Experts' Choice Award Pitt Rivers Museum
What the experts agree on
This wonderfully creepy Victorian Gothic anthropological museum houses half a million artifacts arranged by type—from shrunken heads to feather headdresses—making you feel like an intrepid explorer discovering a dizzying global treasure trove.
“More than half a million intriguing archaeological and anthropological items from around the globe.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Housed in a glorious Victorian Gothic building with slender, cast-iron columns, ornate capitals and a soaring glass roof, the University Museum is worth a visit for its architecture alone." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of the world's top ethnographic collections, comprises a dizzying array of objects." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This anthropological collection is housed next to the natural history museum." Full review
Afar Magazine "A true experiential museum, it makes you feel as if you've been the intrepid explorer for a few hours." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford. " Full review
The Telegraph " Ethnic masks, items of clothing, musical instruments and jewellery are arranged by type rather than geographical area. The shrunken human heads, mummies and trophy scalps are spooky hits." Full review
National Geographic "This unique collection of archaeological and ethnographic relics didn't want to have too much lighting in order to protect the displays, so visitors were given wind-up torches to be able..."
National Geographic "My city's best museum is the Pitt Rivers. Check out the shrunken heads and the witch that's supposedly trped in a bottle (which has never been uncorked, for obvious reasons) on display."
National Geographic "The first place I take a visitor from out of town is the Pitt Rivers Museum, one of the most eclectic museum collections I’ve ever seen, where things are pretty much organized by 'stuff..."
National Geographic "My city’s best museum is the Pitt Rivers because it contains over half a million archaeological and anthropological artefacts from all around the world, including shrunken human heads"
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