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.
Museum blog
Delve into Oxford’s lesser known histories with our in-house blog.
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
🕑 12 min read Mass grave of murdered vikings sheds light on King Aethelred’s doomed reign
The influence of Oxford nightlife
🕑 7 min read Inclusivity, culture and power
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.
Cutteslowe Walls spikes
From on top of a wall that divided estates.
Gorget
Found by Matt Armitage in the River Thames at Godstow in north-west Oxford.
Elizabethan wall painting
A section of painted wall from an Elizabethan tavern.
Collection
The Museum of Oxford’s collection hosts an exciting range of archaeological and social history objects ranging from Roman pottery to marmalade jars.
Police helmet
This is part of a marshal’s uniform was worn by Charles Fox and by Clement Burrows on ceremonial occasions (1924 – 1968).
