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Facts and figures
Oxford University Museum of Natural History was established in 1860 to draw together scientific studies from across the University of Oxford. Today, the award-winning Museum continues to be a place of scientific research, collecting and fieldwork, and plays host to a programme of events, exhibitions and activities for the public and school students of all ages.
Highlights in the collections include the world's first scientifically described dinosaur – Megalosaurus bucklandii – and the world-famous Oxford Dodo, the only soft tissue remains of the extinct dodo.
The Museum is part of the University of Oxford's Gardens, Libraries and Museums and is overseen by the Board of Visitors and supported by Honorary Associates. The Pitt Rivers Museum of anthropology and archaeology adjoins the Museum building, so both places can be enjoyed in a single trip.
News releases
200 years of dinosaur science: OUMNH celebrates iconic fossils used in first scientific description of a dinosaur
Found at last: Bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
Exhibition Open: Fair Water?
First Nations Ancestors Returned Home
New innovative trail in Oxford designed to encourage positive engagement with environmental change among young people
Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles
OUMNH acquires Buckland archive material
Connected Planet: Exhibition Opens
Contact
Scott Billings, Digital Engagement Manager, communications@oum.ox.ac.uk
Ella McKelvey, Web Content and Communications Officer, communications@oum.ox.ac.uk
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