Welcome to the new Museum of Oxford
Watch to find out how we’re using our brand new space to work with Oxford’s people.
A museum all about Oxford
The Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people.
Visiting
Visiting
Museum blog
Delve into Oxford’s lesser known histories with our in-house blog.
Pink Times – A response to Section 28
🕑 11 min read November 2023 marked twenty years since the repeal of Section 28. Introduced in 1988, Section 28 was a piece of legislation prohibiting the discussion of homosexuality within schools.
Mary Sophia Merivale: Oxford’s First Female Councillor
🕑 7 min read Who was the first female councillor in Oxford and what do we know about her?
A Saint in Littlemore
🕑 5 min read John Henry Newman in Littlemore
John Henry Newman: Theologian and Saint
🕑 4 min read Co-creator of the Oxford Movement
St. Giles’ Fair: a brief history
🕑 3 min read How long has this beloved custom been happening?
Collection
The Museum of Oxford’s collection hosts an exciting range of archaeological and social history objects ranging from Roman pottery to marmalade jars.
Penicillin culture vessel
A container for growing the fungus Penicillium Notatum.
Elizabethan wall painting
A section of painted wall from an Elizabethan tavern.
Cutteslowe Walls spikes
From on top of a wall that divided estates.
Collection
The Museum of Oxford’s collection hosts an exciting range of archaeological and social history objects ranging from Roman pottery to marmalade jars.
Tintin comic
1958 edition featuring TE Lawrence carrying out archaeological work.
