Additional Information on Visits
Enquiries
For initial and general enquiries, please contact the Education Officers:
Michelle Holloway (Primary): michelle.holloway@mhs.ox.ac.uk
Chris Parkin (Secondary): christopher.parkin@mhs.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 277297
Bookings
Group visits must be pre-booked. Availability for guided activities is normally limited to certain days of the week.
Primary bookings: please email michelle.holloway@mhs.ox.ac.uk (preferable) or
telephone 01865 277297. Primary sessions can usually be booked for Mondays and
Tuesdays, although with notice other requirements may be accommodated.
Secondary bookings: please email christopher.parkin@mhs.ox.ac.uk or telephone 01865 277297
Charges
Admission and all educational activities are free.
Public Opening Times
The Museum is normally open to the public from 12 – 5pm Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturday, and 2-5pm on Sunday.
Child Protection and Risk Assessments
In common with all the University museums, the Museum operates a
child and vulnerable adult protection policy.
Please contact an Education Officer for further information about this policy.
For a General Risk Assessment for visits to the museum please see our General Risk Assessment [pdf]
For the Museum’s Child Protection Policy please see our Child Protection Policy [pdf]
Facilities
The museum has a dedicated Education Room with online facilities which can serve as a base for student visits and practical activities while at the museum.
Disabled Access
Due to building work, the lift may be inaccessable during October 2011. Please speak to an Education Officer for details if you are planning to visit and require disabled access.
Parking and Coaches
The Museum is unable to provide parking facilities for visiting school groups. Coaches are able to drop-off and pick-up in Broad Street. Park and ride is normally advisable for minibuses.
Broad Street Museum location map
Toilets and Cloakroom
The Museum has toilets that are for use by school groups.
Lunch
We have no lunch facilities at the Museum. In fine weather lunch can be eaten in the University Parks which is a short walk away. No eating or drinking is allowed in the Museum.
You may wish to enquire at one of the following possible lunch venues:
- Wesley Memorial Hall, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DH.
Tel. 01865 243216
Email: churchoffice@wesleymem.org.uk – £23 per hour, can accomodate 60-70 pupils - St. Michael at Northgate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3EY.
Tel. 01865 240940 – £20 per hour, 50-60 pupils - New Road Baptist Hall, New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford OX1 1LQ.
Tel. 01865 798235 – £20 per hour, 50-60 pupils
Shop
There is a museum shop with a small selection of items which is open during normal museum opening hours.
Supervision
Normally we require a staffing ratio of at least 1 adult to 10 children.
Numbers
The number of students that can be accommodated in a single visit will depend on the nature of the activity. This may vary between 25-50 students. Please direct enquiries to the relevant Education Officer.
Combined visits to Oxford University Museums
You may wish to consider combining your visit to the Museum of the History of Science with a visit to one or more of the other Oxford University museums. Details of their education programmes can be found at http://www.museums.ox.ac.uk
