Museums and collections
World-class collections of works of art and antiquities and temporary exhibitions.
20th century art collection and contemporary and modern art exhibitions.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Local, national and world archaeology including Captain Cook's collection and a 14-metre-high totem pole.
A huge variety of recent and fossil animals, intricately beautiful shells, a comprehensive collection of British birds, and many large skeletons of mammals.
Museum of Classical Archaeology
One of the largest collections of plaster casts of Greek and Roman statues.
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Scientific instruments dating from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
500 million years of the history of life on Earth.
Scott Polar Research Institute
Collections on all aspects of polar exploration, history and modern polar science and technology.
one of the greatest collections of books and manuscripts in the world.
A heritage Garden showcasing some 8000 plant species.