Museum of Oxford to host late opening to celebrate ‘Our Oxford’ community co-curated exhibition
The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is extending its opening hours for a late event to celebrate its 50th anniversary and community exhibition.
The free event, which will take place on Friday 26 September from 6pm-8.30pm will celebrate the completion of the Museum’s community co-curated exhibition, Our Oxford: 50 Years, 50 Stories.
The exhibition, which was created in celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary, highlights 50 new stories about the heritage of Oxford. It aims to celebrate and bring together diverse stories, memories, and experiences to create a vibrant community-woven archive that represents Oxford in 2025.
The late event will celebrate the completion of the exhibition and will feature:
- Drop-in zine making with Imperfect Bound – an Oxford-based queer zine collective
- Acoustic live music from Mayura
- Badge making
- A short film screening of ‘10 Voices’ by the Shadowlight Artists – a collective of learning-disabled artists
The regular museum galleries, gift shop, and a paid bar will also be open throughout the evening.
This is a free drop-in event, but residents are encouraged to book a ticket in advance.
More information on the event, and how to book a ticket can be found on Eventbrite.
About the Museum
The Museum of Oxford is the only museum all about Oxford and tells the story of Oxford and its people through an exciting range of social history objects alongside interactive displays across two galleries. From football to fairgrounds, marmalade to Morris Motors, patron saints to pubs, barges, bones, and all types of quirky customs.
Inside the Museum’s two galleries, visitors can find collection items, video, audio, and interactive displays, and special exhibitions that uncover what makes Oxford such a special place to live, work and study.
The Museum of Oxford is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am-5pm.
Comment
“Celebrating the community and what makes Oxford special has always been at the heart of the Museum of Oxford. This special co-curated community exhibition shares the stories of the city and the people who call it home. Join us for a special late-night opening where visitors and residents can enjoy the museum and celebrate the completion of this exciting exhibit. If you’re interested in learning more about Oxford, please come along!”
Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, Cabinet member for Planning and Culture
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Oxford City Council is the democratically-elected local authority for Oxford.
In partnership with others, we provide a wide range of services – including planning, housing, community centres, parks and waste collection – for approximately 152,000 residents, 106,000 people who work in Oxford and the millions of people who visit our world-famous city every year.
We have set four key priorities, all of equal importance and all interconnected:
- to enable an inclusive economy, where everyone has access to sustainable business and employment opportunities
- to deliver more affordable housing, including a new generation of council homes to help meet our acute housing shortage
- to support thriving communities, reducing the stark inequality between our city’s richest and poorest residents
- to tackle the climate emergency by pursuing a zero-carbon Oxford
Our vision is to build a world-class city for everyone.
Oxfordshire has a two-tier system of local government, which means services are provided by two different councils. Oxford City Council provides local services for the city, while Oxfordshire County Council is responsible for strategic, countywide services such as roads, schools and social care.
