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Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Street: Parks Rd,
- City: Oxford OX1 3PW,
- Country: United Kingdom
- Listed: July 1, 2017 11:06 pm
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Description
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum or 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. The University Museum provides the only access into the adjoining Pitt Rivers Museum.
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. It is the oldest public museum in the world and has incredibly rich collections from around the globe, ranging from Egyptian mummies and classical sculpture to the Pre-Raphaelites and modern art.
The Bate Collection celebrates the history of Western musical instruments from the mediaeval period to the present day. It is the most comprehensive collection in Britain of European woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments and also houses an important collection of harpsichords and clavichords.
The Bodleian Library, which first opened in 1602, is among the most celebrated libraries in the world, not only for its incomparable collections of books and manuscripts, but also for its iconic buildings.Tours are available of our magical reading rooms, including Duke Humfrey’s Library that was used as Hogwarts Library in the Harry Potter movies. Walk in the footsteps of 5 kings, 26 prime ministers, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and many other famous scholars who have studied here through the ages.
A visit to the Bodleian also offers access to our unique buildings and collections through our exhibitions, events, shop and venue hire.
The Bodleian Library is part of the Bodleian Libraries group: the largest university library system in the UK.
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building. Discover objects associated with such diverse figures as George III, Einstein, and Lawrence of Arabia.
The Botanic Garden is the most compact yet diverse collection of plants in the world and the oldest botanic garden in Britain. Explore the glasshouses, relax by the river, and enjoy the approximately 5,000 plant species.
The Pitt Rivers Museum holds one of the world’s finest collections of anthropology and archaeology, with objects revealing humankind’s extraordinary problem-solving and craft skills from every continent and from throughout human history.
Visit the official Oxford University Museum of Natural History, website for complete details,www.museums.ox.ac.uk/natural-history
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