This blog will explore the stories of objects and themes in the collection, give you behind-the-scenes insights into what staff and volunteers get up to, and delve into the lesser-known parts of the city’s history.
St Frideswide: Patron Saint of Oxford
🕑 5 min read The legend and legacy of the city's saint
A Saint in Littlemore
🕑 5 min read John Henry Newman in Littlemore
Empress Matilda: Lady of the English
🕑 5 min read The Nearly Norman Queen of England
Zaha Hadid: ‘Queen of the Curve’ & Avant-Garde Architect
🕑 5 min read Building beyond the dreaming spires to keep Oxford's architecture on point
John Henry Newman: Theologian and Saint
🕑 4 min read Co-creator of the Oxford Movement
The History of our Museum
🕑 5 min read The less-than straight forward story of MOX
St. Giles’ Fair: a brief history
🕑 3 min read How long has this beloved custom been happening?
A volunteer’s view: becoming a digital curator
🕑 7 min read Tina explains how she created her food sustainability online exhibition
Myths and Legends of Oxfordshire
🕑 6 min read Witches, Mistresses and Wedding Woes: did you know this about Oxfordshire?
Bill Heine: the man behind the ‘Headington Shark’
🕑 7 min read Why did Heine choose to have a shark sticking out of his house?
Abe Lazarus and Oxford
🕑 12 min read The story of a local legend who fought for workers' rights, decent housing and against fascism.
May Morning at Magdalen College Oxford
🕑 8 min read What's the deal with May Morning in Oxford?