MOX Highlights
Visiting
Get ready to discover Oxford’s history at the Museum of Oxford (MOX). We’re open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm. You can book your ticket in advance or pay on the day. Organised groups should book their visit in advance.
Plan your visit
Access
We are committed to supporting everyone’s access needs at the Museum of Oxford and are wheelchair accessible. Find out everything you need to know ahead of your visit, including information about step-free and wheelchair access, large print guides, sensory resources and a visual story to aid your visit.
Access at the Museum
MOX Online
Explore Oxford’s history from anywhere in the world with our online resources. Discover stories from Oxford’s communities, dig deeper into Oxford’s past and explore highlight objects from the Museum of Oxford collection.
Discover the history of Oxford
Community and Learning
Our museum is by the people of Oxford, for the people of Oxford. We work closely with Oxford’s communities to co-curate the stories we tell and offer learning and engagement programmes for schools, older adults, families and the wider community.
Community and Learning at the Museum of Oxford
Venue hire
Hold your next meeting, community gathering, private event or class surrounded by Oxford’s history in our modern and accessible spaces. Hire of our spaces directly supports our work with Oxford’s communities to protect, preserve and share Oxford’s heritage.
Hire our spaces
Lunchtime Talks are back at MOX💥
👉Book tickets at the 🔗 link in bio
Kicking off on Wednesday 9 September, we`ll be journeying into the hidden history of Oxford`s 900 year-old leper hospital, Bartlemas Chapel, with guest speaker Martin Stott.
From October-December, take your pick of Oxford music topics, from 1600s folk to the genre-blending 1970s, with talks as part of the Sounds of the City exhibition 🎸⚡
🌿Weds 9 September, 1pm
Bartlemas: Oxford`s Hidden Sanctuary with Martin Stott
🤘Weds 14 October, 1pm
Growing the grass roots: Live music in Oxford in the 1970s with Chris Church
🎼Weds 11 November, 1pm
The story of the Welsh migration to Oxford: "You can`t stop them singing!" with Sharron Jenkinson
🪗Weds 9 December, 1pm
"A-begging we will go": Popular music in 17th century Oxford
Special talk and live performances from Tim Healey and The Oxford Waits
All tickets cost £6 and include entry to the museum`s galleries on the day of the event.
Tickets can be purchased online or in the museum shop.
[Image description: A series of posters advertising each of the Lunchtime Talks. Each poster features a background image and the title of the talk. 1: A chapel seen through an avenue of trees. The title of the talk is `Bartlemas: Oxford`s Hidden Sanctuary`. 2: A collage of colourful flyers advertising gigs and festivals which took place in the 70s. The title of the talk is `Growing the grass roots: Live music in Oxford in the 1970s`. 3: Two black and white photographs. The first photo shows a male choir being conducted in front of a curtained stage. The second is a group photo of men in suits and bow ties. The title of the talk is `The story of the Welsh migration to Oxford: you can`t stop them singing!`. 4: Woodcut prints of musicians playing instruments in alehouses. The title of the talk is `A-begging we will go: popular music in 17th century Oxford.]
![Lunchtime Talks are back at MOX💥
👉Book tickets at the 🔗 link in bio
Kicking off on Wednesday 9 September, we'll be journeying into the hidden history of Oxford's 900 year-old leper hospital, Bartlemas Chapel, with guest speaker Martin Stott.
From October-December, take your pick of Oxford music topics, from 1600s folk to the genre-blending 1970s, with talks as part of the Sounds of the City exhibition 🎸⚡
🌿Weds 9 September, 1pm
Bartlemas: Oxford's Hidden Sanctuary with Martin Stott
🤘Weds 14 October, 1pm
Growing the grass roots: Live music in Oxford in the 1970s with Chris Church
🎼Weds 11 November, 1pm
The story of the Welsh migration to Oxford: "You can't stop them singing!" with Sharron Jenkinson
🪗Weds 9 December, 1pm
"A-begging we will go": Popular music in 17th century Oxford
Special talk and live performances from Tim Healey and The Oxford Waits
All tickets cost £6 and include entry to the museum's galleries on the day of the event.
Tickets can be purchased online or in the museum shop.
[Image description: A series of posters advertising each of the Lunchtime Talks. Each poster features a background image and the title of the talk. 1: A chapel seen through an avenue of trees. The title of the talk is 'Bartlemas: Oxford's Hidden Sanctuary'. 2: A collage of colourful flyers advertising gigs and festivals which took place in the 70s. The title of the talk is 'Growing the grass roots: Live music in Oxford in the 1970s'. 3: Two black and white photographs. The first photo shows a male choir being conducted in front of a curtained stage. The second is a group photo of men in suits and bow ties. The title of the talk is 'The story of the Welsh migration to Oxford: you can't stop them singing!'. 4: Woodcut prints of musicians playing instruments in alehouses. The title of the talk is 'A-begging we will go: popular music in 17th century Oxford.]](https://museumofoxford.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Do you work in an Oxfordshire school and are planning for the 2026/27 academic year?📝
Join us for a free Teacher Tour on 26 August and discover how the Museum of Oxford can bring local history, geography, and curriculum topics to life.
You`ll have the chance to:
🔎Explore our galleries from a teacher`s perspective
🏺Handle artefacts normally reserved for school workshops
✏️Visit our learning spaces, not usually open to the public
👩⚖️Step inside our historic Victorian courtroom
👋Meet our Museum Learning Officer and discuss your curriculum needs
Whether you`re looking for a Roman workshop, an Anglo-Saxon experience, a World War II session, an immersive Victorian courtroom visit, or simply want to find out more about what the Museum of Oxford can offer your school, this is the perfect opportunity to explore our learning programme first-hand.
We know it`s the summer holidays, so you`re very welcome to bring colleagues, friends, or family and make it part of a relaxed summer visit.
📅 Wednesday 26 August 2026
🕥 Sessions at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm
📍 Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall
🎟️ Free, but booking is essential
Open to staff working in Oxfordshire educational settings only.
Book your place at the 🔗 link in bio.
#TeacherCPD #SchoolTrips #OxfordSchools #PrimaryHistory #LearningOutsideTheClassroom #Education #OxfordshireTeachers
Join us at our next museum late event, celebrating the opening of our Sounds of the City exhibition!
Activities on the night include:
✂️ Drop-in zine making with @imperfectboundcollective – exploring the ‘Under the Bed’ DIY community collecting themes of the exhibition
💿 Live music in the galleries by overtime (dj set) – inspired by Oxford’s 90s sounds @pressed.for
✏️ Badge making
🎸 Museum galleries (including the exhibition), gift shop, and a paid bar will also be open throughout the evening
Sounds of the City is an exhibition of objects, memorabilia, and stories celebrating Oxford’s grassroots music scene in the 90s and beyond. The exhibition highlights iconic bands, gigs, grassroots venues, festivals, and independent record labels that all energetically shaped Oxford’s sound. The displays spotlight bands like Supergrass and Radiohead, but also brings to the fore stories about reggae soundsystems, carnival, folk traditions, women in music, LGBTQ+ nightlife, and community events.
This museum late event is a unique opportunity to visit the museum after hours, experience the exhibition being brought to life, and to share your own sounds of the city. The event will kickstart an exciting events programme running at the Museum of Oxford until March 2027.
This is a free drop-in event, but tickets are required. All are welcome! Visit our website for free tickets.
#SoundsoftheCity #Music #Oxford #90s #museumofoxford
🎟️ Missed yesterday’s tour? Here’s your next chance to uncover Oxford’s rebellious side.
Join expert guide Jess on Saturday 15 August for Oxford’s Rebels and Radicals, a walking tour exploring the people who challenged the status quo and helped shape the city we know today.
From Annie’s campaigning years and her curious approach to college garden design, to stories of Levellers, Suffragettes and anti-fascists, this is Oxford history from a different perspective. 🚶♀️📚
Love discovering the hidden stories behind familiar places? Join us for the tour or share it with a fellow history lover.
📅 Saturday 15 August
🕚 11am-1pm
🎟️ £15 per person
Book your tickets and explore more tour dates via the #linkinbio👆
https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/hWCb8cPqPQ3kFTRPJbqY
#MuseumOfOxford #OxfordUK #VisitOxford #WhatsOnOxford #HistoryLovers #LocalHistory #MuseumOfOxfordWalks #GuidedTour
[Image description: Video reel featuring scenes from the Oxford’s Rebels and Radicals walking tour, highlighting locations around Oxford connected to campaigners, activists and other figures from the city’s radical past.]
Our Oxford: 50 Years, 50 Stories quilt at @thefestivalofquilts 2026!🌈💚
Last year, we collaborated with local artist E West (@tepidpaper) to create a quilt that responded to the fifty community stories and voices brought together in our fiftieth anniversary project.
Each patch of the quilt represented a different local heritage story, and the quilt evolved throughout the year as the exhibition grew. E also hosted a couple of public textile printmaking and quilting workshops at MOX as part of the process!
We were thrilled to see the quilt on display at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham at the weekend. The Festival of Quilts is Europe’s biggest patchwork and quilting event, and it was exciting to share our community quilt there within the Joy of Sharing category.
Find out more about this project and our community quilt on our digital archive, where the exhibition is available to view in full. Plus, you can pick up a copy of the exhibition catalogue in our gift shop!
#MOXSpecialExhibitions #OurOxford #50Years50Stories #MuseumOfOxford #CommunityHistory #Oxford
[Image description: 1: Two people on either side of the quilt, one is standing and one is using a wheelchair. The quilt is hanging in a white exhibition divider. The quilt has colourful central patches and a colourful border. 2: A front-on view of the quilt hanging within the exhibition divider. 3: The back of a person`s head as they look at the quilt. Up close, you can see each of the patches in more detail. 4: The quilt shown as oart of a row of quilts in the exhibition space.]
