13 October 2018 – 31 July 2019 Performing Tibetan Identities: Photographic Portraits by Nyema Droma The Tibetan photographer Nyema Droma, taking inspiration from the Museum’s historic collections, created portraits of other young Tibetans that celebrate their experience and challenge stereotypes. Installation in Court
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
4 June – 24 November 2019 Ellen Ettlinger: A Folklorist Flees the Nazis This display highlights the work of Ellen Ettlinger (1902–1994), a Jewish folklorist who was forced to flee Germany in 1938 due to persecution by the Nazi regime, and who settled in Oxford. Archive Case (First Floor)
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
Sunday 23 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 25 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 26 June, 18.30 Lande: the Calais 'Jungle' and Beyond Talk by Professor Dan Hicks
Friday 28 June, 11.15 & 12.15 Multaka-Oxford Tour Join a volunteer guide for a special tour of the Museum
Thursday 11 July, 18.00 - 21.00 Multaka: Museums as Meeting Point - Late Night Event An evening of performances and activities, meeting and sharing
Saturday 26 January, 1-4pm Multaka-Oxford Tour Join a volunteer guide for a special tour of the Museum
Saturday 20 July, 11.00 -19.30 Farming, the First 12,000 Years Join us to explore how farming has shaped peoples' lives over the last 12,000 years.
Friends of the Pitt Rivers Museum Event Wednesday 9 October, 18.30 Poppies and What They Mean Talk by Dr Andrew Lack, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biology, Oxford Brookes University
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