About
A unique museum preserving the domestic and commercial history of Victorian and Edwardian Oxford. The Rumble Museum showcases everyday life through authentic period rooms, shop fittings, and household items, offering a glimpse into how ordinary Oxford families lived and worked in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Annual Visitors (2024)
3,500
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Highlights
Victorian Parlour
Fully furnished Victorian middle-class parlour with authentic period fittings
Edwardian Kitchen
Complete Edwardian kitchen showing domestic technology of the early 1900s
Victorian Shop
Recreated Victorian shop front with original fittings and merchandise
Collections
Small but focused collection of domestic and commercial objects from Victorian and Edwardian Oxford, including furniture, household items, shop fittings, and local history materials.
Explore the diverse collections housed in this museum.
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Current Exhibitions
No current exhibitions. Please check the museum website for updates.
Nearby Museums (5 within 6 miles)
University of Oxford - Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
Art & Design
Oxford — ~29 min walk (1.5 mi)