Explore Oxford is the only museum exhibition, in a city of world-class museums and heritage offers, telling the story of Oxford and its people.
Explore Oxford presents our city’s past and present in two dramatically different spaces:
Explore the past - Walk into City Engineer, William White’s office and step back into 1897 when the current Town Hall was first opened. Rummage through William White’s desk drawers to find out what the City Engineer at Oxford Council was working on, check out his drawing table and get an insight into how much Oxford has changed since it was founded around 810 AD.
Explore the present - Continue into the modern Oxford Gallery and take a virtual high-speed bike ride. The four bike rides take you north, south, east and west from the Town Hall taking in the city’s highlights as well as to places you don’t normally get to see, including BMW’s MINI plant.