List of museums in Oxfordshire

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Museums in Oxfordshire

This list of museums in Oxfordshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Benson Veteran Cycle Museum		Benson	South Oxfordshire	Transportation	information, veteran and vintage cycles dating from 1818 to 1925
Blenheim Palace		Woodstock	Oxfordshire	Historic house	17th century opulent country house, collections of fine and decorative art, birthplace of Winston Churchill. Host Vintage car rallies & other events
Bygones Museum		Claydon	Cherwell	History	information, antiques, memorabilia, farming equipment, 1920's kitchen, domestic appliances, electricians workshop, blacksmith, wheelwright and a boat-builder display, steam engines
Chipping Norton Museum		Chipping Norton	West Oxfordshire	Local	website, local history, archaeology, agriculture, industry
Cogges Manor Farm Museum		Witney	West Oxfordshire	Farm	Victorian era farm and historic house
Combe Mill		Combe	West Oxfordshire	Technology	Preserved beam engine and timber mill
Didcot Railway Centre		Didcot	South Oxfordshire	Railway	Railway engines with outdoor track
Hook Norton Brewery		Hook Norton	Cherwell	Food	Brewery tours and museum. Some steam operated machinery
Mapledurham Watermill		Mapledurham	South Oxfordshire	Mill	18th century watermill, located on the grounds of Mapledurham House
Oxford Bus Museum		Long Hanborough	West Oxfordshire	Transport	Bus and road transport, Morris Motor Company automobiles
Pendon Museum		Long Wittenham	South Oxfordshire	Railway	Model railways showing typical scenes on the Great Western Railway of the 1920s
Pitt Rivers Museum		Oxford	Oxford	Anthropology	Oxford University museum, based on the collection of General Augustus Pitt Rivers, archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world, includes musical instruments, weapons, masks, textiles, jewellery, tools, armour, ceramics
Swalcliffe Barn		Swalcliffe	Cherwell	Agriculture	information, 15th century tithe barn with collection of local agricultural and trade vehicles
Swinford Museum		Filkins	West Oxfordshire	Local	website, local domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools
Vale and Downland Museum		Wantage	Vale of White Horse	Local	History of the Vale of White Horse area around the town of Wantage, art exhibits, 7.9m long model railway, Victorian country kitchen
Wallingford Museum		Wallingford	South Oxfordshire	Local	Local history, archaeology, Wallingford Castle, medieval life, Victorian street scene
Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection		Grove	Vale of White Horse	Automotive	website, information, part of the RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre, Formula One racing cars and history of WilliamsF1 racing team, open for tours on select dates

Defunct museums

• Nuffield Place, Nuffield, website

See also

• Category:Visitor attractions in Oxfordshire

References

• Visit Britain: Oxfordsshire Museums
• Visit Southeast England