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Exhibitions
Women in Science
Basement Gallery
March – December 2018
100 years ago, the first group of women won the right to vote in the UK. In this centenary year, there is widespread recognition of the political role women have played in society.
But what about the vital contributions women have made to science over the centuries? This display celebrates eight women, from the 1700s to the present day, who have contributed to our knowledge of the universe.
From a Nobel Prize winner to “The Queen of Nineteenth Century Science”, each woman is linked to either the University of Oxford or our collections.
Events – Special Events and Evening Talks
EVENING TALK
“Uncertain at Present for Women But May Increase”
Thursday 19 April, 6pm
Dr Elizabeth Bruton (Science Museum, London) reveals the little-known history of female wireless telegraphists in World War One and their fight for opportunities to contribute to the war effort alongside their male colleagues.
Please book your free ticket through the Museum’s Eventbrite page at www.bit.ly/mhs-events.
SPECIAL EVENT
Marconi Day
Saturday 21 April, 12-4pm
Help us celebrate the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi and experience the world of radio with the Oxford and District Amateur Radio Society. See how our Museum can be turned into an amateur radio station to contact people across the globe and try out Morse code for yourself.
Drop-in, all ages
EVENING TALK
The World’s Earliest History of Medicine
Thursday 24 May, 6pm
In the mid-thirteenth century Ibn Abi Usaybiʿah, a practising physician in Syria, produced the earliest comprehensive history of medicine from any land. His work covers 1700 years and incorporates records of over 442 physicians, all interlaced with amusing poetry and anecdotes about their lives.
Professor Emilie Savage-Smith (University of Oxford) will talk about the major project she is leading to edit and translate the entire treatise and make it available to everyone.
Please book your free ticket through the Museum’s Eventbrite page at www.bit.ly/mhs-events.
EVENING TALK
Art, Illusions and the Visual Brain
Tuesday 5 June, 6pm
Professor Christopher Kennard (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences) has spent a lifetime studying the visual system. In this talk he reveals how easily it can play tricks with our mind.
Due to popular demand this is a repeat of Professor Kennard’s talk in March.
Tickets will be on sale from Tuesday 1 May. Please book your free ticket through the Museum’s Eventbrite page at www.bit.ly/mhs-events.
SPECIAL EVENT
Scenes from a Projected World
Tuesday 12 June, 6pm
Drawing on stories of science and exploration this multimedia performance combines Dr Emily Hayes’ (Oxford Brookes University) research into the history of the Royal Geographical Society with the spoken word, projected and animated images, and musical accompaniment to explore the magic lantern’s role in the creation of environmental knowledge.
With the Royal Geographical Society and Constructing Scientific Communities.
Tickets will be on sale from Tuesday 1 May. Please book your free ticket through the Museum’s Eventbrite page at www.bit.ly/mhs-events.
Events – Family Friendly
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Fabulous Fundials
Wednesday 11 April, 2–4pm
Make your own Easter sundial inspired by the Museum’s collection.
Drop-in, ages 7+
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Drawing with Camera Obscuras
Saturday 12 May, 2–4pm
Join us at the Museum to discover the secrets of Renaissance art and how to use a camera obscura to draw in perfect perspective.
Drop-in, ages 9+
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Ahoy There!
Thursday 31 May – Friday 1 June, 12-4pm
Imagine early voyages of exploration with maps, globes and hands-on navigational instruments at the Museum.
Drop-in, ages 7-13
FAMILY FRIENDLY
House of Wisdom
Saturday 16 June, 2–4pm
Explore science and medicine in the early Islamic world with activities and games at the Museum.
Drop-in, ages 7+