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Visit the world's first natural history museum and explore its collections, exhibits, events and research. Learn about the history, architecture and science of the museum and its specimens.
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Oxford University Museum of Natural History is located in...
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The Museum has a small, but important collection of...
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The Museum offers a range of learning experiences for...
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All activities provided by Museum volunteers. Highlight...
- HOPE for the Future
HOPE for the Future (2019-2022) was an ambitious project...
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The Brasier Collection housed in the Oxford University...
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Each year, the museum runs a club for 14-16 year-olds...
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The Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the university's chemistry, zoology and mathematics departments.
Learn about the history, collections, research and events of the Museum, which was founded in 1860 and has a stunning neo-Gothic building. Explore the highlights of the specimens and archives, such as the first dinosaur and the Oxford Dodo, and the adjacent Pitt Rivers Museum.
Explore the University of Oxford's collections of geological and zoological specimens at the Museum of Natural History. Learn about the museum's history, research, teaching and public engagement programmes in a stunning neo-Gothic building.
Opened in 1860, the stunning neo-Gothic building has had an illustrious history. The following articles introduce you to the most famous features of the Museum, its architecture, history, and exhibits.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Oxford, England, Europe. Oxford. Housed in a glorious Victorian Gothic building, with cast-iron columns, flower-carved capitals and a soaring glass roof, this museum makes a superb showcase for some extraordinary exhibits.
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