Memory Lane
Memory Lane
This will be our last event before our break for the Summer, the theme will be Oxford Town Hall with a guest speaker. Memory Lane will resume in September.
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Museum of Oxford Walks: Oxford’s Rebels and Radicals
Museum of Oxford Walks: Oxford’s Rebels and Radicals
Oxford University is well known as a bastion of tradition, but how much do you know about the city's radical past and present? Uncover our city's secret radical and rebellious history - including 'town vs gown' riots, fiercely independent medieval women, and the locals who kicked fascists out of the city - on this alternative city walking tour led by local guide Jess Worth.
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Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers
Gentle dance exercise sessions set to music past and present. After the class you are welcome to stay for refreshments.
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SOLD OUT English Paper Piecing workshop with E L West
SOLD OUT English Paper Piecing workshop with E L West
Join artist E L West for an English Paper Piecing quilting workshop at the Museum of Oxford! This will be an opportunity to try your hand at traditional and non-traditional English Paper Piecing, learning how to draft and hand sew a quilt topper. If you have any scrap fabric, please bring it along to use […]
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Alice’s Day – Storytelling in the African-Caribbean Oral Tradition with Jane Grell
Celebrate Alice's Day with a storytelling session you won't forget!
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Hands-on history! Alice’s Day Edition
Hands-on history! Alice’s Day Edition
Please touch! Discover Alice's story by getting hands-on with real and replica historic objects at the Museum of Oxford! Free family fun.
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Stories of Oxford tours: This Talented Town
Stories of Oxford tours: This Talented Town
A mixture of Oxford city specialties, this guided tour of the Museum of Oxford will highlight the achievements of some of the extraordinary people from our spectacular town!
Museum of Oxford Walks: Shakespeare and Oxford
Museum of Oxford Walks: Shakespeare and Oxford
What was Oxford like during Shakespeare's lifetime? Journey through Elizabethan and Jacobean Oxford on this 90-minute Shakespeare-themed city walking tour. Includes access to an incredible Tudor painted bedroom!
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Museum of Oxford Walks: The Lost Streets of St Ebbes
Museum of Oxford Walks: The Lost Streets of St Ebbes
Once a thriving residential area for a working-class community, the so-called ‘slums’ of St Ebbe’s were designated for demolition after the Second World War. Uncover the forgotten history of Oxford's lost working-class neighbourhood on this unforgettable city-centre walking tour, led by local historian Maurice East.
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Stories of Oxford tours: An introduction to Oxford’s past
Stories of Oxford tours: An introduction to Oxford’s past
What is it that is unique about Oxford? This guided tour of the Museum identifies some of the features that have made our city so special, from the English Civil War to the Covered Market.
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Museum of Oxford Walks: River, Meadow and Ford
Museum of Oxford Walks: River, Meadow and Ford
Explore the fact, fiction and fantasy of Oxford’s riverside on an idyllic and literary-inspired walking tour, led by local historian Mark Davies.
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Hands-on history!
Hands-on history!
Please touch! Discover our past by getting hands-on with real and replica historic objects at the Museum of Oxford! Free family fun.
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Stories of Oxford tours: An Oxford Night Out
Stories of Oxford tours: An Oxford Night Out
Since medieval times Oxford has been famous for its vibrant social and cultural scene. Join our tour guide on a unique guided tour through the past and present of a night out in Oxford!
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Digging Deep
Unearth the past at MOX! This event is part of The Council for British Archaeology's Festival of Archaeology.
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Stories of Oxford tours: The Oxford Story
Stories of Oxford tours: The Oxford Story
This guided tour of the Museum explores the stories of the city, and the city of stories, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Oxford as a film location, and more!
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Museum of Oxford Walks: Rash or Rational? Victorian Leisure & Entertainment
Museum of Oxford Walks: Rash or Rational? Victorian Leisure & Entertainment
Explore the Oxford of the Victorian age and find out what Victorian Oxford did for fun on this unique 90-minute circular walking tour visiting the sites of historic entertainment venues in the city centre.
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The Cardboard Quilting Challenge
The Cardboard Quilting Challenge
Join in with this fun family art challenge! This is your opportunity to be a part of history and contribute to the ‘Our Oxford’ exhibition.
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Stories of Oxford tours: This Talented Town
Stories of Oxford tours: This Talented Town
A mixture of Oxford city specialties, this guided tour of the Museum of Oxford will highlight the achievements of some of the extraordinary people from our spectacular town!
