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
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Museum blog
Delve into Oxford’s lesser known histories with our in-house blog.
1934: An important year in Oxford’s history?
🕑 6 min read The walls went up in Cutteslowe in North Oxford between the posh houses and the council houses. The news sent shock waves not just across the country but across the world...
Oxford’s History of Dinosaur Discoveries
🕑 10 min read Oxford's pivotal role in how dinosaurs got their names
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.
Recycled MINI trowels
Trowels cast using metal from old MINI engines.
Tintin comic
1958 edition featuring TE Lawrence carrying out archaeological work.
Florence Park rent book
With industry booming in east Oxford, necessary expansion led to an area of farm and marsh land being developed into the Florence Park Estate in 1933.
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.
