What’s the Museum of Oxford all about?
We asked our volunteers, community partners, supporters, service users, and friends of the museum to tell us why they are excited about the new Museum of Oxford re-opening this autumn.
A museum all about Oxford
The Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people.
Visiting
Find us
Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX.
Travelling here
By bus: Via Gloucester Green bus station. Many local buses stop on St Aldate’s road.
By bike: There are plenty of racks in front of the town hall.
By car: If you need to take the car we recommend using the Park and Ride.
Opening times
- Monday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Friday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Contact us
Museum blog
Delve into Oxford’s lesser known histories with our in-house blog.
A day in the life: installation intern
🕑 7 min read Join Lauren, one of our excellent installation interns, on an average day at MOX
Kofoworola Ademola: the first Black African woman graduate from Oxford University
🕑 4 min read Glass ceiling smasher and educational reformer
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.
Annabelinda suit
Silk skirt and jacket made by hand, with piping around the edges and sculpting in patterns of lines.
Tintin comic
1958 edition featuring TE Lawrence carrying out archaeological work.
Penicillin culture vessel
A container for growing the fungus Penicillium Notatum.
Collection
The Museum of Oxford’s collection hosts an exciting range of archaeological and social history objects ranging from Roman pottery to marmalade jars.
Elizabethan wall painting
A section of painted wall from an Elizabethan tavern.
