13 October 2018 – 30 May 2019 Performing Tibetan Identities: Photographic Portraits by Nyema Droma The Tibetan photographer Nyema Droma, taking inspiration from the Museum’s historic collections, has created portraits of other young Tibetans that celebrate their experience and challenge stereotypes. Installation in Court & Long Gallery
11 February – 31 July 2019 Interaction A display of work inspired by the Museum's objects, designed and made by students at the Rycotewood Furniture Centre. Bow-Fronted Case (Lower Gallery)
1 April – 30 September 2019 Multaka: Connecting Threads Multaka-Oxford volunteers at the Pitt Rivers Museum have worked with staff to add new perspectives to a collection of textiles recently donated by Jenny Balfour-Paul. Didcot Case (Lower Gallery)
27 April – 29 November 2019 Lande: The Calais ‘Jungle’ and Beyond This exhibition reassembles material and visual culture that survives from the Calais ‘Jungle’ as it existed from March 2015 to the demolitions of 2016. Special Exhibition Gallery & Long Gallery
Saturday 25 May, 13.00 - 16.00 Beyond the Binary Behind-the-Scenes Workshop Go behind the scenes and hear about the Museum's new 'Beyond the Binary' project
Tuesday 28 May & Wednesday 29 May, 13.00 - 16.00 Touch, Think, Wonder: Theatre and Performance Find out more about theatre and performance from around the world!
Tuesday 28 May, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Wednesday 29 May, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Book your free place Thursday 30 May, 10.00 - 13.00 Beyond the Binary Researchers' Workshop We invite researchers from all disciplines as well as museum and heritage professionals for an exclusive inside-look into the Museum's new 'Beyond the Binary' project
Thursday 30 May 7 Friday 31 May, 13.00 - 16.00 Touch, Think, Wonder: Objects of Performance Explore shadow puppets, dragon masks and musical instruments from around the world!
Sunday 2 June, 10.45 - 11.40 Sunday Morning Screen Watch a 45 minute audio-visual presentation featuring Sir David Attenborough, introducing many familiar, and some easily missed, treasures of the collections. This is followed by Welcome to My Museum (11.30, 10 minutes)
Tuesday 4 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Wednesday 5 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Thursday 6 June, 17.15 - 18.30 Transgender Refugees and the Imagined South Africa Talk, Q & A and exhibition viewing
Saturday 8 June, 13.00 - 16.00 Chinese Festivals with Snowflake Books Find out about key Chinese festivals
Sunday 9 June, 10.45 - 11.40 Sunday Morning Screen Watch a 45 minute audio-visual presentation featuring Sir David Attenborough, introducing many familiar, and some easily missed, treasures of the collections. This is followed by Welcome to My Museum (11.30, 10 minutes)
Tuesday 11 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Wednesday 12 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Friday 14 June, 11.15 & 12.15 Multaka-Oxford Tour Join a volunteer guide for a special tour of the Museum
Sunday 16 June, 10.45 - 11.40 Sunday Morning Screen Watch a 45 minute audio-visual presentation featuring Sir David Attenborough, introducing many familiar, and some easily missed, treasures of the collections. This is followed by Welcome to My Museum (11.30, 10 minutes)
Tuesday 18 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Wednesday 19 June, 14.30-14.50 and 15.15-15:35 Free Highlights Tour Free volunteer-led introductory tours of the Museum. Both tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
Friends of the Pitt Rivers Museum Event Wednesday 19 June, 18.30 The British Solomon Islands: the End of Empire Talk by Dr David Bell, Emeritus Professor at University College
Saturday 22 June, 18.30 - 21.00 Windrush Memorial Lecture with Professor Horace G. Campbell Presented by the Oxford Windrush Group, this inaugural Lecture will explore race, repression & resistance
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