Museums in Oxford

Oxford is rich in its collection of museums that range from the general interest to some very specialised collections.

The Museum of Oxford - a museum dedicated to the comprehensive history of the City of Oxford and the University - a must-see collection of artifacts illustrating the history of Oxford from the time before ‘Oxford’ existed

Museum of Oxford Ashmolean Museum Museum of History of Science

The Ashmolean Museum - a world class museum  with magnificent treasures

Christ Church Picture Gallery - an excellent collection of European classics

The Museum of the History of Science - holds the world's finest collection of early scientific instruments in the first purpose-built museum building dating back to 1683. Of particular interest is the blackboard used by Einstein in 1931 when he lectured on measuring the rate of the expansion of the universe.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History - contains a wide range of interesting collection including dinosaurs and a dodo.

Oxford University Press Museum - a museum of the famous publishers of academic books, bibles and dictionaries, visit by appointment

Pitt Rivers Museum - a museum of anthropology and world archeology

Science Oxford - exhibitions of scientific interest.

The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments - an extensive collection of European orchestral woodwind instruments