Collections

The Museum displays archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. The General Pitt Rivers's founding gift contained more than 26,000 objects, but there are now over half a million. The extensive photographic and sound archives contain early records of great importance. Today the Museum is an active teaching department of the University of Oxford. It continues to expand its collections through donations, bequests and special purchases, as well as through students in the course of their fieldwork. The collections lie at the heart of our research and partnerships.

Contact us

For ethnography and archaeology collections enquiries: objects.colls@prm.ox.ac.uk
For photograph and manuscript collections enquiries: ms-photo.colls@prm.ox.ac.uk