Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3PW

Tel: 01865 272950

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a museum displaying many of the University's natural history specimens.

Founded in 1860 as the centre for scientific study at the University of Oxford, the Museum of Natural History now holds the University’s internationally significant collections of geological and zoological specimens.

Housed in a stunning example of neo-Gothic architecture, the Museum’s growing collections underpin a broad programme of natural environment research, teaching and public engagement. Among its most famous features are the Oxfordshire dinosaurs, the Dodo, and the swifts in the tower.

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