Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Museum closed from 5 November

Oxford University Museum of Natural History has temporarily closed to visitors in line with the latest government guidance.

We may have closed our doors, but we welcome you into our lively digital community where you’ll find lots to enjoy online. Browse our website and follow our social media channels to stay connected.

Minerals, molecules and the Nobel Prize: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin at the University Museum - 18 November at 7pm

Our next live lecture on 18 November will be about the only British woman to have won the Nobel Prize for science, and whose seminal work was carried out in our own Museum. The lecture will be presented by Georgina Ferry, science writer, author, and broadcaster. Ferry is also Dorothy Hodgkin's biographer.
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Temple of Science podcast series now available

Watch our new podcast series, Temple of Science, available now on YouTube.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a unique fusion of architecture, science and art. In this series of illustrated podcasts, recorded to accompany his book Temple of Science: The Pre-Raphaelites and Oxford University Museum of Natural History, John Holmes takes us on a guided tour of the art and architecture of the museum, revealing how leading scientists collaborated with artists of genius to create one of the great masterpieces of the Gothic Revival and Pre-Raphaelite art.

'Marvellous Moths' activities and crafts

Discover our new Marvellous Moths activities on the website, and have fun creating your own creatures of the night!

Visit the Marvellous Moths web page

'STRATA', a book about geologist William Smith, now available

Thames & Hudson publishers has recently launched 'STRATA', featuring the work of William Smith. It is described as, a "definitive and accessible reference showcases the revolutionary work of William Smith, son of a blacksmith and ‘father of English geology’".

View the book here

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