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15 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30

A special new MOX Walk launching in honour of LGBT+ History Month!

How was Oxford in the 17th century for the LGBTQIA+ community? Which college is the queerest? Where is the oldest LGBTQIA+ pub in the country?

Find out the answers to these questions – and much more – on this 90-minute guided tour, uncovering stories from the LGBTQIA+ community throughout the history of Oxford.

Led by city guide Hannah Field, you will meet a host of fascinating characters including a “lesbian, Indian princess, suffragette, refugee smuggler”, a flamboyant bus conductor, a Catholic Saint, and many more. Learn about local characters, pubs and clubs of Oxford, University societies, Oxford Pride and future events.

A unique opportunity to explore an alternative side of Oxford and current local history research.

Meeting point: Museum of Oxford shop (located inside the Oxford Town Hall). Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of the walk and check in at the Museum Shop with our friendly front of house team.

Tickets cost £10 and are available to purchase online (booking fee applies) or at the Museum shop. Please note that this walk is suitable for ages 16+.

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Meet your tour guide: Hannah Field

Hannah Field stands in a stone courtyard. She is wearing a black coat and a rainbow lanyard, and is holding a green folder.

Hannah is is a local tour guide, she grew up in Oxford and is openly bisexual. She has a passion for queer history and has researched this tour with the help of friends and the Bodleian Library. Her other interests include Women at Oxford, stained glass, Phillip Pullman, A Discovery of Witches, filming locations, architecture and much more.

Details

Date:
15 February 2025
Time:
14:00 - 15:30
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/museum-of-oxford-walks-oxfords-queer-history-tickets-1227753416519

Venue

Museum of Oxford
Museum of Oxford, St Aldate's
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1BX United Kingdom
Phone:
01865 252334
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Organiser

Museum of Oxford
Phone:
01865 252334
Email:
museum@oxford.gov.uk
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