Britain's oldest public museum
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
+44 1865 27 8000
http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/
Review © 2007, Wcities
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Britain's oldest public museum |
Beaumont Street Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH +44 1865 27 8000 http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/ |
Take a step away from the hustle and bustle of the city and savour the wonderful collections inside Britain's oldest public museum. John Tradescant's collection of archaeological rarities (both man-made and natural) originally opened to the public in South London in the early 17th century, for a charge of 6d (2.5p). The collection was inherited by Elias Ashmole and the Ashmolean opened in 1683. If you only have time to enjoy the antiquities galleries, with their exhibits dating from Paleolithic to Victorian times, your visit will have been worthwhile. You'll probably have to come back again if you also want to take in the collections of eastern and western art and the Heberden Coin Room. If time is very limited, try joining one of the lunchtime talks, which are always interesting and accessible. Admission:free Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Collection of Historical Musical Instruments |
Oxford University Faculty of Music St Aldates Oxford OX1 1DB +44 1865 27 6139 http://www.bate.ox.ac.uk Bate.Collection@music.ox.ac.uk |
In 1963, Philip Bate gave his collection of orchestral woodwind instruments to Oxford University. Since that time, the collection has grown and grown - in both quality and quantity - and it is now the largest and most comprehensive collection of European woodwind, brass and percussion instruments in England. Housed in the University Faculty of Music, it includes a harpsichord said to have been played by Haydn in Oxford, a complete Javanese gamelan and the world-famous Bressan treble recorder. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
Internationally recognised museum |
30 Pembroke Street Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1BP +44 1865 72 2733 http://www.modernartoxford.org... |
Founded in 1966 and now housed in a converted warehouse, this museum specializes in 20th-century art. Permanent displays of paintings and drawings are complemented by regular temporary exhibitions of modern sculpture, photography, paintings, printing, ceramics and textiles. Don't be put off by the building's characterless exterior. In fact once inside, you'll probably find that the stark white walls are the perfect setting for the exhibits. MOMA also has a comprehensive programme of lectures, concerts and films. The shop, which is full of mainly art-related books, artwork, posters and other goodies, is a great place to buy gifts. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Step back in time |
St Aldates Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1DZ +44 1865 25 2761 http://www.oxford.gov.uk/touri... museum@oxford.gov.uk |
It's impossible to visit Oxford, with its ancient university and fine architecture, without stepping into the past. This museum helps to put what you see today into context. Exhibits range from explanatory maps and drawings to reconstructions of entire rooms including an Elizabethan parlour, an 18th-century student's room and a Victorian kitchen. All major periods in the city's development are covered, with special emphasis on the Saxon and Norman periods, the development of the university, the Tudor and Stuart periods (including the Reformation and the Civil War), and the final emergence of Oxford as a modern city. There are also frequent temporary exhibitions. Admission: adults £2, senior citizens £1.50, children 50p Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Scientific instruments of a bygone era |
Broad Street Oxford OX1 3AZ +44 1865 27 7280 http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/ |
For those who enjoy the beauty and craftsmanship of early scientific instruments, this museum is full of delights. The building was opened in 1683 as the original Ashmolean Museum. It now houses the renowned Lewis Evans collection of clocks, sundials and other mathematical and astronomical instruments. Amongst the most prized pieces on show is the blackboard (complete with calculations) used by Einstein when he lectured in Oxford on the theory of relativity. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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All aboard for history |
Old Station Yard Main Road Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 8LA +44 1865 24 0125 |
The museum houses a mixture of fifty fully and partly restored buses and coaches, lovingly renovated to show their former glory. Many of them are still roadworthy. As a collection, they give a memorable picture of our transport heritage. Long Hanborough rail station is a short walk away from the museum and these fine vehicles will appeal to all the family. Admission:£3 adults; £1.50 concessions; £7 family ticket Review © 2007, Wcities |
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World-renowned museum |
South Parks Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PP +44 1865 27 0927 http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/ prm@prm.ox.ac.uk |
The Pitt Rivers is one of Oxford's hidden treasures. Named after Lieutenant-General Augustus Pitt Rivers whose collection of weapons, looms, costumes and all manner of religious and magical symbols was originally given to the South Kensington Museum in 1874. Ten years later, the collection was offered to Oxford University on condition that a special building was constructed to house it. The offer was accepted and the collection has now become one of the most important museums of ethnology and prehistory in the world. It forms part of the University Museum. Exhibits include a wonderful collection of musical instruments, a forty-foot-high totem pole, the largest collection of amulets and charms in existence, masks, fans, beadwork and belts as well as a collection of shrunken heads. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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All the natural history you could ask for |
Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PW +44 1865 27 2950 http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/ info@oum.ox.ac.uk |
Completed in 1858, this museum of natural history contains a wonderful exhibition of dinosaur skeletons, plus numerous curiosities including the remains of a dodo. This is a traditionally styled museum, but nonetheless holds delights for all the family. Venture upstairs to find the vast zoology, mineralogy and geology displays. At the rear, is the Pitt Rivers Museum which houses one of the world's finest collections of anthropological and archaeological exhibits. There is also a souvenir shop. Admission:free Review © 2007, Wcities |
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