Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Unclaimed listingOxford University Museum of Natural History holds an internationally-significant collection of natural history specimens and archives in a stunning example of neo-Gothic architecture. It is home to a lively programme of research, teaching and events focused on the sciences of the natural environment. Oxford University Museum of Natural History was established in 1860 to draw together scientific studies from across the University of Oxford. Today, the award-winning Museum continues to be a place of scientific research, collecting and fieldwork, and plays host to a programme of events, exhibitions and activities for the public and school students of all ages. Highlights in the collections include the world's first scientifically described dinosaur – Megalosaurus bucklandii – and the world-famous Oxford Dodo, the only soft tissue remains of the extinct dodo.
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Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Just like Pitt Rivers, it is amazing that this is a Free place to take our children. There are Dinosaurs on display, a huge natural-world collection in a stunning Victorian iron-and-glass building. I'll say again, it's Free, just amazing for somewhere so endlessly absorbing, and home to the swifts in the tower. Our children always go and check on how the bee hive is getting on too (video shown as the 'hero video' on this website). It's possibly the first museum that your children may actually ask to return to.
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