Museum Road is a short road in central Oxford, England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It leads to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Radcliffe Science Library at its eastern end where it meets Parks Road. The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a Museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's The Radcliffe Science Library ( RSL) is the main teaching and research Science Library at the University of Oxford, England Parks Road is a road in Oxford, England. It runs north-south between the Banbury Road and Norham Gardens at the northern end and the junction At its west end is a junction with Blackhall Road. Blackhall Road is a road running between Keble Road to the north and Museum Road to the south in central Oxford, England. It continues as the Lamb & Flag Passage past the Lamb & Flag public house on St Giles', a meeting place of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings. The Lamb & Flag is a centrally located Public house and old Coaching inn at 12 St Giles', Oxford, England. The Lamb & Flag is a centrally located Public house and old Coaching inn at 12 St Giles', Oxford, England. St Giles' is a wide street leading north from the centre of Oxford, England. The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, for nearly two decades between the early
To the north is the Victorian brick Keble College, including the 20th century De Breyne building and quad. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. To the south at the western end is much older (and richer) St John's College. __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. St John's also owns land and properties on the north side of Museum Road at its western end, which house the college gym as well as a number of undergraduates.
Lincoln College also owns twelve of the terraced houses on south side of the road, which are used for student accommodation. Lincoln College (in full The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford In 2003–05, these were refurbished and named Lincoln Hall, used for 70 undergraduate students. In addition, a new student accommodation block (the Lincoln EPA Science Block) was built in the gardens behind them, to house 48 graduate students in the life sciences. This was built with a grant from the Edward Penley Abraham (EPA) Trust. Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS ( June 10, 1913 – 8 May 1999) was a biochemist instrumental in the development
The road was formerly known as Museum Terrace. It is colloquially known as Mus Road locally.