List Of Museums In Oxfordshire
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This list of museums in Oxfordshire, England contains
museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
s which are defined for this context as institutions (including
nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
s, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries with permanent collections. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,
virtual museum A virtual museum is a digital entity that draws on the characteristics of a museum, in order to complement, enhance, or augment the museum experience through personalization, interactivity, and richness of content. Virtual museums can perform as t ...
s) are not included.


Museums


Defunct museums

* Bygones Museum, Claydon


See also

* :Tourist attractions in Oxfordshire *
List of museums in Oxford The following museums and art galleries are located in the city of Oxford, England (with locations), many run by the University of Oxford: * Ashmolean Museum* (Beaumont Street) * Bate Collection of Musical Instruments* (St Aldate's, Oxford, S ...
* Oxfordshire Museums Council *
Virtual Library museums pages The Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) formed an early leading directory of online museums around the world. History The VLmp online directory resource was founded by Jonathan Bowen in 1994, originally at the Oxford University Computing Labo ...
, started at Oxford University


References


External links


Visit Britain: Oxfordshire Museums

Visit Southeast England

Oxfordshire Museums Council: Museums
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