Read all about it! #Multaka was featured in Oxford Mail and Oxford Times this week! Make sure to pick up a paper from your local and look for our articles 🗞️

#CloseUp Chinese flea traps made from bamboo carved with long open sections, worn under clothing. The inner bamboo rod is coated with a sticky substance & slipped inside the open casing, preventing the sticky substance from getting onto clothing. Made in the early 20th century.

More famous for classics such as 'Treasure Island' & 'Kidnapped' explore Robert Louis Stevenson's Pacific fiction, travels & friendship with Indigenous Pacific communities in Hawaii & Samoa in our 'Revisiting Robert Louis Stevenson in the Pacific' display. bit.ly/3W7J4uW

Catch the last few weeks of the #HisDarkMaterials trail before the objects which featured in the BBC series come off display in October. Pick up a trail & find Ruta Skadi's armour, Mrs Coulter's locket, Lyra's coat & other props amongst the displays. bit.ly/49hZOE8

Join New Zealand Samoan/Welsh comedian James Nokise & DJ Don Luchito for 'Faovale Imperium', a modern & irreverent retelling of the epic voyages of Captain James Cook as he encounters the many cultures of the Pacific. Thurs 5 Sept 7-8.30pm bit.ly/3Yr61KO

From iced biscuit bishops to tiny silver sailing boats, beautiful Japanese fairy tales & paper packets of fish skin to striped ivory back scratchers - don't miss the hidden collections waiting to be discovered in the drawers under the display cabinets...

How are comic book heroes influencing the retelling of ancient mythical stories? Find out on our next Inspired! Literary, Film and Television Connections tour this Sunday at 2.30pm. Tickets: £7.50/£5. Book online or in the shop bit.ly/4bUvGj0

Fresh from Edinburgh Art Festival, book your free place for Faovale Imperium, a funny, thought-provoking exploration of the Pacific collections Pitt Rivers Museum with comedian James Nokise & DJ Don Luchito. Thursday 5 Sept, 7-8.30pm bit.ly/3Yr61KO

Sign up for this afternoon's Guided Highlight Tour and find some of our favourite objects in the collections, plus find out more about some of your favourites! 3pm. Tickets: £7/£4/Members free. Book online or in the shop. bit.ly/3oJJSIo

'Piʻi ka ihu o ka naiʻa i ka makani' is a Hawaiian phrase meaning 'the nose of the dolphin rises toward the wind' & is said of one who is haughty. This dolphin quilt displayed in 'Ma uka to Ma kai' was sewn by Mie Tashiro & designed by John Serrao. bit.ly/3KF5TQ7

TODAY Mysterious mandrake roots, necklaces made of sperm whale teeth and silver cimeruta - find out what links these objects in the collections to famous books, films & TV series in today's Inspired! tour at 2.30pm. Book online or in the shop. £7.50/£5. bit.ly/4bUvGj0

Join comedian James Nokise & DJ Don Luchito in an evening of irreverent story-retelling about the epic voyages of Captain Cook as he spread ‘enlightenment’ to people who lived in ecologically sustainable homes & knew how to sail without compasses! 5 Sept bit.ly/3Yr61KO

The most common object from the Philippines in museum collections is bladed weaponry from Mindanao. Many of these blades were taken during the Philippine-American War in the early 20th century, when American colonisers waged asymmetric battles against the Moros, the local Muslim

One of the people who was killed in the #Grenfell Tower fire was Khadija Saye - an artist whose work is currently exhibited Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Her artworks are beautiful, and I hope today's inquiry ensures we soon see accountability and justice 💚

More tickets added but going fast! Book now for an evening of an evening of poetry, music, storytelling & comedy in the galleries. Thursday 5 September, 7-8.30pm. Free but booking required due to limited space. bit.ly/3Yr61KO

As a tribute to artist Khadija Saye, killed in the #Grenfell Tower fire, the Museum acquired 'Dwelling: In This Space We Breathe', a set of haunting silkscreen prints on display in the Upper Gallery. We remember her & all the other victims of this tragedy. bit.ly/3rnUi1q

TODAY Only a handful of tickets left for this evening's 'Faovale Imperium' performance! If you're coming, please remember entry is via the Museum's South Door on Robinson Close. Free, 7-8.30pm bit.ly/3Yr61KO

In 'Stories Around a Feather Cloak', find out about the beautiful Ahu’ula, feather cloaks from #Hawaii. Learn about the birds whose feathers went into these cloaks, how the cloaks were made and their significance for Hawaiians. bit.ly/4cggop9

Enjoy interacting with children 5-11? Interested in Ancient Egypt, the Maya, and more? 🗺️ School's back & Pitt Rivers Museum is looking for new volunteers to join its Primary School Guides! 👧👦 More info: glam.web.ox.ac.uk/volunteering-c…

We have a large collection of #lace & lacemaking equipment Pitt Rivers Museum, much of it from the local area. View a selection on special display in the Conservation Lab, then learn how to make your own in our 1-day Lacemaking Workshop. Sat 14 Sept, 10.00-16.00 bit.ly/4czFsHE