Oxford and Empire - Museum Tour by Uncomfortable Oxford™
Overview
The Oxford and Empire Walking Tour contextualises the historical ties between Oxford and the British Empire, exploring how Oxford University was shaped by the imperial project and how its graduates went on to gain powerful positions in the Empire.
Beginning with a visit to two museums, learn about the colonial origins of museum collections and how they transformed how we understand the world. Discuss the intersections between sciences, imperialism, and power through the historical foundations of the University of Oxford's fields of study. Explore the networks of people that gravitated towards Oxford through the structures of the British Empire, and who later went out to uphold it.
This tour goes through the Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum, and finishes in the city centre.
Inclusions
- Oxford University Student Guide
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road South Kensington, London SW7 5BD England
The museum is the starting point for a number of colonial connections and will be the first stop on our tour.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Pitt Rivers Museum South Parks Road Suggested Time Taken 5 Adys, Oxford OX1 3PP England
Learn about the history of anthropology and the development of racialised categories for human societies.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Rhodes House, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RG England
We will stand outside the Rhodes Hoouse and discuss the impact of the Rhodes scholarship program on the university.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD, UK
Stand outside the former Indian Intitute to learn about Oxford's role in educating imperial administrators and civil servants.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: New College, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN England
Explore the college connections to empire and how this fits into the larger networks of Oxford 'old boys' clubs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oxford Department of International Development, International Development, 3 Mansfield Rd, Oxford OX1 3TB, UK
Finish the tour with a discussion of 'decolonisation' and its challenges.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
Exclusions
- Entry/Admission - New College
Ticket delivery
Cancellation
very rich and informative - would strongly recommend an online tour, with great resources, a click through map and images, and well researched, presented, and interactive
very rich and informative - would strongly recommend an online tour, with great resources, a click through map and images, and well researched, presented, and interactiveI have learnt more in the three online "Uncomfortable Oxford" tours than I did in over 20 years living in Oxfordshire. The "tours" that I attended were Original Uncomfortable Tour, Getting Medieval Tour, Uncomfortable Literature Tour. All three presenters were very engaging and welcoming. They en...
I have learnt more in the three online "Uncomfortable Oxford" tours than I did in over 20 years living in Oxfordshire. The "tours" that I attended were Original Uncomfortable Tour, Getting Medieval Tour, Uncomfortable Literature Tour. All three presenters were very engaging and welcoming. They ensured that we learnt about the respective topic but also that the audience participated in a discussion of the many thought provoking insights uncovered during the tour. A must do for all who want to learn more about our beautiful city. I loved the 3D easy to use photo guide that they created for each tour. It really makes you feel as if you are walking around the city. I can't wait to attend in person post lockdown.My friends and I really enjoyed the tour. The guides were very knowledgeable and welcoming. They did an excellent job of creating an environment where everyone felt able to have difficult conversations about the side of Oxford that most don’t see.
My friends and I really enjoyed the tour. The guides were very knowledgeable and welcoming. They did an excellent job of creating an environment where everyone felt able to have difficult conversations about the side of Oxford that most don’t see.The online tour surpassed my expectations. The platform is intuitive, easy to navigate, and has fantastic 360 degree views of iconic scenes in Oxford. The graphics with factoids are thought provoking, and the spoken tour content even more so. Lunan, an Oxford grad who got up at a very early hour ...
The online tour surpassed my expectations. The platform is intuitive, easy to navigate, and has fantastic 360 degree views of iconic scenes in Oxford. The graphics with factoids are thought provoking, and the spoken tour content even more so. Lunan, an Oxford grad who got up at a very early hour to do the tour from afar, was knowledgeable, friendly, etc---everything you'd want from a tour guide. I would highly recommend.I've taken a couple of online tours with Uncomfortable Oxford and very much enjoyed learning so much about a City I've lived in for 37 years! I didn't know about the live tours when they were running and wouldn't have taken one, being a resident. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and enco...
I've taken a couple of online tours with Uncomfortable Oxford and very much enjoyed learning so much about a City I've lived in for 37 years! I didn't know about the live tours when they were running and wouldn't have taken one, being a resident. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and encourage participation. Only slight problem for me is that at least two of the guides have US/Canadian accents and being young, tend to talk very fast, as is now the custom for young people. There's a lot of information to impart, therefore a lot to take in.We had taken the in-person tour before lockdown and liked it so much we decided to see how they would translate the experience online. We did the online tour and then the online medieval tour. Both still had the element of conversation and exchange of ideas that we had enjoyed with the initial to...
We had taken the in-person tour before lockdown and liked it so much we decided to see how they would translate the experience online. We did the online tour and then the online medieval tour. Both still had the element of conversation and exchange of ideas that we had enjoyed with the initial tour, whilst adding their own 360 degrees interactive web-app-thing which worked really well! Made us feel like we were back in Oxford.