Ongoing: The Museum of Oxford continues its popular series of free gallery tours, Stories of Oxford, led by knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers. From football to fairgrounds, marmalade to Morris Motors, patron saints to pubs, barges, bones, and all types of quirky customs, there’s something to interest everyone. Further information and booking here.
Saturdays, ongoing: Tours of Oxford’s magnificent Town Hall take place twice a month on Saturdays at 11am. These are a great opportunity to see behind the scenes and to learn about the building’s fascinating history. Find out more here.
Ongoing until 4 January 2025: A photographic exhibition at the Museum of Oxford, Park Life: People and Nature in Florence Park and Cutteslowe. The display celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Florence Park estate in East Oxford, 90 years since the infamous Cutteslowe Walls were built north of Summertown, and 65 years since they were taken down. It shows how people, history, and nature are closely intertwined in these two vibrant communities. The exhibition is free and open to all. Find out more here.
Wednesday 15 January, 1:00pm: The Museum of Oxford’s popular Lunchtime Talks series continues with local historian Maurice East speaking on Detroit-on-Thames: How William Morris changed Oxford forever. Morris’s Cowley car factory employed cutting edge technologies and the meteoric growth of the business in the 1920s soon exhausted the local labour pool and attracted tens of thousands of workers from across the UK. The social and economic changes which followed transformed Oxford into a blue-collar boom town with sprawling housing estates and a fierce reputation for union militancy. Come and find out more about this fascinating story. Advance booking highly recommended; tickets here.
Ongoing until March 2025: An exhibition at Banbury Museum,The Changing Face of Banbury: a constantly evolving town. The exhibition delves into the rich history of Banbury, highlighting the changes it has undergone within living memory, and the evolution of the town since the 1940s.Through rare photographs, treasured artefacts, and interactive displays, visitors can discover how the market place has evolved, how industries have shifted, and how communities have been shaped by both tradition and transformation. Further information here.
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