Oxford City Council has made a decision to  introduce an entrance fee to the Museum of Oxford.   This is in spite of hundreds of members of the public signing a petition objecting to this decision which was made without proper consultation.  The museum is now celebrating its 50th year and in this time the museum has gone from strength to strength and is a welcoming, friendly and free place which is full of an exciting range of social history objects,  personal stories and interactive displays.  The museum has recently undergone a refurbishment and now there is even more space, a shop and a room in the basement which is well used for talks, schools and plays.  In this museum we learn about the famous Cuttesloe Walls demonstrations led by Olive Gibbs.  We learn about the Cowley Road Carnival, the Windrush community, Morris motors, the Pressed Steel factory, Oxford Pride and much more.  There are other museums which are free as they are owned by the University but this is the only museum which tells the history of the Oxford people from its founding by Alfred the Great in the 9th century up until the present day.  The people of Oxford and its visitors should not have to pay to learn about their own history.   Introducing an entrance fee will discourage many people from visiting the museum and, of course, will hit the poorest hardest.   Please sign this petition and help to persuade Oxford City Council to keep this gem of a museum free to the citizens of Oxford and to our many international visitors.  Please join the campaign to overturn the decision to impose an entry charge and access our website at www.saveourmuseum.weebly.com

Keep our Museum free!