List of museums in Oxfordshire

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.

Museums
Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Abingdon County Hall MuseumAbingdonVale of White HorseLocalLocal history, archaeology, contemporary crafts
Ashdown HouseAshburyVale of White HorseHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th-century country house
Ashmolean MuseumOxfordOxfordMultipleOxford University museum, art, antiquities, archaeology, artifacts from Ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean and Near East, coins
Aston Martin Heritage Trust MuseumDrayton St. LeonardSouth OxfordshireAutomobileAston Martin cars and history
Banbury MuseumBanburyCherwellLocalHistory of Banbury
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
OxfordOxfordMusicOxford University museum, historic musical instruments, mainly for Western classical music, from the medieval period onwards
Benson Veteran Cycle MuseumBensonSouth OxfordshireTransportVeteran and vintage cycles dating from 1818 to 1930, open by appointment
Blenheim PalaceWoodstockWest OxfordshireHistoric house17th century opulent country house, collections of fine and decorative art, birthplace of Winston Churchill
Bloxham Village MuseumBloxhamCherwellLocalLocal history, culture
Broughton CastleBroughtonCherwellHistoric houseMedieval manor house
Buscot ParkFaringdonVale of White HorseHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th-century country house with ornate interior, art collection
Champs Chapel Museum of East HendredEast HendredVale of White HorseLocalHistory of East Hendred
Charlbury MuseumCharlburyWest OxfordshireLocalLocal history, industry, trades and tools, costumes, household items
Chastleton HouseChastletonWest OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th century Jacobean country house
Chipping Norton MuseumChipping NortonWest OxfordshireLocalLocal history, archaeology, agriculture, industry
Christ Church Picture GalleryOxfordOxfordArtArt museum at Christ Church, features Old Master paintings and drawings
Churchill & Sarsden Heritage CentreChurchillWest OxfordshireLocalLocal history
Cogges Manor Farm MuseumWitneyWest OxfordshireFarmVictorian era farm and historic house
Combe MillCombeWest OxfordshireTechnologyPreserved beam engine and timber mill
Didcot Railway CentreDidcotSouth OxfordshireRailwayRailway engines with outdoor track
Dorchester Abbey MuseumDorchesterSouth OxfordshireReligiousHistory of Dorchester Abbey and local history
Earth Trust CentreLittle WittenhamSouth OxfordshireNatural historyArea landscape ecology and conservation
Greys CourtRotherfield GreysSouth OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Tudor country house and gardens
Hook Norton BreweryHook NortonCherwellFoodBrewery tours and museum
Kelmscott ManorKelmscottWest OxfordshireHistoric houseLate 16th-century country house, interior designed by owner William Morris
Mapledurham HouseMapledurhamSouth OxfordshireHistoric houseElizabethan stately home, grounds include Mapledurham Watermill
Mapledurham WatermillMapledurhamSouth OxfordshireMill18th century watermill, located on the grounds of Mapledurham House
Modern Art OxfordOxfordOxfordArtModern art exhibitions, formerly known as The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
Museum of the History of ScienceOxfordOxfordScienceOxford University museum in the Old Ashmolean building, collection of historic scientific instruments
Museum of OxfordOxfordOxfordLocalHistory of the city of Oxford and the University of Oxford, geology, natural history, archaeology,
Nuffield PlaceNuffieldSouth OxfordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 20th-century home of Lord Nuffield, founder of the Morris Motor Company, and his wife
Oxford Bus MuseumLong HanboroughWest OxfordshireTransportBus and road transport, Morris Motors LImited automobiles
Oxford Castle – UnlockedOxfordOxfordPrisonCostumed guided tours of the crypt, castle, 18th-century debtors tower and prison D-wing, prison artifacts
The Oxfordshire MuseumWoodstockWest OxfordshireMultipleLocal history, popular culture, contemporary arts and crafts, archaeology, natural history, garden with life-size Megalosaurus and dinosaur footprints
Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryOxfordOxfordNatural historyOxford University museum, displays of animals, insects, fossils, dinosaurs, rocks and minerals
Oxford University Press MuseumOxfordOxfordMultipleOxford University museum, art, antiquities, archaeology, artifacts from Ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean and Near East, coins
Pendon MuseumLong WittenhamSouth OxfordshireRailwayModel railways showing typical scenes on the Great Western Railway of the 1920s
Pitt Rivers MuseumOxfordOxfordAnthropologyOxford 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 MuseumHenley-on-ThamesSouth OxfordshireSport, localCovers the River Thames, the sport of rowing, and the town of Henley
Science OxfordOxfordOxfordScienceConnections between science, enterprise, and society
Soldiers of Oxfordshire MuseumWoodstockWest OxfordshireMilitaryHow conflict affected the county, including WWII airfields, home life
Stonor ParkStonorSouth OxfordshireHistoric houseCountry house and gardens, features family portraits, stained glass, old Master Drawings, European bronzes, contemporary ceramics
The Story MuseumOxfordOxfordLiteraryChildren's literature
Swalcliffe BarnSwalcliffeCherwellAgriculture15th century tithe barn with collection of local agricultural and trade vehicles
Swinford MuseumFilkinsWest OxfordshireLocalLocal domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools
Thame MuseumThameSouth OxfordshireLocalLocal history, Tudor wall paintings
Tolsey MuseumBurfordWest OxfordshireLocalLocal history, culture, industry
Tom Brown's School MuseumUffingtonVale of White HorseLocalLocal history, archaeology, author Thomas Hughes, poet Sir John Betjeman, Uffington White Horse
Vale and Downland MuseumWantageVale 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 MuseumWallingfordSouth OxfordshireLocalLocal history, archaeology, Wallingford Castle, medieval life, Victorian street scene
Waterperry GardensWaterperrySouth OxfordshireHistoryGardens, country life museum, and Saxon church
West Ox ArtsBamptonWest OxfordshireArtwebsite, an association of artists and art enthusiasts, gallery in Bampton Town Hall
Williams F1 Grand Prix CollectionGroveVale of White HorseAutomotivewebsite, 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 MuseumWitneyWest OxfordshireLocalLocal history, industry, transport, education and religion

Defunct museums

See also

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.
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