Museum Late: Past and Present Party

Party like it’s 1975!

MOX’s 50th anniversary year is all about celebrating Oxford’s heritage and stories – and the museum that’s been sharing them for half a century. Join us for this free museum late for a chance to play, create and celebrate at the museum after hours! Free entry, drop-in activities and a paid bar will be available to enjoy throughout the evening.

In the museum galleries, join a flash talk with one of our volunteer guides to learn how Oxford has always taken its fun very seriously – from ales to summer traditions to music, festivals, and merry-go-rounds. Flaunt the fashions of our founding year at our dress up station and photo booth in Gallery 2.

Have a go at collage poetry inspired by the city and the museum’s displays with the help of local poets Tulsi Talbot and Grace Copeland. A chance to get creative and make your own collage poem to take home! Open to all and no experience required.

Through conversations and written prompts, Tulsi and Grace will also collect your thoughts which will inspire an interactive, collective poem to be created and then performed on the night at 8.10pm. After the event, the poem will become one of the stories collected as part of “Our Oxford: 50 Years, 50 Stories”, our 50th anniversary exhibition – making it a part of MOX’s legacy in this special year.

A paid bar, badge-making station, chill-out zone and zine library will also be available throughout the evening. The shop will be open too, selling our special MOX 50 themed goodies and your usual favourite items!

Designed with the help of an amazing group of MOX volunteers, this museum late will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in our city’s heritage, celebrate the history of your museum and explore playful, creative responses to it!

This is a free drop-in event. There’s no need to book, but you can book a free ticket to secure priority admission if you would like to.

Access:

There is step-free, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum, there is a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement where some of the event activities will be taking place.

Accessible toilets are available in the Town Hall on the ground floor before entering the Museum, and also in the Museum on the basement level. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum.

Photo consent:

Please be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know during the event.