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Votive object (Tibetan: tsa-tsa) depicting Palden Lhamo. Acquired by Augustus Pitt-Rivers before 1884 and donated as part of the Pitt Rivers Museum founding collection. (Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Accession Number: 1884.59.31)
31 August 2018 - 25 January 2019

Tibetan Objects in Transition

The material culture of Tibet has been sought, collected and studied in the West since the middle of the nineteenth century.
Display Case C.56.A (Court)
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13 October 2018 - 30 May 2019

Performing Tibetan Identities, Photographic Portraits by Nyema Droma

The Tibetan photographer Nyema Droma, taking inspiration from the historic Museum collections, has created portraits of other young Tibetans that celebrate their experience and challenge stereotypes.
Installation in Court & Long Gallery
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15 October 2018 - 11 March 2019

Intrepid Women: Fieldwork in Action, 1910–1957

This exhibition focuses on six of the Pitt Rivers Museum’s most important female collectors and their fieldwork carried out between 1910 and the late 1950s.
Special Exhibition Gallery
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29 October 2018 - 11 March 2019

A Tradition Continued: Iraqw Beaded Skirts Old and New

Iraqw skirts are amongst the most elaborately decorated textiles from eastern Africa. Each skirt is unique, the design being a product of the skill of the individual maker and the resources available.
Didcot Case (Lower Gallery)
‘Angami Naga’ (handwritten caption). Portrait of an Angami Naga man named ‘Dotsoll’, depicted standing, holding two spears and a shield. Watercolour painting by Robert Gosset Woodthorpe. The original handwritten annotation by Woodthorpe indicates that the
12 November 2018 - 19 May 2019

Surveying the Nagas: Visual Representations of India’s Northern Hill-Tribes in the R. G. Woodthorpe Collection

This exhibition presents a selection of material from the Pitt Rivers Museum’s R. G. Woodthorpe collection, much of which has never before been on public view.
Archive Case (First Floor)
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Wednesday 23 January, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Saturday 26 January, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
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Saturday 26 January, 1-4pm

Rhythms of the World

Experience rhythms from around the world and create your own musical instrument to play
Music making, family friendly, ages 6+.
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 27 January, 1-4pm

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)
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Tuesday 29 January, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Wednesday 30 January, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Tuesday 5 February, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Wednesday 6 February, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Tuesday 12 February, 2.30-2.50pm and 3.15-3:35pm

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.
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Wednesday 13 February, 6:00pm

Performing Tibetan Identities: experiments in exhibition design and international co-curation

Professor Clare Harris, Curator for Asian Collections, will introduce ‘Performing Tibetan Identities’, the photographic exhibition currently on display in the Museum.
13 February 2019
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Monday 18 February, 1-4pm

This is me

Who are you? What makes you special? Take part in object handling and craft making designed by youth group My Normal.
Craft, object handling, family friendly, ages 6+.
researchvisits
Tuesday 19 February, 1-4pm

This is me

Who are you? What makes you special? Take part in object handling and craft making designed by youth group My Normal.
Craft, object handling, family friendly, ages 6+.
researchvisits
Wednesday 20 February, 1-4pm

This is me

Who are you? What makes you special? Take part in object handling and craft making designed by youth group My Normal.
Craft, object handling, family friendly, ages 6+.
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Saturday 16 March

On Time – whose time?

Constructs of time are central to all cultures.  Yet there are both subtle and dramatic differences between them in how time is conceptualized.  The 2019 Kenneth Kirkwood Lecture Day
Pitt Rivers Museum
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Wednesday 3 April

Spring Away Day

Friends Away Day - A walking tour of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and the Investcorp Building, which houses St Anthony's College Middle East Centre. Wednesday 3 April 13.00 - 17.00
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
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Wednesday 8 May

Our Laboratory with Leaves

Dr Robin Wilson, Director of the Wytham Studio (Visual Arts Research) at the University of Oxford's Wytham Woods will discuss a range of projects at the 1000 acre site.
Pitt Rivers Lecture Room
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