Museums · West Midlands
History of Science Museum
History of Science Museum — museum in Oxford, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
History of Science Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1683. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Part of Gardens, Libraries and Museums of the University of Oxford. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q60032. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Oxford, UK". Coordinates: 51.7542°, -1.2555°.
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Heritage listing
The History of Science Museum in Broad Street, Oxford, England, holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from Middle Ages to the 19th century. The museum building is also known as the Old Ashmolean Building to distinguish it from the newer Ashmolean Museum building completed in 1894. The museum was built in 1683, and it is the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum.
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From the Wikipedia article
The History of Science Museum in Broad Street, Oxford, England, holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from Middle Ages to the 19th century. The museum building is also known as the Old Ashmolean Building to distinguish it from the newer Ashmolean Museum building completed in 1894. The museum was built in 1683, and it is the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum.
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Background
History
Built in 1683 to house Elias Ashmole's collection, the building was the world's first purpose-built museum building and was also open to the public. The original concept of the museum was to institutionalize the new learning about nature that appeared in the 17th century and experiments concerning natural philosophy were undertaken in a chemical laboratory in the basement, while lectures and demonstration took place in the School of Natural History, on the middle floor. Ashmole's collection was expanded to include a broad range of activities associated with the history of natural knowledge. In 1924, Lewis Evans donated his collection of historic scientific instruments, creating the Lewis…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7542, -1.2555
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 3AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Phone
- +44 1865 277 293
- Established
- 1683
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 1 km
- Opening
- Tu-Su 12:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.hsm.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6941088 (CC0)
- wikipedia: History of Science Museum, Oxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Old Ashmolean 2006.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is History of Science Museum?
- History of Science Museum is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 3AZ), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- When was History of Science Museum built?
- Built or established in 1683.
- Is History of Science Museum a listed building?
- History of Science Museum is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is History of Science Museum free to visit?
- Yes, History of Science Museum is free to enter.
- How do I get to History of Science Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 3AZ.
- How busy is History of Science Museum?
- History of Science Museum draws around 148,412 visitors a year.