Stories around a Feather Cloak
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordAt the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, you can see a beautiful Ahu’ula, a feather cloak from Hawaii. It is on display on the ground floor, in a case […]
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Hawaii: Ma uka to Ma kai Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordThe ahupua‘a, a land division extending from the mountains to the sea, has long been the cornerstone of sustainable land management for Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) communities. "Ma uka" (toward the mountains) and "Ma kai" (toward the sea) are not merely directional references; they signify a deep understanding of care and access to natural and cultural resources within these regions. Through […]
Hulu Nēnē By MANAOLA
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordDiscover the beautifully sculptural Hulu Nēnē dress by fashion icon Manaola Yap, a designer and cultural practitioner from Hawaiʻi, within the Pitt Rivers Museum galleries. Displayed in a case in near the centre of the museum court on the ground floor, this installation is part of the journey through the Hawaiian landscape offered through the museum's current […]
Revisiting Robert Louis Stevenson in the Pacific
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordIn this Archive Case display, artists Simon Grennan and Solomon Enos re-examine the work of nineteenth century author Robert Louis Stevenson through dynamic graphic storytelling. Stevenson travelled to several Pacific […]
Unfinished – a poem by Carol Ann Carl
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordUnfinished is a poem written by Carol Ann Carl, a daughter of the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. With a background in Biochemistry and health, her community […]
PAT SUET-BIK HUI & THE THREE PERFECTIONS
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United KingdomFREE EXHIBITION 20 Sep 2025 to 28 Jun 2026 Gallery 11 Admission is FREE Pat Suet-Bik Hui 許雪碧 (b. 1943) is a US-based Hong Kong artist. This exhibition showcases her […]
With these Hands: Crafting a Shared Humanity
Pitt Rivers Museum S Parks Rd, OxfordWith these Hands is a co-produced gallery trail created by a multicultural team of volunteers who share an interest in the hand-crafted. Through the objects chosen and the stories told, you […]
ROMAN OXFORDSHIRE COINS DISPLAY
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom6 Dec 2025 - 29 Nov 2026 Gallery 7 Admission is FREE Coinage remains one of the best represented and most recognisable elements of Roman material culture. This display will […]
Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the Three Perfections
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United KingdomPat Suet-Bik Hui 許雪碧 (b. 1943) is a US-based Hong Kong artist. This exhibition showcases her work alongside others who engage with the tradition of the 'three perfections' 三絕, which […]
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography (TOSCA)
Weston Library Broad Street, Oxford, England, United KingdomAbout the events The Oxford Seminars in Cartography have been taking place since 1993, with interested cartographers meeting regularly for a programme of lectures and field trips exploring all facets […]
Song of Myself (Display)
Weston Library Broad Street, Oxford, England, United KingdomSong of Myself, 1995, Tom Phillips RA (1937–2022), wire, 360 x 180 cm. Credit: Estate of Tom Phillips CBE RA Tom Phillips described Song of Myself as “an attempt to list the […]
IN BLOOM
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom★ ★ ★ ★ "This rip-roaring history of botanical adventurers disturbs and delights" The Guardian "Consistently illuminating" The Observer "There's much to savour" The Telegraph In Bloom exhibition – […]