Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
SOFO offers visitors engaging and immersive experiences through a changing exhibitions programme and main galleries including a recreated Great War trench, a mock up section of a Horsa Glider from D Day and Afghan Alley.
The galleries take visitors through the life of a ‘21st Century Soldier’, the ‘Blood and War’ of the frontline, Winston Churchill and the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars and the ‘Liberation of Bergen-Belsen’ by the Oxfordshire Yeomanry as well as ‘Prisoners of War, at Home and Abroad’.
For visiting children, the SOFO offers an under-fives den, Kids Art Cart, trails and quizzes as well as dress up, feely boxes and code breaking!
Please visit the website for event listings and information on how to research your soldier from the unique archive covering the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire light Infantry and the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars.
Dates for the Diary:
Oxfordshire Remembers Part 2: Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund SOFO’s closing exhibition on the Centenary of the Great War charts the impact of the war for Oxfordshire during 1916-1918 and the key moments for the county’s two regiments. Using narratives and artefacts previously untold and unseen, the exhibition will blend the personal with the world’s account of the First World War. The exhibition will close in November 2018.
Opening details
Saturday 11am-5pm. Last entry 4.15pm
Sunday 2-5pm. Last entry 4.15pm
Prices
Adult: £4.50
Concession: £3.80
Child (5-16): £2.50
Child (under 5): Free
Family Tickets, Annual Passes and special rates for pre-booked groups also available.
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August 2019
An event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, repeating until August 30, 2019
SOFO Family Open Afternoons
Walk down memory lane with your grandparents at SOFO this summer! Every Wednesday and Thursday through the school holidays, come and explore our make shift air raid shelter, take part in make do and mend activities, and just enjoy the simple things in life! Create a work of art together, cooking up a sweet treat or discover something new in one of our nostalgia trails. Parents and guardians welcome too! £2 per child, grown ups go free! Every Wednesday and…
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until November 3, 2019
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Saturday, repeating until November 3, 2019
An event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Sunday, repeating until November 3, 2019
Normandy 75: Oxfordshire to the Orne
Exhibition charting the Second World War invasion of Normandy by allied forces. Combining information panels from the National Army Museum with the regimental history and artefacts from SOFO's own archives to give an Oxfordshire perspective on D Day and the events surrounding it. SOFO Museum Open Tuesday - Fridays, 10am to 5pm. Saturdays 11am to 5pm, and Sundays 2pm - 5pm. Last admission at 4.15pm.
Find out more »Pegasus Bridge Revisited: War Games Day at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
24 August 2019 10am-5pm Just in time for our exhibition commemorating the events of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign, SOFO will host South Oxfordshire Generals War Game Club and the Battlefields Trust as they put on special demo war games in the museum. Visitors can participate in and find out more about the county regiment’s involvement in the Normandy campaign as they see battles play out in table-top sessions throughout the day. Focusing on the first vital hours after the…
Find out more »September 2019
The Red Fox of Colditz
Wednesday 11th September 2019. 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Doors open 6.45pm, refreshments available. Brigadier G. de V. W. Hayes CBE details the many escapes of Lt Mike Sinclair KRRC, captured at Calais May 1940 and killed at Colditz in September 1944 on his ninth escape attempt. He never made ‘a home run’ but he spent more time free in occupied Europe than any other POW.
Find out more »October 2019
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 5, 2020
An event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until January 5, 2020
3945 Portraits Exhibition
Glyn Dewis exhibits his photographic portraits of Second World War veterans. Explore his work, find out about their medals, and hear about the veterans' experiences through Glyn's interview recordings. "I started the project in early 2019 and it's wonderful that the project has already received praise from around the world and is proving to be an incredible experience. I'm incredibly pleased with how well the series has taken off, and how images have already been licensed for use by the…
Find out more »November 2019
‘The Road to Peace is Paved with Headstones’ – The Commonwealth War Graves Commission: It’s History and Legacy
Wednesday 6th November 2019. 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Doors open 6.45pm, refreshments available. As we commemorate the many anniversaries of The Great War and The Second World War there has been much focus on remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. This talk highlights the role played by those far sighted men and women who established an organisation, now known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, so that remembrance of their sacrifice will endure in perpetuity. We will look at the architectural…
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