Ashmolean Museum

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has a rather large collection of paintings, finger rings, Roman coins, Silver and watches. The first opening of the Museum in 1683 and was open to the entire public. Presented by Elias Ashmole and charged a public fee and the museum included natural and man made specimen from across the known world, and it became and instant hit. The museum's success has grown since.

http://www.ashmolean.org/about/historyandfuture/