Pitt Rivers Collections

Behind the scenes @Pitt_Rivers Museum collections. Follow the team caring for over 325,000 objects @UniofOxford

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

We had a busy past week in the collections office. It was great to welcome Hawaiian drum maker Dennis Kana'e Keawe to view a very early Hawaiian drum from the collections and later in the week to have technician Alan use the office for a display layout

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

Photogrammetry of boats and boat models from Guyana yesterday and today @Pitt_Rivers

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

A real joy to have five Australian shields out for a research visit last week and share them virtually over zoom to Australia! Looking forward to seeing more from Simon Palfrey's AHRC project Demons Land

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

A nice afternoon out last week to install a loan for Tokyo Art & Photography at the Ashmolean, A visual treat of an exhibition, be sure to visit and look out for the two Noh masks on loan from the PRM

[Eccles Institute for the Americas & Oceania @ BL @BL_EcclesInst]

🚨Job alert! 🚨Curator, Caribbean Collections
@britishlibrary
Passionate about Caribbean history, literature and culture? Interested in printed books? Apply now! Deadline 18 July
https://t.co/fR4ooRcRL8

[A @clarkers]

Such an incredibly powerful keynote from Mohegan theatre maker Madeline Sayet on her play ‘Where We Belong’ which amongst other things discusses the trauma of encountering museum displays in the UK. The play can be viewed here https://t.co/OpMI0vlETq

[Pitt Rivers Museum @Pitt_Rivers]

The @Pitt_Rivers is recruiting! We are looking for a Public Engagement and Programming Bookings Officer to join our busy Public Engagement team. More details and application info at https://t.co/9GkUYs1I15 #MuseumJobs

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

UBC Communicators: The Indigenous Peoples: Language Guide, 3.0, is now available. It provides useful info on how to navigate terminology & meanings associated with Indigenous peoples so as to produce the best — and most respectful — communication results. https://t.co/j77UIyfzqw

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

Great to be using the Museum again for teaching. History undergraduate students learning about all things magic.

[Pitt Rivers Museum @Pitt_Rivers]

Join us tomorrow for an open conversation on space, access & opportunities when colonial narratives are removed & what could take their place with @jon_sleigh, @prm_laurita, @sparkledust09, @_ashleyalmeida and @liamthewiseman Wed 9 June 5pm https://t.co/VSOQrGOUS3

[Emma Martin @tibetcurator]

We have a dream team of a panel talking on gifts and gifting: @JohannaZS chairing, yours truly, @DrClaireWintle Nikki Grout and Patricia Banks whose work on Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums I am so excited to hear about

[Jack Kirby @jdk653]

I'm hiring! Great new role of Group Head of Archives and Libraries, a rare opportunity for a strategic thinking archivist or librarian to lead nationally, choice of five locations, fantastic collection. Closes 14/6, please RT https://t.co/PPQtzAhF1a #ArchiveJobs #LISJobs

[AIATSIS @AIATSIS]

After several months of preparation, transit, quarantine, and final checks a ceremonial headdress returned from the UK has arrived in Australia under AIATSIS Return of Cultural Heritage program. You can learn more about the headdress and its origins here - https://t.co/rBnV7lhu4M

[Mara Gold @sapphic_scholar]

Please join @BeyondBinaryPRM @Pitt_Rivers @TORCHOxford for this unmissable event, feat. leading Takatāpui (Māori term for LGBTIQA+) & Queer Pasifika artists, activists, film-makers and scholars @EKerekere @dantaulapapa @KumuHina on June 2 8pm UK time!
https://t.co/UrzhuOPycn

[Megan Dennis @CuratorMeg]

My fantastic curator role @GressenhallFW has been advertised. If you want to work with a fab team in an amazing site with a gorgeous collection follow the link and search for curator...https://t.co/keIrX4siBW please RT

[Queer British Art @QueerBritish]

Free tickets still available for tomorrow evening's event (19 May at 5pm) Access All Areas: Disability and the LGBTIQA+ Community in Arts & Heritage Spaces, happening as part of @BeyondBinaryPRM webinar series @Pitt_Rivers. Link to tickets below.

[Holly Cox @mauveink]

Fascinating archaeological and historical talk on "Witchbottles" from @pitt_rivers ! If you didn't have the chance to watch live, do go and watch the video!

[Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @MAACambridge]

Come and work with us! We're looking for a Senior Assistant Curator in Archaeology. Closing date: 2 June. Further information here:
https://t.co/wgKhfJLoA9

[Emma Martin @tibetcurator]

Fully funded AHRC Collaborative PhD:
@UoMICP & @britishmuseum
Decolonising the Sacred: Acknowledging colonial experiences of Tibetan Buddhist collections in the British Museum. Deadline 25th June.
Open to Home and International Students https://t.co/TzQP35dFoB

[Pitt Rivers Collections @Pitt_Stores]

We have the best loan crate colour @Pitt_Rivers Objects arriving back from @LACMA