Museum Road in Oxford

Museum Road in Oxford is an asphalted, lit residential street. The road has sidewalks. There is no cycle path. It runs in a northeast-southwest direction and crosses Blackhall Road and ends at Parks Road, while the other end is a cul-de-sac. The nearest bus stop in the vicinity is Parks Road (approx. 250 m away). Museum Road also exists in Tees Valley.

Road Type: residential street
Speed Limit: 20 mph
Route: northeast-southwest

Artwork

Stone Drawing (artist: Susanna Heron) – approx. 150 m.
Kendrew’s Milestone (artist: Langlands & Bell, marble). A marble stele with an inlaid design in lead and synthetic resin mapping the structure of Myoglobin, first revealed by John Kendrew. – approx. 200 m.
Thinking Light (artist: Bridget Smith, aluminium) – approx. 250 m.
John Newman (bronze) – approx. 250 m.
Cambodian Guard Lion (artist: John Buckley, metal). Sculpture of a lion made of twisted barbed wire, to fundraise in favour of victims of land mines in Cambodia. – approx. 300 m.
Eleanor Roosevelt (artist: Penelope Jencks, bronze) – approx. 300 m.
Present Time (artist: Antony Gormley, iron) – approx. 300 m.
Maurice Bowra (artist: John Doubleday, bronze) – approx. 350 m.

Bus stops

Keble Road – approx. 250 m.
Parks Road – approx. 250 m.
South Parks Road – approx. 300 m.
St Giles – approx. 300 m.
Wadham College – approx. 350 m.

Theatres

O'Reilly Theatre (Keble College) at Blackhall Road (OX1 3PG) – approx. 150 m.

Places of worship

Oxford University Islamic Society Prayer Room – approx. 150 m.

Restaurants

Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant (European, British, opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–17) at Beaumont Street 34-36 (OX1 2PG) – approx. 350 m.

Library

Radcliffe Science Library (Operator: University of Oxford) – approx. 100 m.
Keble College Library (Operator: Keble College) – approx. 150 m.
Vere Harmsworth Library (Operator: University of Oxford) at South Parks Road 1a (OX1 3UB) – approx. 250 m.
Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy (Operator: Bodleian Libraries) at South Parks Road (OX1 3RB) – approx. 350 m.

Cafés

Dark Horse Roastery (coffee shop, outdoor seating) at Parks Road (OX1 3PW) – approx. 150 m.
Eat The Future Cafe (sandwiches) at Parks Road (OX1 3PW) – approx. 150 m.
New Biochemistry Café (Canteen, wheelchair accessible) at South Parks Road (OX1 3QU) – approx. 200 m.

Museum

ST Lee Gallery and Treasury (wheelchair accessible, Bodleian Libraries;University of Oxford, opening hours: Mon–Fri 9–17; Sat 10–17; Sun 11–16, free, web) at Broad Street (OX1 3BG). Two gallery spaces with rotating temporary exhibitions curated from the library material. – approx. 350 m.

Roads nearby

Stuart Gate, Wadham College, ST Lee Gallery and Treasury, Elephant Gate, A Door for the Stuart Gates, Parks Road, Wendy Ramshaw Gate, Main Gate, Radcliffe Science Library

Weston Library Cafe, Weston Library Gift Shop, Heartbeat of the City, Broad Street, Blackwell's Sci-Fi and Manga, Alma Mater, White Horse, Blackwell's, Crêpes-O-Mania, Caffè Nero, Balliol College Library, About Time, Blackwell's Oxford, The Buttery Hotel, Tourist Information, ItaliAmo Trattoria

Attraction nearby

Trinity College

Balliol College

Buildings nearby

Wadham Cottages

Dolphin Quad Staircase 1

Dormitories nearby

EPA Science Centre

Forests nearby

Gardens nearby

President's Garden

Gooseberry Garden

President's Gardens

Master's Garden

Grass nearby

Libraries nearby

Library & Study Centre

Laudian Library

War Memorial Library

Places of worship nearby

St John's Chapel

Trinity College Chapel

Balliol College Chapel

Residential areas nearby

Lincoln EPA Science Centre

Terraced houses nearby

Universities nearby

University buildings nearby

Safety Office and Occupational Health Service

MPLS Divisional Office

Thomas White Quad

Canterbury Quad Staircase 4

Senior Common Room

Canterbury Quad Staircase 3

President's Lodgings

Canterbury Quad Staircase 2

Canterbury Quad Staircase 1

Front Quad Staircase 5

Front Quad Staircase 4

Holmes Building

Jackson Building

Levine Building

Old Common Room & Old Library

Woodlands nearby