Visiting as a group
Looking to bring learning alive for your students in the museum?
Want to share your passion for ingenious science stories with friends in a community group or local club?
Whatever your needs, there’s a self-guided group option for you:
Before you start ...
Take a look at these guidelines and FAQs about supervision, group size, and booking:
Yes — you will need to make group bookings in advance
We need at least 5 working days’ notice to make all the arrangements for group bookings and tours.
8 people or more, visiting as part of a:
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school
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university
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community group or other organisation
If your group has more than 15 people, you'll need to split into 2 smaller groups, each with a group leader.
You’ll need to:
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make more than one booking
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split into groups of 15 or fewer during your visit
Yes. Your leader will need to supervise their groups at all time during your visit.
Yes – although each group of 15 must contain at least one adult.
That means if you need to split into two groups of 15 or fewer, you’ll need one adult for each group.
For everyone’s safety, we can’t allow groups of students under 18 in the museum without supervision.
That means we’d have to turn away student or other groups which don’t include an adult supervisor.
For everyone’s safety, we need to prepare for group bookings, so unfortunately we can’t let your group in without confirmation of booking and payment.
Please bring your confirmation email with you so we can identify your booking quickly and welcome you to the museum.

We welcome organised visits from summer schools and groups of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students
How much does it cost?
It's £3 per person for each self-guided group booking.
This is an all-inclusive charge (booking and administration fees).
You’ll need to book and pay in advance so take a look at the Group size and supervision FAQs before you start.
Your next steps

Bring learning to life
Self-guided Groups
There is no charge for self-guided group visits from UK Primary and Secondary Schools, or FE Colleges. Take a look at the Group size and supervision FAQs for more information.
Your next steps
Send us your group booking request
Got questions? Email groups@hsm.ox.ac.uk
Taught sessions for schools and colleges
Our Learning Officers offer curriculum enrichment opportunities through taught sessions (early years; KS1-KS5) and study days.
Your next steps

We welcome self-guided visits from community and adult groups
Share your own journey of discovery through the stories and personal histories our ground-breaking collections can tell.
How much does it cost?
It's £3 per person for each group booking.
This is an all-inclusive charge (booking and administration fees).
You’ll need to book and pay in advance so take a look at the Group size and supervision FAQs information before you start.
Your next steps