Exhibitions

A print of a black and white engraving showing the central court of Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the 19th century

Truth to Nature: Celebrating 160 years of the Museum in 2020

Museum exhibition opens 18 October

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Amy Dickman tracking, image credit Johann Vorster

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8 Mar

Wildlife, Warriors & Women

Join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for this interactive talk and Q+A event to hear Dr. Amy Dickman...

Join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for this interactive talk and Q+A event to hear Dr. Amy Dickman reflect on the essential, driving role that women have played in...

Join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for this interactive talk and Q+A event to hear Dr. Amy Dickman reflect on the essential, driving role that women have played in the conservation of lions and...

Join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for this interactive talk and Q+A event to hear Dr. Amy Dickman reflect on the essential, driving role that women have played in the conservation of lions and other large carnivores.

Online

Front-facing view of robber fly pinned specimen

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24 Feb

Drawn to Nature: Flies

Join Museum Collection Manager, Zoe Simmons, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Zoe Simmons, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the planet’s most varied and important creatures , the insects, before...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Zoe Simmons, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the planet’s most varied and important creatures , the insects, before taking a chance to draw...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Zoe Simmons, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the planet’s most varied and important creatures , the insects, before taking a chance to draw your own using the Museum’s specimens.

Online

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17 Feb

The Metabolism of Planet Earth

Explore the biological metabolism of the planet, how energy flows have changed through human history and prehistory,...

Explore the biological metabolism of the planet, how energy flows have changed through human history and prehistory, and how human-appropriated energy flows threaten to overwhelm the...

Explore the biological metabolism of the planet, how energy flows have changed through human history and prehistory, and how human-appropriated energy flows threaten to overwhelm the life-sustaining metabolism of...

Explore the biological metabolism of the planet, how energy flows have changed through human history and prehistory, and how human-appropriated energy flows threaten to overwhelm the life-sustaining metabolism of the planet.

Online

Image shows a large nautilus on a dark background

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3 Feb

Drawn to Nature; Nautilus

Join Museum Collection Manager, Mark Carnall, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Mark Carnall, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the world’s most enigmatic ocean dwellers, the nautiloids, before...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Mark Carnall, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the world’s most enigmatic ocean dwellers, the nautiloids, before taking a chance to draw your...

Join Museum Collection Manager, Mark Carnall, to hear about the natural history and conservation status of some of the world’s most enigmatic ocean dwellers, the nautiloids, before taking a chance to draw your own using the Museum’s specimens.

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21 Dec

Digital Storytelling Workshop

Join a two-day workshop at the museum this December to: learn about climate change communication, develop storytelling,...

Join a two-day workshop at the museum this December to: learn about climate change communication, develop storytelling, video production and editing skills, join with other young people...

Join a two-day workshop at the museum this December to: learn about climate change communication, develop storytelling, video production and editing skills, join with other young people sharing their visions for...

Join a two-day workshop at the museum this December to: learn about climate change communication, develop storytelling, video production and editing skills, join with other young people sharing their visions for the future.

A black and brown spider hanging from a web. Image by Dev Leigh.

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16 Dec

Spider Webs and Silks

Join our next, live talk to explore a few selected aspects of araneid evolution by discussing web form, construction...

Join our next, live talk to explore a few selected aspects of araneid evolution by discussing web form, construction and function.

Online talk

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5 Dec

Festive Favourites Family Trail

Get in the mood for Christmas by finding some of the Museum’s festive favourites. Can you find all 7? Available...

Get in the mood for Christmas by finding some of the Museum’s festive favourites. Can you find all 7? Available until 4 Jan 2021.

FULLY BOOKED

5 Dec

Autism-Friendly Opening

An early morning opening for children with autism and their families.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Image from Mat’s research documenting the current worldwide extinction crisis of amphibians caused by Chytrid fungus.

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2 Dec

Fungal Catastrophes

The surge in emerging fungal infections means devastating diseases are occurring in new places, causing new (and...

The surge in emerging fungal infections means devastating diseases are occurring in new places, causing new (and exacerbating old) diseases in humans and other animals. But why?

Online talk

Super Science Saturday at OUMNH by Ian Wallman

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1 Dec

3DVis: Symposium on 3D Visualization Technologies in Cultural Heritage

This free, two-day, event is sponsored by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the University of...

This free, two-day, event is sponsored by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the University of Warwick, to take place over the 1st and 2nd of December 2020.