List of museums in Oxfordshire

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This list of museums in Oxfordshire , England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries with permanent collections. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

NameImageTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
Abingdon County Hall Museum DSCN3060-abingdon-market-hall.JPG Abingdon Vale of White Horse LocalLocal history, archaeology, contemporary crafts
Ashdown House Ashdown House.jpg Ashbury Vale of White HorseHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th-century country house
Ashmolean Museum Ashmolean.jpg Oxford OxfordMultiple Oxford University museum, art, antiquities, archaeology, artifacts from Ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean and Near East, coins
Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum Drayton St. Leonard South Oxfordshire Automobile Aston Martin cars and history
Banbury Museum Banbury Cherwell LocalHistory of Banbury
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
Clarinettes d'amour Bate.jpg
OxfordOxfordMusic Oxford University museum, historic musical instruments, mainly for Western classical music, from the medieval period onwards
Benson Veteran Cycle Museum Benson South OxfordshireTransportVeteran and vintage cycles dating from 1818 to 1930, open by appointment
Blenheim Palace The West Front, Blenheim Palace. - geograph.org.uk - 138111.jpg Woodstock West Oxfordshire Historic house17th century opulent country house, collections of fine and decorative art, birthplace of Winston Churchill
Bloxham Village Museum Bloxham Village Museum - geograph.org.uk - 238459.jpg Bloxham CherwellLocalLocal history, culture
Broughton Castle Broughton castle2.jpg Broughton CherwellHistoric houseMedieval manor house
Buscot Park G's Buscot Park 1.jpg Faringdon Vale of White HorseHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th-century country house with ornate interior, art collection
Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred Champs Chapel Museum in East Hendred - geograph.org.uk - 1308806.jpg East Hendred Vale of White HorseLocalHistory of East Hendred
Charlbury Museum Charlbury West OxfordshireLocalLocal history, industry, trades and tools, costumes, household items
Chastleton House Chastleton House 04.jpg Chastleton West OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th century Jacobean country house
Chipping Norton Museum Chipping Norton West OxfordshireLocalLocal history, archaeology, agriculture, industry
Christ Church Picture Gallery A Grotesque Head, by Leonardo da Vinci.jpg OxfordOxfordArtArt museum at Christ Church, features Old Master paintings and drawings
Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre Churchill West OxfordshireLocalLocal history
Cogges Manor Farm Museum Cogges Manor Farm Museum - geograph.org.uk - 745300.jpg Witney West OxfordshireFarmVictorian era farm and historic house
Combe Mill Work in Progress at Combe Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1013806.jpg Combe West OxfordshireTechnologyPreserved beam engine and timber mill
Didcot Railway Centre 1338 Didcot Railway Centre.jpg Didcot South OxfordshireRailwayRailway engines with outdoor track
Dorchester Abbey Museum Dorchester Abbey Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1094636.jpg Dorchester South OxfordshireReligiousHistory of Dorchester Abbey and local history
Earth Trust Centre Project Timescape - geograph.org.uk - 1243207.jpg Little Wittenham South OxfordshireNatural historyArea landscape ecology and conservation
Greys Court Greys Court.jpg Rotherfield Greys South OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Tudor country house and gardens
Hook Norton Brewery Hook norton brewery 1.jpg Hook Norton CherwellFoodBrewery tours and museum
Kelmscott Manor Cogges Manor Farm Museum - geograph.org.uk - 745300.jpg Kelmscott West OxfordshireHistoric houseLate 16th-century country house, interior designed by owner William Morris
Mapledurham House MapledurhamHouse01.JPG Mapledurham South OxfordshireHistoric houseElizabethan stately home, grounds include Mapledurham Watermill
Mapledurham Watermill Mapledurham Watermill 1.JPG MapledurhamSouth OxfordshireMill18th century watermill, located on the grounds of Mapledurham House
Modern Art Oxford ModernArtOxford.jpg OxfordOxfordArtModern art exhibitions, formerly known as The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
Museum of the History of Science Marconi's Coherer Receiver at Oxford Museum History of Science.jpg OxfordOxfordScience Oxford University museum in the Old Ashmolean building, collection of historic scientific instruments
Museum of Oxford Museum of Oxford 1.jpg OxfordOxfordLocalHistory of the city of Oxford and the University of Oxford, geology, natural history, archaeology,
Nuffield Place Nuffield Place-4311428181.jpg Nuffield South OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 20th-century home of Lord Nuffield, founder of the Morris Motor Company, and his wife
Oxford Bus Museum City of Oxford Motor Services AEC Regent III RTs at the Oxford Bus Museum.jpg Long Hanborough West OxfordshireTransportBus and road transport, Morris Motors Limited automobiles
Oxford Castle – Unlocked Oxford Castle.JPG OxfordOxfordPrisonCostumed guided tours of the crypt, castle, 18th-century debtors tower and prison D-wing, prison artifacts
The Oxfordshire Museum The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock - geograph.org.uk - 1408025.jpg Woodstock West OxfordshireMultipleLocal history, popular culture, contemporary arts and crafts, archaeology, natural history, garden with life-size Megalosaurus and dinosaur footprints
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Natural History Museum and Pitt River Museum.jpg OxfordOxfordNatural history Oxford University museum, displays of animals, insects, fossils, dinosaurs, rocks and minerals
Oxford University Press Museum Oxford University Press - geograph.org.uk - 486330.jpg OxfordOxfordMultiple Oxford University museum, art, antiquities, archaeology, artifacts from Ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean and Near East, coins
Pendon Museum Pendon's Madderport.JPG Long Wittenham South OxfordshireRailwayModel railways showing typical scenes on the Great Western Railway of the 1920s
Pitt Rivers Museum Pitt-rivers-m2.jpg OxfordOxfordAnthropology Oxford University museum, based on the collection of General Augustus Pitt Rivers, archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world, includes musical instruments, weapons, masks, textiles, jewellery, tools, armour, ceramics
River and Rowing Museum River-Rowing-Museum-Henley.jpg Henley-on-Thames South OxfordshireSport, localCovers the River Thames, the sport of rowing, and the town of Henley
Science Oxford OxfordOxfordScienceConnections between science, enterprise, and society
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum WoodstockWest OxfordshireMilitaryHow conflict affected the county, including WWII airfields, home life
Stonor Park Stonor House - geograph.org.uk - 832650.jpg Stonor South OxfordshireHistoric houseCountry house and gardens, features family portraits, stained glass, old Master Drawings, European bronzes, contemporary ceramics
The Story Museum Cryptoclidus oxford.jpg OxfordOxfordLiteraryChildren's literature
Swalcliffe Barn Swalcliffe Tithe Barn - geograph.org.uk - 1691595.jpg Swalcliffe CherwellAgriculture15th century tithe barn with collection of local agricultural and trade vehicles
Swinford Museum Filkins West OxfordshireLocalLocal domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools
Thame Museum Thame Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1449236.jpg Thame South OxfordshireLocalLocal history, Tudor wall paintings
Tolsey Museum The Tolsey, Burford - geograph.org.uk - 300511.jpg Burford West OxfordshireLocalLocal history, culture, industry
Tom Brown's School Museum The Old School at Uffington c.jpg Uffington Vale of White HorseLocalLocal history, archaeology, author Thomas Hughes, poet Sir John Betjeman, Uffington White Horse
Vale and Downland Museum Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage.jpg Wantage Vale of White HorseLocalHistory of the Vale of White Horse area around the town of Wantage, art exhibits, 7.9m long model railway, Victorian country kitchen
Wallingford Museum UK-Wallingford Museum.JPG Wallingford South OxfordshireLocalLocal history, archaeology, Wallingford Castle, medieval life, Victorian street scene
Waterperry Gardens Waterperry garden museum - geograph.org.uk - 1414010.jpg Waterperry South OxfordshireHistoryGardens, country life museum, and Saxon church
West Oxfordshire Arts Bampton old fire station - geograph.org.uk - 1958909.jpg Bampton West OxfordshireArt website, an association of artists and art enthusiasts, gallery in Bampton Town Hall
Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection Williams F1 FW11 Crop.jpg Grove Vale of White HorseAutomotive website, part of the RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre, Formula One racing cars and history of WilliamsF1 racing team, open for tours on select dates
Witney and District Museum Witney West OxfordshireLocalLocal history, industry, transport, education and religion

Defunct museums

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxfordshire</span> County of England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Museum of Oxford</span> History museum in Oxford, England

The Museum of Oxford(MOX) is a history museum in Oxford, England, covering the history of Oxford and its people. The museum includes both permanent and temporary displays featuring artefacts relating to Oxford's history from prehistoric times to the present day. The museum also acts as a public meeting space which people and organisations rent for both public and private events. Other activities facilitated by the museum include frequent public talks by historians and local cultural organisations, organised school tours, family activities, adult learning workshops, and an older people's program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Oxfordshire Museum</span>

The Oxfordshire Museum is in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, located in Fletcher's House, Park Street, opposite the Bear Hotel. It is a regional museum covering the county of Oxfordshire. The museum is located on the edge of the Cotswolds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claydon, Oxfordshire</span> Human settlement in England

Claydon is a village in Claydon with Clattercot civil parish, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The village is about 417 feet (127 m) above sea level on a hill of Early Jurassic Middle Lias clay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Schlee</span> English painter

Nick Schlee is a British artist. He mainly produces landscape paintings.

References

  1. "The Bygones Museum, Claydon". Stationery Steam Engines. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015. This little village museum which has now closed contained a vast collection of artefacts representing all aspects of rural life in the twentieth century.