The Pitt Rivers Museum holds one of the world’s finest collections of ethnographic and archaeological objects from across the globe. It was founded in 1884 when General Pitt Rivers, an influential figure in the development of archaeology and evolutionary anthropology, gave his collection to the University of Oxford. The General's founding gift contained more than 18,000 objects but there are now over half a million. In addition to objects the collection includes extensive photographic and sound archives, which contain early records of great importance. The Museum continues to collect through donations, bequests, special purchases and through its staff and students, in the course of their fieldwork.
The Museum offers an extensive program of exhibitions and events for all ages throughout the year; further details can be found on our website.
Free admission
10 – 4.30 Tuesday to Sunday and bank holiday Mondays
12 – 4.30 Monday
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