Oxford University Museum of Natural History

University of Oxford

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Museum or gallery in Oxfordshire

53 artworks

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The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University's scientific collections of zoological, entomological and geological specimens. The Museum itself is a Grade I listed building, renowned for its spectacular neo-Gothic architecture. Among its most famous features are the Oxfordshire dinosaurs, the dodo, and the swifts in the tower. Opening hours: 10am–5pm every day. Free admission.

Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PW England

info@oum.ox.ac.uk

01865 272950

Opening hours: 10am–5pm every day. Free admission.

http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/

Artworks

  • William Jocelyn Arkell (1904–1958)
    William Jocelyn Arkell (1904–1958) David Hugh Cobley (b.1954)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • Reverend D. William Buckland (1784–1856), DD, FRS, FGS, Canon of Christchurch
    Reverend D. William Buckland (1784–1856), DD, FRS, FGS, Canon of Christchurch Ayerst Hooker Buttery (1868–1929)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • Gottfried Leibnitz (1646–1716)
    Gottfried Leibnitz (1646–1716) Alexander Munro (1825–1871)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • Hans Oersted (1777–1851)
    Hans Oersted (1777–1851) Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816–1883)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • Joseph Prestwich (1812–1896)
    Joseph Prestwich (1812–1896) Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (1850–1927)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • George Rolleston (1829–1881)
    George Rolleston (1829–1881) Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (1850–1927)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  • Prince Albert (1819–1861)
    Prince Albert (1819–1861) Thomas Woolner (1825–1892)
    Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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Artists

  • Hans Oersted (1777–1851)
    Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816–1883)
  • Henry Richards Luard (1825–1891), Fellow, Junior Bursar and Registrary of the University of Cambridge
    Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819–1908)
  • Field Marshall Gomme (1784–1874)
    John Steell (1804–1891)
  • Virgin Mary
    unknown artist
  • Corbel
    James O'Shea
  • The Triumph of Arts and Letters – The Mechanical Powers
    Henry Hugh Armstead (1828–1905)
  • Play: Miss Hartree and Dog
    Henry Weekes I (1807–1877)
  • Charles Hengler (1820–1887)
    Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (1850–1927)
  • Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
    John Lucas Tupper (c.1826–1879)
  • Flowers in a Niche
    Roelandt Savery (1576–1639)
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