About
About SOFO (Soldiers of Oxfordshire) Museum
SOFO Museum first opened during the summer of 2014, tucked away in the beautiful gardens in the grounds of The Oxfordshire Museum and Woodstock Library, and just on the doorstep of Blenheim Palace.
More than a local military museum, SOFO is a museum that everyone can enjoy, from kids to parents and grandparents. We tell stories of how conflict has affected the county and its people, from soldiers serving on the front lines to ordinary people living on the Home Front.
SOFO holds a collection of over 3,500 objects and 7,500 archive items from two county regiments, the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars (QOOH) and the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. These are our starting point for reflecting on the county’s rich and diverse military heritage. In 2025 we received and began accessioning the Oxfordshire Airpower Archive, collection of over 3000 objects and records covering the county's long history with both military and civil aviation.
Since we opened, the museum has hosted a wide range of exhibitions and has worked with national and international partners to bring to life military stories that capture the imagination; whether focused trench warfare to more recent conflicts as well as co curation projects that have breathed new energy into how we interpret our collections.
Our Mission
Our mission is to engage and inspire through powerful storytelling centered on the county's history of conflict.
We are dedicated to sharing these human experiences while preserving our collections for the future.
Our Vision
Our vision is to becoming more community-centred, with co-creation and co-curation embedded in our approach. We want to transform the Museum’s financial model by building a robust internal revenue-generating capacity, to modernise operations, and develop a more agile team and organisational culture.
Our Value Proposition
A new take on the classic military museum where everyone can be inspired to learn and share stories of courage, in conflict and in peace.
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