Current Exhibitions
TIME MACHINES
15th Nov – 15th Apr
A new way to see the Museum’s most exceptional timepieces – and also some of the most surprising. More details…
Past Exhibitions
Structure Revealed
11th October – 22nd JanuaryEntrance Gallery
An Oxford Story of the attempt to unveil molecular structures, from Dorothy Hodgkin’s Nobel-prizewinning X-ray crystallography to the most up-to-date methods of looking at proteins. A collaboration with the Structural Genomics Consortium.
- Did you miss Prof Ian Walmsley's lecture about Ultrafast Physics this week? Well you can listen or download it here: http://t.co/jLxScVxj
(about 23 hours ago)
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News
Arts Council England grant
The Oxford University Museums (including MHS) and Oxfordshire County Council Museums Service have been awarded a Renaissance major grant by Arts Council England towards joint projects. More details…Ultrafast Physics Podcast
If you missed Professor Ian Walmsley’s fascinating lecture about Ultrafast Physics, you can listen online or download as a podcast from our podcasts page.Featured
Schöner Globe arrives at MHS
A unique 16th-century globe by Johann Schöner has arrived at the Museum on long-term loan from the Royal Astronomical Society. It will be featured in this summer’s special exhibition.
Online Exhibits
Permanent Collection
