Exhibitions and Case Displays
Oxfordshire Folklore and Customs: Celebrating the centenary of antiquarian and folklorist Percy Manning
20 February - 30 September 2017
Case displays (First Floor)
A display celebrating the centenary and life of antiquarian and folklorist Percy Manning. Manning donated over 200 objects to the Pitt Rivers Museum. This exhibition presents a collection of objects highlighting folk traditions of Oxfordshire including a Morris dancers outfit, whit horns, lighting appliances and a lace makers dick pot. Further information.
15 May - 29 October 2017
This exhibition presents sixty-five monochrome prints by Roger Chapman from his major international photography project. Camel: A Journey through Fragile Landscapes is a story of connection, survival and interdependence on the edges of our world. From the dry heat of the Sahara to the bitter cold of the Mongolian steppe, camels are at the heart of pastoral communities in some of the harshest desert environments on the planet. From prized possession to food source, they are a cultural linch-pin. Herdsmen, shepherds and sheikhs alike depend on their animals for livelihood, companionship and status.
Kayapó body art: children’s drawings from the Darrell Posey archive
5 June - 24 September 2017
A case display of Kayapó (Brazil) children’s drawn designs for elaborate body art decoration, from the archive of the noted ethnobiologist Darrell Posey. The display also includes a number of original photographs taken by Posey among the Kayapo. Part of a series of exhibitions in the Museum’s Archive Case highlighting its rich archival collections. Further information. See past exhibitions.
Syrians Unknown
15 June - 30 September 2017
A photographic exhibition by John Wreford. Visit the Upper Gallery to encounter large scale portraits of people displaced from Syria, now surviving and thriving in Istanbul, Turkey. Each person photographed has written powerful testimonies about their experiences. Exhibition in English and Arabic.
Identity Without Borders
15 June - 30 September 2017
Two case displays developed with community volunteers in partnership with Refugee Resource and Asylum Welcome. Volunteers have used familiar museum objects to share stories from their home countries and reflect on their identities.
