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.
How Oxford became the home of the oldest surviving English newspaper
🕑 7 min read Even though the printing press was introduced to England in 1476, it was only in the 16th century that printed news took off, and even then, at a very slow pace, due to the necessity of town criers to provide them, stemming from the illiteracy of the general population.
How the Jewish community of Oxford brought coffee to England
🕑 12 min read The first Jewish settlements in the United Kingdom
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.
Bank note
This bank note is printed with “Oxford Old Bank” and the overlapping arms of the University and City.
Tintin comic
1958 edition featuring TE Lawrence carrying out archaeological work.
Police helmet
This is part of a marshal’s uniform was worn by Charles Fox and by Clement Burrows on ceremonial occasions (1924 – 1968).
Collection
The Museum of Oxford’s collection hosts an exciting range of archaeological and social history objects ranging from Roman pottery to marmalade jars.
Recycled MINI trowels
Trowels cast using metal from old MINI engines.
