History

Oxfordshire’s library service is to mark a major anniversary for the nation’s education being 150 years since the passing of legislation which entitled every child of elementary age to access a school education by right. In September, …

Culture lovers in Oxfordshire have received a boost with news that two important venues in the county are about to reopen. The gradual reopening of libraries across the county will now be joined by the reopening of the Oxfordshire Museum in …

Residents in Oxfordshire will see a very gradual and safe reopening of cultural facilities such as libraries, the Oxfordshire Museum, History Centre and Registration services over the coming weeks and months following the Prime Minister’s further …

People in Oxfordshire have been using lockdown to research their family history and local history more generally in far larger numbers than normal. Many of the Oxfordshire History Centre’s online resources had until recently only been available …

Oxfordshire County Council is to mark the historical milestone of Victory in Europe Day on 8th May with a series of video tributes from key people across the county. Despite the restrictions of the lockdown, this remains an important moment for …

The Oxfordshire Museum and The Story Museum have teamed up for a very special exhibition celebrating all things Alice. Visitors to The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock this summer are in for a treat as it opens Wonderland: A wander through the …

French painter, sculptor and designer Henri Matisse is celebrated in an exhibition opening at The Oxfordshire Museum on Saturday. The museum in Woodstock presents Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, from The Southbank Centre, London, featuring 35 …

Imagine a trail of paper that stretches all the way to the Moon and beyond. That’s an extraordinary 238,855 miles from Earth. Then think of a digital cloud crammed full of data from the Oxfordshire History Centre, home to the county’s …

A remarkable story that paints a vivid picture of a long-lost ‘Townie’ Oxford will come to life during a free literary talk later this month. Will Wyatt: Oxford Boy – a Post-War Townie Childhood reanimates the city of the 1940s and 1950s, of …