Learning Tools

Trails

Museum trails

City trails

A trail that guides users through the history of the Oxford University Museums, starting at MHS and ending at PRM.

Architectural history trail: What do the exteriors of museum buildings tell us about their function and their contents.

Each museum has their own CofC trail with highlight objects in the collection.

Object Handling

Computer Game: Build your own cabinet.

Competition

Each museum puts together its own 'cabinet' of handling objects.

Categories

5-8 years

9-12 years

13-15 years

16-18 years

18+ years

Sessions must be constructivist in style.

Design questions about the objects that allow for discovery learning.

Printable 3D templates available to download.

Choose a design for your cabinet.

Choose from Jacobian/Georgian/Victorian/Modern styles.

Choose objects for your cabinet.

Choose from our collections

Geology

Archaeology

Science

Art

Astronomy

Mathematics

Physics

Natural History

Taxidermy

Shells

Fossils

Arrange the objects on the shelves.

Choose hangings for the rooms.

Taxidermy

Paintings

Textiles

One entry per person with a £2 entry fee.

Prizes

Voucher prizes from sponsors e.g. Blackwells.

Behind the scenes with the director/curators.

Theme park trips.