Museum of Oxford

• Stories from the Grave - Investigate Anglo-Saxon life and death with a pottery craft to take back to school.

• Medieval Rubbish - What was the medieval equivalent of crisps? How were ice skates made? Rummage through a genuine medieval rubbish pit to find out the answers!

• Tudor Oxford - Investigate life in Oxford for Tudor rich and poor through their houses and homes, the food they add and the clothes they wore.

• A City at War - Oxford during the Civil War - Discover what it was like to live in a city under siege when King Charles I made Oxford his capital city, using artefacts, paintings and contemporary evidence.  New gallery activity sheets developed with Headington Prep School available now.

• Washday Blues - Find out about the rich and poor of Victorian Oxford and handle artefacts from a typical washday.

·         Darkside of the Victorians: Children on trial - Every pupil has a part to play in this re-enactment of a Victorian children’s trial using real Oxford cases. Held in the Town Hall court room. Combine this workshop with a visit to Oxford Castle Unlocked to explore the consequences of Victorian child crime! (Additional £4 per student)

·         We'll Meet Again: The Home Front in Oxford - Find out what life was like in Oxford during World War Two for evacuees, ARP wardens and the women who worked for the war effort.

·         From Bike to BMW: How a car factory changed a city - Investigate how the Morris Motors car factory changed Oxford through handling artefacts, exploring historical maps, photographs and documents, and listening to oral histories.

·         Time Detectives - Handle real and replica artefacts and use historical enquiry skills to investigate the past and its evidence.