Museum of Oxford

St Aldates
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DZ

Tel: +44 (0)1865 252 761
Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk
Web: Attraction's Own Web Site

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Housed in the historic Town Hall, the Museum of Oxford tells the story of the city and the University using finds from local archaeological excavations including an outstanding Medieval collection.

The museum offers atmospheric room settings, replica college treasures, a rescued college barge, and the town's first charter of 1192, one the oldest in England, showing the "Ox" and the "Ford".

The exhibits range from a mammoth's tooth to a 'Morris Motor' car engine. Archaeological treasure include a preserved Roman pottery kiln and a whole pavement made of cattle bones. There are six Oxford rooms recreated inside the museum from an Elizabethan Inn to a Victorian kitchen.

Please visit our website for details of special exhibitions, events and activities.
Opening Times
(2011 times)
Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm.Last admission 4.40pm.Closed Sunday, Monday and Friday.

Admission Charges
(2011 prices)
Free entry to the galleries.
Small charges for some activities and events.

Directions
Museum of Oxford is centrally located in the Oxford Town Hall, and is entered just off St Aldates on the corner of Blue Boar Street.
The Museum is a short walking distance from Gloucester Green coach station and City Information Centre, and ten minutes walk from the train station. Coaches and buses can drop and collect passengers at nearby Oxpens. Car travellers may leave cars all day at the City's park-and-ride car parks (ten minute service from St Aldates).

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