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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October 2019
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 »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
We’ll Meet Again – SOFO Museum Collecting Day
Can you help us tell the military stories of Oxfordshire from WW11 up to the 1980’s? The museum is preparing its Reminiscence display and wants your help in bringing alive the key moments and memories of life in Oxfordshire from the outbreak of the Second World war and onwards. On the day visitors can enjoy a cuppa and slice of cake from the pop-up Iron Ration Café while sharing your memories with our Volunteer Story Catchers, which might feature in…
Find out more »‘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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