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
☀️ The sun is officially back… and with it our new season of MOX Walks! 👣
Our very first tour for this season explores the rich histories of Oxford’s LGBTQIA+ communities which can be uncovered in the city’s streets, University buildings, pubs, clubs, and more.
Meet a host of fascinating characters including a “lesbian, Indian princess, suffragette, refugee smuggler”, a flamboyant bus conductor, and a Catholic saint – just to name a few!
This tour is a unique opportunity to explore an alternative side of Oxford, led by local guide Hannah Field.
Book and explore more walking tours at the #LinkInBio 👆
🌈 Oxford’s Queer History walking tour
📆 Sat 4 April + 4 more dates until Sept
🎟️ £15 pp – tickets include access to MOX
#OxfordWalkingTour #MOXWalks #MuseumOfOxford #Oxford #HistoryTour #WalkingTour
[Image description: guide Hannah Field leading a tour outside an Oxford University building. She is wearing a black coat and a rainbow lanyard and holding a green folder. Text reads: ‘Oxford’s Queer History with Hannah Field’. The MOX Walks logo can be seen on the bottom right of the image.]
![☀️ The sun is officially back… and with it our new season of MOX Walks! 👣
Our very first tour for this season explores the rich histories of Oxford’s LGBTQIA+ communities which can be uncovered in the city’s streets, University buildings, pubs, clubs, and more.
Meet a host of fascinating characters including a “lesbian, Indian princess, suffragette, refugee smuggler”, a flamboyant bus conductor, and a Catholic saint – just to name a few!
This tour is a unique opportunity to explore an alternative side of Oxford, led by local guide Hannah Field.
Book and explore more walking tours at the #LinkInBio 👆
🌈 Oxford’s Queer History walking tour
📆 Sat 4 April + 4 more dates until Sept
🎟️ £15 pp – tickets include access to MOX
#OxfordWalkingTour #MOXWalks #MuseumOfOxford #Oxford #HistoryTour #WalkingTour
[Image description: guide Hannah Field leading a tour outside an Oxford University building. She is wearing a black coat and a rainbow lanyard and holding a green folder. Text reads: ‘Oxford’s Queer History with Hannah Field’. The MOX Walks logo can be seen on the bottom right of the image.]](https://museumofoxford.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
🌼 A Tudor-inspired painting workshop 🌼
MOX is home to a very special Tudor-era painted wall, decorated with colourful floral motifs in natural pigments. Let this fascinating piece inspire you in a spring-themed art workshop! Get creative and make your own natural paint colour chart, then paint your own flower 🎨 🪻
🌷 Tudor Flower Painting Workshop
📅 Thursday 2 April, 11am & 2.30pm
📍 Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall
ℹ️ Suitable for ages 5-11
🎟️ £3 for 1 child + 1 accompanying adult. Includes access to the Galleries
Book online at the #LinkInBio or at the museum shop!
#MuseumOfOxford #KidsActivities #Oxford #ThingsToDoWithKids #ThingsToDoInOxford #KidsInMuseums #FamilyFun #SpringHolidays
[Image description: a smiling blonde child sitting at a table and drawing with a felt-tip pen. Text reads: “Tudor Flower Painting Workshop; Thursday 2 April; 11.00-12.00, 14.30-15.30; £3 per child, ages 5+]
What will you discover at MOX?
We share stories that reflect the voices of our city and the communities that have shaped it. There`s plenty of time for play, too 👒👗
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, inside Oxford Town Hall.
#MuseumOfOxford #Oxford #Museums
[Image description: Two children dressed in historical costumes play at a dressing up counter. One child wears a pink, frilly dress and a hat with a purple ribbon. The other wears a brown blazer and cap. One child is reaching out to adjust the other`s hat. They are both smiling.]
🦁🦄 Lions, unicorns, helmets and roses… ever wondered what the animals, colours and symbols on a coat of arms mean?
Join our Heraldic Oxford workshop to uncover the hidden meaning of these historic designs, used by families and royals to represent themselves since medieval times. Then get creative and design your own heraldic shield – you can choose traditional symbols or come up with new ones!
🛡️ Heraldic Oxford: Family Crafting
📅 Mon 30 March, 11am-1pm, drop-in
📍 Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall
ℹ️ Suitable for ages 5-11
🎟️ £1.50 for 1 child + 1 accompanying adult. Includes access to the Galleries
Book online at the #LinkInBio or at the museum shop!
#MuseumOfOxford #KidsActivities #Oxford #ThingsToDoWithKids #ThingsToDoInOxford #KidsInMuseums #FamilyFun #SpringHolidays
[Image description: an illustration of a knight holding a sword in one hand and a shield with a dodo on it in the other. There are also a paintbrush and a pair of scissors in the image. At the bottom, text reads: “Heraldic Oxford: Family Crafting. Monday 30 March. 11.00-13.00, drop in. £1.50 per child, ages 5+]
We’re so excited that ’10 Voices’ by the Shadowlight Artists is now on display as part of @artworks.together International Exhibition at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield @sheffmuseums 🌈💚
MOX commissioned the Shadowlight Artists and @filmoxford to produce a short film as part of our 50th birthday project, ‘Our Oxford: 50 Years, 50 Stories’.
`10 Voices` shares the creative talents of ten members of the group. It showcases the artists’ passions for different artistic media, including drawing, painting, photography, dance, writing, filmmaking, poetry, and comedy, and reflects on their experiences as artists.
ArtWorks Together is an international festival showcasing artists with learning disabilities. The film is currently on display as part of the festival exhibition, which is taking place at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, until 31 May 2026.
❣🖌 Closer to home, the Shadowlight Artists` exhibition ‘We’re going to need a bigger brush!’, which features artworks and film created by the group, is currently on display at @modernartoxford. Catch it until 22 March 2026!
#MuseumOfOxford #ShadowlightArtists #OurOxford #50Years50Stories #MOXSpecialExhibitions #Oxford
[Image description: Two group photos of members of the Shadowlight Artists collective during the creation of the film. One of the members of the group wears a wired headset and another holds a boom microphone. There is also a filming camera.]
