Museums in Oxford

See also: Exhibitions, Lectures and Family Events

Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Photo by Pikaluk: www.flickr.com/photos/pikaluk/130186209 Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street. Tel: 01865 278000
(One of the oldest public museums in the world - big and absorbing enough to get thoroughly lost in). See also: Lunchtime Gallery Talks and a bit more on The Ashmolean.
Opening Hours: Tues-Sat and Bank Holiday 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm. Late openings on Thursdays in the summer. Admission free.

Cast Gallery, off St John Street, back of the Ashmolean. Tel: 01865 278085
(Casts of classical statuary).
Open Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm

Christ Church Picture Gallery, Christ Church (entrance via Canterbury Gate / Oriel Square). Tel: 01865 276172
(Changing selections from the college's collection of Old Masters' drawings and paintings - see our Exhibitions page)
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.30-1. 2-4.30; Sun 2-4.30. Adults-£2, Conc-£1

Hands-On, Science Oxford, 1-5 London Place (just past St Clements on the way to Headington). Tel: 01865 810000 events@oxtrust.org.uk
New (2005) science gallery with exciting interactive experiments and regular themed activities. Suitable for 5-12 year olds.
Adults £5, concs/children £3.50, family £15 (4 people, including at least one adult).
Opening hours: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, during local school holidays. Bookable for school visits and parties during term (incl. Sundays).

Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street. Tel: 01865 722733
Opening Hours: Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm. Admission free.

Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street. Tel: 01865 277280
(University museum with permanent exhibits, changing special exhibits and evening events.)
Opening Hours: 12-4pm, Tues to Sat; 2-5pm Sun. Admission free.

Museum of Oxford, St Aldates. Tel: 01865 815559
(Oxford City Council's Museum of the history of Oxford)
Opening Hours: Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5, closed Mon.
Admission free from Sept 2006.

Pitt Rivers Museum, Through the Natural History Museum, Parks Road. Tel: 01865 270927
(Anthropological delights. Excellent website with virtual exhibits.)
Normal opening Hours: 12-4.30pm Mon, 10am-4.30pm Tues-Sun and BH Mon. Admission free.

University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road. Tel: 01865 272950
(Dinosaur skeletons and live invertebrate exhibits: great place for children)
Opening Hours: 12 - 5pm every day. Admission free.

Unlocked - Oxford Castle (and Key Learning Centre), 44-46 Oxford Castle, New Road. Tel: 01865 260666
Walled site used for incarceration between 1071-1996, now open to the public as an exhibition space and learning centre.
Open daily between 10am and 5.30pm (possibly subject to occasional variation). Admission to exhibition £6.95/£5.95/£5.25. Review here