Skip to main content

Hire the Museum

Hire the Museum

Search form

Hire the Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

This is a new website

Visit us
What's on
Research
Collections
Learn
Blog
Support
- Support
- Working for us

Visit us
What's on
Research
Collections
Learn
Blog
Support
- Support
- Working for us

Search form

Events

Our programme of events, talks and workshops has something for all ages - families, young people, and adults.

Download What's On Exhibitions & displays

Event type

Show events from

Show events to

grace exley skeleton parade in monday drawing

Monday Drawing

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short...

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free....

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

thumbnail

Eager; the surprising, secret life of beavers and why they matter.

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb discusses the subject of his latest, award-winning book 'Eager',...

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb discusses the subject of his latest, award-winning book 'Eager', the Beaver and how its reintroduction is benefiting the world’s ecosystems.’ Part...

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb discusses the subject of his latest, award-winning book 'Eager', the Beaver and how its reintroduction is benefiting the world’s ecosystems.’ Part of Festival...

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb discusses the subject of his latest, award-winning book 'Eager', the Beaver and how its reintroduction is benefiting the world’s ecosystems.’ Part of Festival of Nature. Free, but must book.

lucy cooke

The Unexpected Truth about Animals with Lucy Cooke

Zoologist and television presenter Lucy Cooke (Springwatch and Curious Creatures) dispels the myths and reveals...

Zoologist and television presenter Lucy Cooke (Springwatch and Curious Creatures) dispels the myths and reveals the scientific truths about some of the world's most and least popular...

Zoologist and television presenter Lucy Cooke (Springwatch and Curious Creatures) dispels the myths and reveals the scientific truths about some of the world's most and least popular animals in this animated...

Zoologist and television presenter Lucy Cooke (Springwatch and Curious Creatures) dispels the myths and reveals the scientific truths about some of the world's most and least popular animals in this animated talk. Part of the Festival of Nature.

plesiosaur kid

Out of the Deep

Handle fossils from ancient marine reptiles and their prey. Suitable for all.

Science Shorts

Science Short

A short talk on the latest research based on themes in the Bacterial World exhibition. Drop in.

monday drawing bear

Monday Drawing

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short...

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free....

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

megalosaurus dinosaurs and art event image

Dinosaurs and Art

Join us for an evening under the dinosaurs exploring how art has shaped our impressions of these amazing creatures...

Join us for an evening under the dinosaurs exploring how art has shaped our impressions of these amazing creatures with Prof Richard Butler, Dr Will Tattersdill and Dr Verity Burke...

Join us for an evening under the dinosaurs exploring how art has shaped our impressions of these amazing creatures with Prof Richard Butler, Dr Will Tattersdill and Dr Verity Burke from Birmingham University.

Join us for an evening under the dinosaurs exploring how art has shaped our impressions of these amazing creatures with Prof Richard Butler, Dr Will Tattersdill and Dr Verity Burke from Birmingham University.

plesiosaur skeleton

Out of the Deep

Handle fossils from ancient marine reptiles and their prey. Suitable for all.

monday drawing bear

Monday Drawing

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short...

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free....

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

greenland

The Great Debate; Should We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?

Our panel of experts to debate whether we should try to engineer our way of climate change, and what the consequences...

Our panel of experts to debate whether we should try to engineer our way of climate change, and what the consequences might be.

Our panel of experts to debate whether we should try to engineer our way of climate change, and what the consequences might be.

Our panel of experts to debate whether we should try to engineer our way of climate change, and what the consequences might be.

https cdn evbuc com images 59621484 110168336633 1 original

George Monbiot: "Can We Prevent Climate Breakdown by Restoring Ecosystems?"

The first University of Oxford Biodiversity Network Annual Lecture presents a talk by George Monbiot to explore...

The first University of Oxford Biodiversity Network Annual Lecture presents a talk by George Monbiot to explore how rewilding and restoring ecosystems can help to prevent climate b...

The first University of Oxford Biodiversity Network Annual Lecture presents a talk by George Monbiot to explore how rewilding and restoring ecosystems can help to prevent climate breakdown.

The first University of Oxford Biodiversity Network Annual Lecture presents a talk by George Monbiot to explore how rewilding and restoring ecosystems can help to prevent climate breakdown.

Oxford Clay Formation is renowned for its abundant and well preserved marine reptile fossils.

Out of the Deep

Handle fossils from ancient marine reptiles and their prey. Suitable for all.

plesiosaurs skeletons

Out of the Deep

Handle fossils from ancient marine reptiles and their prey. Suitable for all.

monday drawing bear

Monday Drawing

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short...

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free....

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

Bring your sketchbook and draw the Museum with Fusion Arts where artist Grace Exley will be on hand offering short tutorials and advice. Some drawing materials will be available. Free. Drop-in.

Large glass cabinet with display of plesiosaur dinosaurs in

Out of the Deep

Handle fossils from ancient marine reptiles and their prey. Suitable for all.

Collections

Mineralogy and Petrology

Using our collections

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Higher Education

Learning Zone
Staff Contacts

To join our mailing list, please enter your email below:

Email Address

Gardens, Libraries & Museums in Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Bodleian Libraries
Museum of the History of Science
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Pitt Rivers Museum

Listen to our Audio Guide of Museum highlights, available in nine languages.

Download our Chinese Language App for Oxford University Museums, available from Google Play and Baidu.

Follow us on Twitter

Like us on Facebook

See our photos on Instagram

Watch our videos on YouTube

Explore the University of Oxford’s other gardens, libraries and museums

Ashmolean

Bodleian Libraries

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum

History of Science Museum

Museum of Natural History

Pitt Rivers Museum

grant jpeg black

download

List of site pages