Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford) Reviews
Newest Review: ... is via the Oxford University museum of natural history-also worth a visit. Whats on offer? *************** The Pitt Rivers museum is housed in a 3 story Victorian building and has a great atmosphere. There is no suggested route to follow as with many museums. Objects are displayed by type with all historical periods housed together in the same display case. There are 3 galleries each crammed full of items in glass display cases and drawers. Obviously I can't list everything that's on display, but will tell you about my highlights! The museum houses numerous everyday objects used by Human cultures through the ages and from around the world... more
Customer Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford) Reviews (3)
by - written on 24/09/11 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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I lived in Oxford for several and one of the most fascinating places I visited during that time has to be the Pitt Rivers museum. The Pitt Rivers museum is internationally famous for its anthropology and world archaeology. The museum was founded in 1884 after general Pitt Rivers gave him eclectic collection to Oxford University. Today the museum has over half a million items on display. Before I tell you what to expect from a visit, let me say that the Pitt Rivers museum is part of Oxford University and is used for teaching and research purposes. It has a very different feel to most museums and the layout can be a bit confusing! Getting ... Read the complete review
by - written on 18/12/09 (Useful, 37 readings)
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This museum is located in the heart of Oxford city centre and is therefore very easy to get to by car or bus. It's an impressive looking Victorian building with artefacts on two floors and soon to have a third floor added to it. All of the items in the museum are collected from around the world from explorers and travellers. It contains a wonderful collection of strange looking stuffed animals and skeletons, including those of dinosaurs. It also boasts lots of fossils and preserved insects and butterflies. Some of its strangest items are a collection of monkey skulls from pacific islands. The museum is very child friendly and has children's fun packs where children have . Read the complete review
Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford): Exactly how a small eccentric museum should be (1339 words)by - written on 13/01/09 (Very useful, 331 readings)
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I thought it was time to take a brief diversion away from my Bhutan and India holiday reviews and write about something even more exotic but a lot closer to home - The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. I am the sort of person who gets very attached to museums and even though this is a small one, it's right up in my top 10 with some of the more obvious candidates like the V&A and the British Museum. However, the Pitt Rivers isn't a museum that's particularly well known or well publicised - witness the fact that nobody has ever written about it for dooyoo. I rest my case with my tongue only slightly in my cheek - how famous can anything be if it's not be ... Read the complete review
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