Travelling by train to the History of Science Museum is super-simple. The nearest railway station to the History of Science Museum is Oxford, which is served by GWR, Chiltren and CrossCountry services throughout the day. It's 14 minutes to the History of Science Museum on foot. You'll find the museum on the other side of the city centre.
The History of Science Museum is home to an unrivalled collection of historic scientific instruments and all of these treasures can be found in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean.
Visit the History of Science Museum website for opening information.
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More about the Museum of the History of Science
With approximately 20,000 objects covering almost all aspects of the history of science, from antiquity to the early 1900s. Highlights include the collections of astrolabes, sundials, and early mathematical instruments, together with apparatus associated with chemistry, medicine, and communications. In addition, the Museum also possesses a unique library for the study of the history of scientific instruments that includes manuscripts, prints, and early photographic material.