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
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
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.
Dreaming spires
🕑 6 min read Oxford’s architectural styles through time
Is it worth the risk?
🕑 9 min read A brief overview of the history of vaccination in Oxford
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.
Gorget
Found by Matt Armitage in the River Thames at Godstow in north-west Oxford.
Police helmet
This is part of a marshal’s uniform was worn by Charles Fox and by Clement Burrows on ceremonial occasions (1924 – 1968).
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.
Penicillin culture vessel
A container for growing the fungus Penicillium Notatum.
