Highlight Tours Thursdays: 2.30pm and 3.15pm Saturdays: 12.30pm and 1.15pm Join our team of exceptional volunteer guides to find out more about the stories behind the objects and the history of our special building.
Book now Thursday 24 January, 6pm Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist Professor Ursula Martin discusses how Ada Lovelace in the 1800s acquired the expertise to become a pioneer of computer science. Basement Gallery
Book now Thursday 14 February, 6pm The Art of Old Age Dr María del Pilar Blanco (University of Oxford) discusses the art of geriatrics and degeneration in Spanish America at the end of the 1800s, and how it entered the cultural imagination. Basement Gallery
Friday 22 February, 2-4pm Chinese Dragon Fire-Clocks Make a working Chinese dragon fire-clock to celebrate Chinese New Year. Then try it out at home! Suitable for ages 7+. Basement Gallery
Saturday 2 March, 2–4pm Women in Science Get involved with some hands-on activities inspired by some of the fantastic women in our collection. Suitable for all ages.
Book now Thursday 7 March, 6pm A Million Memories The raw but poignant story of a mother with young-onset dementia and her daughter told through dance, music and poetry. Basement Gallery
Saturday 16 March 2019, 1–4pm Lovelace's Labyrinth Join Ada and friends for a day of mathematical puzzles, activities and problem-solving, from geometry to code-breaking. Suitable for all ages. Top and Basement Galleries
Book by email Saturday 23 March, 2.15pm and 3.15pm Multaka-Oxford Nowruz ملتقى أكسفورد نوروز Join our Multaka tour guides for tours in Arabic and English that explore instruments from the Islamic World. Suitable for all ages. All Galleries
Saturday 6 April - Sunday 21 April Easter Trail Challenge yourself to the Museum’s Easter Trail. Suitable for ages 7+. Starts in the Entrance Gallery
Wednesday 17 April, 2-4pm Fabulous Fundials Design and make your own decorative Easter sundial. Suitable for ages 5-11. Basement Gallery
Saturday 11 May, 2-4pm Drawing with Camera Obscuras Discover the secrets of Renaissance art and how to use a camera obscura to draw in perfect perspective. Suitable for ages 9+. Basement Gallery
Saturday 18 May, 1-4pm House of Wisdom Discover science and medicine in the early Islamic world with activities and games. Suitable for ages 7+. Top and Basement Galleries
Friday 31 May, 2-4pm Ahoy There! Discover early voyages of exploration with maps, globes, and hands-on navigational instruments. Suitable for ages 7-13. Top Gallery
Saturday 15 June, 2-4pm What is this thing called an astrolabe? Find out what an astrolabe is and make your own working model. Suitable for ages 9+. Basement Gallery
