Oxford University Museum of Natural History

I write this review having only just visited the museum over the weekend as I decided to take my dinosaur-obsessed four-year-old nephew to see them. I also want to point out that we did not visit the entire building (which is attached to the Pitt Rivers Museum), just one of the main halls. Building and exhibitions: The museum is housed in a beautiful architectural building and the main hall contains a variety of material: dinosaur bones and skeletons; other skeletons including elephants, crocodiles, and deer; stuffed animals; and rock minerals. Within the main area there is also a shop and reception desk. As for the items, they are fascinating ...  Read the complete review

For a child the University Museum of Natural Science can be a source of fascination or of nightmares. Initially for me it was the latter. I much preferred to visit the University Parks which are adjacent to the museum and run up and down Rainbow Bridge or feed the ducks rather than enter the tomb like building housing "skellingtons". As I grew older the fascinating contents of the Pitt rivers museum which is accessed through the University Museum persuaded me that I would risk the passage through the scary monster bit to discover the millions of more interesting exhibits in the Pitt Rivers collection. On reflection it seems strange to think ...  Read the complete review