opened, uncom– pleted, even Ruskin was disappointed. The Museum houses zoological and geological collections used in teaching and research. Photograph by EDWIN SMITH BBO1-18