Hiring the Museum
The Pitt Rivers Museum is one of the world's great museums of anthropology and world archaeology, but it can also provide a unique venue for your event. Guests can relax, mingle and chat as they wander between cases displaying an almost overwhelming array of treasures from all corners of the world and all periods of human history.
The entrance to the Museum is via the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Parks Road., so guests have the opportunity to walk through its magnificent architecture, past towering dinosaurs and beneath the impressive glass roof to reach the Pitt Rivers Museum. Our Special Exhibition area, with its changing displays, gives access to the main court of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Guests will be struck at once not only by the impact and richness of these internationally famous collections and by the distinctive Victorian atmosphere of the museum. These features combine to make the Pitt Rivers a unique setting for drinks receptions, private parties, and a host of other events.
Exclusive hire of the Museum for evening events
Owing to the current building work it is no longer possible to hire the Pitt Rivers Museum for evening events unless hired in conjunction with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Currently the Pitt Rivers Museum has no separate housekeeping facilities and only the ground floor is accessible to the public. Entrance to the Pitt Rivers is through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History there is no alternative out-of hours entrance.
From 1 January 2007 the Pitt Rivers Museum will again be able to offer for hire its facilities as an unusual venue for evening events and will welcome enquiries and bookings.
Please contact admin@prm.ox.ac.uk for further information.
Education Service
The Pitt Rivers has an excellent Education Service, which can provide talks and tours for groups from schools, colleges and universities. This includes tours tailored to suit groups with physical or learning difficulties, as well as audio guides specifically adapted for visitors with impaired vision. For more information look at our Education web pages or telephone 01865 270927.
Who to contact
For general information see our visitor information pages, email prm@prm.ox.ac.uk or telephone (01865) 270927
To find out more about event hire and for joint bookings with the University Museum of Natural History it will also be necessary to contact: Ms Kristin Andrews-Speed, email kristin.andrews-speed@oum.ox.ac.uk, Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Useful information
Opening times
The Museum is open to the public every day from 12.00-4.30. All private bookings
are for outside these hours.
Lecture theatre
A fully equipped lecture theatre, seating up to 50, housed in the museum's
research centre at 64 Banbury Road can be booked in conjunction with the
museum. This is a ten minute walk from the Museum. A lecture theatre and
seminar rooms may also be available in the OUMNH.
Parking
There is no parking at the Museum (with the exception of some disabled spaces
- see below). Due to weight restrictions, coaches may not drop off in the
Museum forecourt. Please use St Giles or Museum Road.
Disabled Access
Parking may be available if booked in advance. Ramp access for wheelchair
users is available and most areas of the ground floor of the Museum are
fully accessible. Please phone 01865 270927 for more detailed advice.
Conditions
- The hire of the museum is at the discretion of the Administrator who reserves the right to withdraw permission.
- Charges will be reviewed annually.
- The Museum may not be hired for profit making activities without the agreement of the Museum.
- The Hirer is responsible for any damage occurring during the visit.
- The Museum is not responsible
for any loss of property on the premises.
