Oxford and Empire - Museum Tour by Uncomfortable Oxford™
Uncomfortable Oxford takes a unique approach to the walking tour format - both fun and thoughtful, we encourage analysis and discussion about uncomfortable subjects within the city.
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.
Description
Itinerary
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 (University of Oxford), 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
Inclusions
- Uncomfortable Oxford™ Trained Guide
Additional information
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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