The Oxfordshire Museum (also known as Oxfordshire County Museum) is in
Woodstock
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aq ...
,
Oxfordshire,
England
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, located in Fletcher's House, Park Street, opposite the
Bear Hotel. It is a regional museum covering the county of Oxfordshire. The museum is located on the edge of the
Cotswolds.
The museum features collections of
local history
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. Local history is not merely national history writ small ...
, art, archaeology, the landscape and wildlife relating to the county of Oxfordshire, and to the town of Woodstock in particular. The museum is run by
Oxfordshire County Council and is located in a large historic house, Fletcher's House, in the centre of Woodstock. The museum has 11 galleries. There is also a coffee shop and a large garden behind the museum, which includes a Dinosaur Garden, displaying
megalosaur footprints found in a limestone quarry near
Ardley .
Admission is free.
In 2014, the
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO) was opened in the grounds of the museum.
In 2021, SOFO launched a crowdfunding campaign for seven weeks to build a life-size WW2 Anderson Shelter.
See also
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List of museums in Oxfordshire
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Museum of Oxford
The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is a history museum in Oxford, England, covering the history of the City and its people. The museum includes both permanent and temporary displays featuring artefacts relating to Oxford's history from prehistoric time ...
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Ashmolean Museum
References
External links
The Oxfordshire Museum websitefrom Oxfordshire County Council
Museums with year of establishment missing
Museums in Oxfordshire
Houses in Oxfordshire
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Local museums in Oxfordshire
Art museums and galleries in Oxfordshire
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