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Oxford Museum of Natural History interior

Café

Fresh sandwiches, soups and cakes, as well as coffees, teas and cold drinks. The café is run by local company Mortons.

Shop

Browse a selection of product online that you can see in our shop when you visit the Museum

Access

The Museum welcomes everyone, and aims to make each visitor's experience as good as possible. Find out more about our provision for visitors with additional needs.

Museum Floor Plan

Download and print the Museum floor plan in advance, or pick one up when you get here.

Audio guide

Listen to audio commentary of Museum highlights in nine different languages.

Museum highlights

View a curated selection of our standout objects that can guide your visit around the Museum.

Virtual tour

View our immersive virtual tour for a sense of the Museum building and the displays in the central court.

Things to see and do

A quick guide to the different areas of the Museum: where they are and what's on display.

Multilingual guide booklets

Our multilingual visitor guide booklets are available in nine languages and provide a great introduction to the Museum, including top objects and history of the building.

'Loads to see, touch and explore'

-TripAdvisor review

Group bookings

Please book in advance if you are visiting the Museum as a group

Find out more about making a research visit

The Museum has over seven million historical and modern specimens encompassing the entire natural world. There is also a library of around 20,000 books and an archive containing approximately half a million manuscripts.

Non-commercial photography is welcome at the Museum. For any commercial photography or filming please make an enquiry in advance.

We encourage visitors to draw in the Museum, but only graphite pencils are permitted. Other art materials can cause a conservation risk to the building and specimens.