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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

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)
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 16 December, 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 18 December, 2.30-2.50pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. 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 19 December, 3.15-3.35pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. 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 22 December, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 23 December, 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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Saturday 29 December, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 30 December, 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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Wednesday 2 January, 3.15-3.35pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. 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 5 January, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
12th night
Saturday 5 January, 6:30-8.30pm

12th Night Party

Live music, wine and soft drinks, memorable morsels, games, raffle, masks and a quiz
5 January 2019
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 6 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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Saturday 12 January, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 13 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)
new cabinet bodyart objects displays copy
Tuesday 15 January, 3.15-3.35pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. 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 16 January, 3.15-3.35pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. Tours last about 20 minutes. No booking necessary. Please gather at the Information point 5 minutes before the start of each tour.
japans kimonos
Wednesday 16 January 2019

Intergenerational schism: rethinking ‘inalienable wealth’ through Japan’s forgotten Kimono

Julie Valk, doctoral student in Anthropology at the University of Oxford, explores how this ‘inalienable wealth’ can fail to pass between generations and what happens when this is the case.
16 January 2019
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Saturday 19 January, 11-1pm

Object handling

Object handling in the Pitt Rivers. Discover more about wonderful and fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection.
David Attenborough at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Sunday 20 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)
new cabinet bodyart objects displays copy
Wednesday 23 January, 3.15-3.35pm

Highlights Tour

Volunteer-led introductory tour of the Museum. 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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