Museum of Oxford hosting family-friendly events for half term
Published: Thursday, 12th October 2023The Museum of Oxford is hosting a series of family-friendly events and workshops for half term. The events will include workshops on spooky storytelling, breakdancing and medieval medicine.
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Oxford City Council supports Black History Month with community events
Published: Friday, 29th September 2023Oxford City Council is marking Black History Month with a community event organised by the Community Champions Programme in partnership with local leaders and groups.
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Series of lunchtime talks to take place at Museum of Oxford
Published: Monday, 4th September 2023The Museum of Oxford is set to host a series of lunchtime talks covering topics of local and national history.
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Museum of Oxford set to present play based on Florence Park rent strikes
Published: Tuesday, 11th April 2023The Museum of Oxford is set to present a new play based on the Florence Park rent strike in 1934.
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Are we so different?: A photographic exhibition of people in Oxford taken 100 years apart
Published: Friday, 20th January 2023The Museum of Oxford, in collaboration with Photo Oxford Festival, has opened an exhibition of photographs of people in Oxford taken 100 years apart.
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Museum of Oxford set to host bumper series of events this summer for all the family
Published: Wednesday, 13th July 2022The Museum of Oxford is putting on a bumper series of events for families this summer. The events offer the chance to take part in a mini archaeological excavation or to step back in time and experienc
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Women’s experience of war captured in new exhibition at the Museum of Oxford
Published: Wednesday, 13th April 2022The experiences of women in a time of war and the value and comfort of everyday items is brought to life in a new exhibition at the Museum of Oxford.
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Historical characters come to life in official launch for families at the Museum of Oxford
Published: Tuesday, 22nd March 2022Have you ever wanted to roam around a museum at night to witness the exhibits come to life? No need to fear the dark as the Museum of Oxford is teeming with characters from across history at the Rewind Time family day on Saturday 9 April.
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Lord Mayor of Oxford to participate in first city boundaries ceremony since 1984
Published: Thursday, 30th September 2021A 14th century civic tradition will return next week, with the first re-enactment of the riding of the franchise ceremony since 1984.
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Museum launches community competition for re-opening season
Published: Monday, 27th September 2021The Museum of Oxford will be re-opening on 11 October 2021 after a £2.8 million, 3-year refurbishment re-designing and re-modelling galleries and learning spaces to create bigger display areas, more opportunities for visitor interaction with exhibitions and even more space for public use.
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City’s Museum re-opens following £2.8m refurbishment
Published: Tuesday, 14th September 2021The Museum of Oxford is getting ready to welcome visitors as it prepares to re-open following a £2.8 million refurbishment.
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Museum of Oxford Shortlisted for Two Museum and Heritage Awards
Published: Friday, 31st July 2020The Museum of Oxford, the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people, has been shortlisted for two of this year’s Museum and Heritage awards.
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Museum of Oxford launches online coronavirus campaign to add to City Stories collection
Published: Wednesday, 29th April 2020The Museum of Oxford has launched an online campaign to collect and record people’s experiences of the coronavirus pandemic in Oxford.
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Oxford’s LGBTIQA+ history to be highlighted in Museum of Oxford exhibition
Published: Thursday, 28th February 2019The history of Oxford’s LGBTIQA+ community is to be highlighted in an exhibition at the Museum of Oxford.
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Museum of Oxford to host panel to mark end of the First World War
Published: Friday, 9th November 2018The Museum of Oxford is to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War and highlight the impact of the war on local people through hosting a panel discussion with local experts.
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Museum of Oxford’s Micro-Museum to open and launch community exhibition
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October 2018The Museum of Oxford is to open a new Micro-Museum and community exhibition to highlight the history of Oxford to residents and visitors.
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Can you help the Museum of Oxford raise £10,000 towards its Redevelopment?
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018Oxford residents are being invited to help conserve special Oxford objects to help fund the £3.2m Museum of Oxford redevelopment.
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Museum of Oxford awarded £1.63m National Lottery support
Published: Friday, 23rd March 2018The Museum of Oxford has been awarded a grant of £1.63 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the Museum of Oxford redevelopment.
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Museum of Oxford to host fundraising events
Published: Tuesday, 27th February 2018The Museum of Oxford is inviting residents to attend three events to help raise money towards the Museum of Oxford redevelopment.
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Find out more about volunteering at Museum of Oxford
Published: Friday, 2nd February 2018The team behind the Museum of Oxford are hosting two free information sessions for members for the public to learn how they can get involved in volunteering.
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Museum of Oxford to host Bailey Bridge talk
Published: Thursday, 25th January 2018Join the Museum of Oxford team and Peter Smith for an evening exploring the contribution of Bailey Bridge to Oxford’s history.
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Museum of Oxford introduces flexible volunteering challenge system
Published: Monday, 22nd January 2018The Museum of Oxford is introducing a volunteer challenge system designed to bring together digital and volunteering.
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Final designs revealed for £2.8m Museum of Oxford transformation
Published: Tuesday, 14th November 2017Final designs for a proposed £2.8m project to transform the Museum of Oxford, including a new fly-through video, have been revealed by Oxford City Council.
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Discover Oxford’s Tudor accidents - and help fund the Museum of Oxford redevelopment
Published: Wednesday, 8th November 2017Are you interested in exploring the hidden histories and accidents of Tudor Oxford?
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Uncover Oxford’s ghostly history - and help fund the Museum of Oxford redevelopment
Published: Monday, 30th October 2017Are you looking to be spooked? The Museum of Oxford is inviting residents in Oxford to an evening of creepy and magical tales at their ‘The Restless Dead’ talk.
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Adopt a piece of Oxford’s history – and help fund £2.8m Museum of Oxford redevelopment
Published: Monday, 7th August 2017Oxford residents are being invited to adopt a piece of Oxford’s history to help fund the £2.8m redevelopment of the Museum of Oxford.
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Museum of Oxford volunteer wins national Volunteer of the Year award
Published: Wednesday, 7th June 2017A local volunteer at the Museum of Oxford has jointly won the Volunteer of the Year category at the Museums and Heritage Awards.
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Museum of Oxford volunteer shortlisted for national award
Published: Friday, 24th March 2017A local volunteer at the Museum of Oxford has been shortlisted in the Volunteer of the Year category at the Museums and Heritage Awards.
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Museum of Oxford event invites children to dig into Oxford’s past
Published: Thursday, 27th October 2016The Museum of Oxford will invite children to dig into Oxford’s past with an event this weekend.
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The Cowley Road Cookbook: a talk about an eclectic road told through its food
Published: Thursday, 31st March 2016Local author Martin Stott will discuss his book, The Cowley Road Cookbook, at the Museum of Oxford on Saturday (2 April).
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King of all Balloons: talk about England’s first aeronaut at Museum of Oxford
Published: Monday, 7th March 2016Oxford historian Mark Davies will discuss his new book, King of all Balloons, at the Museum of Oxford on Thursday 24 March.
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Museum of Oxford founders return for talks about how museums have changed over last 40 years
Published: Friday, 4th March 2016Four people who helped set-up the Museum of Oxford in the 1970s will return to the museum for an evening of talks about how museums have changed over the last 40 years.
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Museum of Oxford awarded Heritage Lottery Fund support
Published: Friday, 5th February 2016Oxford City Council has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the redevelopment of the Museum of Oxford.
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Museum of Oxford 40th anniversary finale
Published: Tuesday, 8th December 2015All year the Museum of Oxford has been marking its 40th anniversary, and in the coming weeks these celebrations will culminate in a series of exhibitions, artwork and performance.
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Talk to mark 100 years since Oxford Town Hall used as World War One hospital
Published: Tuesday, 3rd November 2015A talk about life in medieval Oxford will take place in Town Hall this week to mark 100 years since the building was used as a World War One hospital.
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Halloween happening at Museum of Oxford
Published: Monday, 26th October 2015The Museum of Oxford will host a free late-night spooky spectacular created by and for 16 to 25-year-olds to celebrate Halloween.
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Oxfordshire's involvement in the Spanish Civil War discussed at upcoming talk
Published: Wednesday, 14th October 2015The Museum of Oxford will host a discussion about Oxfordshire’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War.
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Infamous 18th century Abingdon murder subject of book talk
Published: Wednesday, 7th October 2015Visit the Museum of Oxford on Tuesday 13 October and learn about an infamous murder in Abingdon in the late 18th century.
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Ancient Hindu statue comes to the Museum of Oxford
Published: Wednesday, 23rd September 2015The Museum of Oxford is set to host an 800-year-old statue of the Hindu god Ganesha.
