Art and Photography in the Museum

Please note, we have portable stools that you can borrow - ask at the information desk. Many of our visitors find these useful if they are spending a number of hours in the Museum, or are intending to sketch the collections. 

Art materials

You may bring:

  • graphite pencils
  • coloured pencils
  • fine-line pens
  • biros
  • collage materials such as tissue paper, fabric and string
  • scissors
  • water-based glue sticks
  • staplers
  • boards without clips

As the Museum is full of objects, some openly displayed, we do not allow the use of:

  • wet materials
  • charcoal
  • pastels

If you decide to do a collage in the Museum, we'd greatly appreciate it if you take all your materials with you.

Photography

You may use photography for personal use.

Camera tripods are not allowed without written permission of the Museum. Please contact press@prm.ox.ac.uk to check.