Current Exhibitions
Art@MHS
ETHOMETRIC MUSEUM
Ethometric Museum runs in the Basement Gallery throughout April. This new sound-art installation is ‘activated’ on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets (£5 / £3 conc.) are available at the Museum Shop or via Tickets Oxford: www.TicketsOxford.co.uk / 01865 305305.
IYC 2011
A display of chemical apparatus and manufacturers’ catalogues from our reserve collection, to mark International Year of Chemistry. In the Entrance Gallery until 22 May.Tours
Gallery Tour: Introducing the Museum
Volunteer-led introductory tours will take place every Thursday at 2.15 and 3pm. Free – no need to book.
Welcome to the Museum
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford. We are both a department of the University of Oxford and an active public museum, offering a programme of family-friendly events, gallery tours, table talks and much more, along with teaching sessions for schools. For those unable to come to Oxford we produce online versions of our exhibitions, along with standalone online resources and a web version of our collections database.
News
Ethometric Museum Opens
The WORLD PREMIERE of Ray Lee’s new intriguing sound-art installation Ethometric Museum played at the Museum last weekend. See photos from the private view performance. More details…
Ethometric Museum Review
Read a review of the first performance of Ray Lee’s Ethometric Museum on the Oxford City Guide website.Featured
Geared Astrolabe
An animation of the oldest complete geared mechanism in the world.
The instrument was made by Muhammad b. Abi Bakr in Isfahan in 1221/2. Further details from the collection database (MHS inv. 48213).
Online Exhibits
Permanent Collection
