Pitt Rivers Museum
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Anthropology and Archaeology collections from world cultures past and present.
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On Friday 12 April Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum have their Autism friendly opening 9-10am oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/autism-f… #Autism #Autism inMuseums
This figure of Shu, the Air God, is in the Religious Figures and Artefacts case on the Ground Floor. Shu looks after the air and wind and was created by the God Atum. Find more #AncientEgypt objects on the #TCHMuseumTrail .
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'Seeing this Bright Pink centering of disabled voices, I found joy in my walkthrough today. I particularly like having labels & thoughts from disabled museumgoers & appreciated the diversity of bodyminds represented.' Visitor feedback on #NothingWithoutUs .
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Meet the artists playing at #TheGatheringPlace : Africa - Xolile ‘X’ Madinda is a hip hop artist, activist & founder of The Black Power Station in South Africa. Also founder member of Defboyz, one of the most influential hip hop groups in the Eastern Cape. bit.ly/4an0E2C
Tawaret is the #AncientEgypt Goddess of childbirth and the protector of the Sun. Follow the #TCHMuseumTrail and find this Taweret Hippo amulet in the top floor archaeology case. bit.ly/4aLWLns
You've still got a month to go and see my display at Ashmolean Museum, and I'm delighted to say that Nothing Without Us: Experience's of Disability at Pitt Rivers Museum has been extended until the 6th October!
Enjoy Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford University Museum of Natural History after hours at our May Late Night: Water World event - meet the researchers, do activities, object handling & games, browse the galleries & enjoy music, lights & the bar!
Fri 17 May, 7-10pm. Free but booking required.
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Book your free place for 'The Gathering Place: Africa', when contemporary artists from South Africa, West Africa and Oxford will come together Pitt Rivers Museum for a unique evening of original music, performance & art. Saturday 4 May, 7-10pm.
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TODAY Come and handle #AncientEgypt themed objects and learn about papyrus, scarabs and Egyptian gods in our free drop-in Object Handling session this afternoon, plus follow our Totally Chaotic History Museum Trail and design your own hieroglyph! 1-4pm.
prm.ox.ac.uk/event/object-h…
Pop in this afternoon for our free family-friendly #AncientEgypt activities - make your own amulet to give yourself your favourite superpower, plus handle Ancient Egyptian-themed objects and learn more about the people and their culture. 1-4pm.
The long weekend may be over, but Oxford’s gardens, libraries and museums still have plenty of Easter treats! From Pitt Rivers Museum Eggstraordinary Egg Trail to Orson Welles’ ‘F for Fake’ with History of Science Museum & Ultimate Pic Palace, find all Oxford GLAM’s event pages here:
glam.ox.ac.uk/whats-on
The #FestivalofSocialScience is back for 2024 and it needs you! We’re inviting social scientists from University of Oxford & Oxford Brookes University to share their research with the public at Pitt Rivers Museum on Fri 1 Nov or elsewhere between 19 Oct-9 Nov. Find out more 👉socsci.ox.ac.uk/event/festival…
TODAY Join #ivory expert Ashley Coutu on the Clore Balcony for a special session looking at fake ivory and how & why it's made. Free drop-in session 2-4pm. bit.ly/4cCFOxN
Find out more about ivory objects Pitt Rivers Museum at prm.ox.ac.uk/ivory-trails
#AprilFakesDay2024
April Fakes Day 1 - 6 April. Explore fakes and forgeries in Oxford and London Bodleian Libraries British Museum V&A Oxford University Museum of Natural History Pitt Rivers Museum Experience Oxfordshire Ethox Centre University of Oxford Find out more here
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Ivory Fakes and Fact? Find out more with ivory expert Ashley Coutu in our #Aprilfakesday2024 session. Tuesday 2 April, 2-4pm. Free, drop-in session on the First Floor Balcony.
Massively rate this great display Pitt Rivers Museum RE how the language educators use can wildly change the understanding of a topic that we take away with us