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Oxford Museums
(Oxford, England)



Oxford has a superb range of world-class museums, which are situated in and around Oxford city centre. These popular museums are home to some of Oxford's most extensive, historic collections.

Exhibitions and displays at Oxford's museums range from large to small, local to international and many are located in beautiful buildings, right in the heart of Oxford. Here are some of the top museums in Oxford.




Oxford Museums: Oxford University Museum - Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW, England
Tel: +44 (0)1865 272950
The Oxford University Museum was founded in the mid-19th century and is home to a wealth of natural history. Attractions at the Oxford University Museum include dinosaur skeletons, an impressive collection of stuffed animals, geology exhibits, local Oxford artefacts and a well-stocked gift shop. The Oxford University Museum is situated in centre Oxford and is one of the most popular museums in the Oxford area.
Oxford museum open: daily - 12:00 to 17:00
Oxford museum admission: free

Oxford Museums: Pitt Rivers Museum - South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PP, England
Tel: +44 (0)1865 270927
Oxford's highly regarded Pitt Rivers Museum is located in centre Oxford. Full of an enormous number of collections, such as historic weapons, religious artefacts, prehistoric finds, amulets, ancient jewellery, and musical instruments, the Pitt Rivers Museum is famous throughout the world for the quality and importance of the museum's exhibits.
Oxford museum open: Sunday to Friday - 13:00 to 16:30
Oxford museum admission: free

Oxford Museums: Ashmolean Museum - Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH, England
Tel: +44 (0)1865 278000
The Ashmolean Museum is situated in central Oxford, close to Oxford city centre. Full of spectacular collections of important archaeological finds, local Oxford artefacts and memorabilia, coins, antiques and many other rare and precious items, Oxford's Ashmolean Museum is now one of the oldest public museums in the country.
Oxford museum open: Tuesday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 14:00 to 17:00
Oxford museum admission: free

Oxford Museums: Bate Collection Museum - Oxford University Faculty of Music, St. Aldates Oxford, OX1 1DB, England
Tel: +44 (0)1865 276139
The Bate Collection Museum can be found in Oxford's St. Aldates district, in the University Faculty of Music. Donated to the university in the mid-20th century, this vast collection has grown over the years and is now one of the largest collections of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments in the United Kingdom, Oxford's Bate Collection Museum contains a number of rare, famous and important musical instructs.
Oxford museum open: Monday to Friday - 14:00 to 17:00
Oxford museum admission: free

Oxford Museums: Museum of the History of Science - Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ, England
Tel: +44 (0)1865 277280
The Museum of the History of Science is situated in central Oxford and is full of a large and unrivalled collection of interesting, scientific instruments dating back to the 18th century. Highlights at Oxford's Museum of the History of Science include a large collection of mathematical instruments, clocks, astronomical devices, books, documents, quadrants, sundials, microscopes, telescopes, and a blackboard once used by the world-famous Einstein. The Museum of the History of Science is housed in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum, which dates back to the late 17th century.
Oxford museum open: Tuesday to Saturday - 12:00 to 16:00, Sunday - 14:00 to 17:00
Oxford museum admission: free

 
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