A week full of historical moments. 24 Naga delegates traveled to @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social to work with us to decide on the future care of 41 ancestral remains in the Museum’s care. Yesterday they made the Naga Oxford declaration on repatriation as part of a process of healing and wholeness.

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Every Saturday our brilliant team of volunteers run the Family Activity Corner, a free drop-in activity. Thank you to all our volunteers who have helped us launch this exciting new project & continue to encourage curiosity, fun & creativity in the museum! 12-3pm bit.ly/43vIb2S #volunteersweek

Why is our existence so offensive to all of you? The LGBTIA+ community is one body.

🌎🫶🌎🫶🌍🫶🌏🫶🌎 The world can be better because of YOU…

Limited places available on our 2-day Twined Basketry Workshop being held behind the scenes in the Conservation Lab. Friday 6 & Saturday 7 June, 10.00-16.00. Tickets: £160 (Members £128), includes lunch & refreshments for both days, plus all materials. More info & booking details at: bit.ly/4cxi4vu

Join us this Wednesday for a free film screening of 'Remathau: People of the Ocean' with Director's Q & A, following the journey of Nicole Yamase, the first Micronesian and Indigenous person to dive to the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. 5-6.30pm. No booking required. bit.ly/4k2xSJ4

For the first time in 13 years, the setbacks in human rights of trans people outweigh the progress. It's time to fight back

Very exciting afternoon with the Maasai Living Cultures Project announced as winner in the 'Making a Difference Globally' category of the University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2025! Huge honour to be recognised alongside so many other inspiring, groundbreaking & life changing projects!

Very proud of my amazing wife Marina de Alarcón, @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social director @prmlaurita.bsky.social, Jessica Frankopan, the brilliant Museum team, and the amazing Maasai friends we made in Kenya and Tanzania. Congratulations from all at @themerl.bsky.social!

What a day.... 🥂

You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian

"This has opened an avenue for us to be here, to come and connect with our ancestors, the objects, and the healing process has begun." youtube.com/watch?v=7utY... #MandHAwards

See you in the front row!

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Do you have the vision and leadership skills to shape the future of public engagement in one of the most exciting museums in the UK? We are seeking a new Head of Public Engagement & Programming. Full-time permanent role. Grade 8: Starting from £48,235 p.a. Closing date: 13 May 2025. bit.ly/4lo27vk

Tickets are now available for our 2-day Twined Basketry workshop with Polly Pollock. Friday 6 & Saturday 7 June, 10.00 - 16.00. Tickets: £160 (Members £128), includes lunch and refreshments for both days. All materials and equipment needed will be provided. bit.ly/4cxi4vu

NEW: Oxford experts estimate that 1 million additional children could become infected with HIV and as many as 2.8 million children could become orphaned in the next five years if PEPFAR programmes are reduced or eliminated. Read more ⬇️

JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

“researchers found a 10% drop in earnings 4 years after a menopause diagnosis — due to both reduced hours & women leaving the workforce altogether. Women were also more likely to start disability benefits after a diagnoses. Notably, this impact was concentrated among women without a college degree”

"The order is titled ´Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History´. It directs the vice-president to "eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from the institute's museums, centres and the National Zoo in Washington." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Final few days to book for 'Who Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them?' with Prof Laura Van Broekhoven (Pitt Rivers Museum), Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE (British Museum), Mr Neil Curtis (University of Aberdeen), Dr Errol Francis (Culture&) & Dr Xa Sturgis (Ashmolean). bit.ly/3QfisUJ

A few quotes on CNN today regards to the debate this week in the House of Lords that asks for a ban on all sales of human remains, removal off display and work toward return by Museums. My full quote below: "We are very supportive of the calls made by Lord Boateng and Lady Black… lnkd.in/eXRRMu-y

We’ve been shortlisted 🎉🎊 Watch the video on the 2024 visit of our Maa partners here youtu.be/7utY87WhPbg?...

Folks keep saying liberals/progressives must reach out to young men. I hear that, but it's not that simple. Men need to reach out to men, but many men doing that now have problematic views and are doing harm. So, men have to do a lot of work and unlearning before the reaching out even begins. /1

Hard agree “But now is the time for political leadership: the international community expects it, the legal tools are available and a decision needs to be made.” Tristram Hunt www.apollo-magazine.com/restitution-...

Full house on the eve on #IWD2025 for the book launch of Intrepid Women @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social and long queue for our tills to buy Julia Nicholson’s beautifully edited book @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Proudly sporting @thecirclengo.bsky.social GLOBAL FEMINIST tonight

And we even made a few pieces of 21stC Samian Ware during the Makers & Fakers event @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social youtu.be/E3Y01FKCfEs?...

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

Today’s handover ceremony was urgent & beautiful, as member of the Dutch colonial coll. committee I was here to witness the moving speeches of NCMMs DG Olugbile Holloway; & the firm commitment of Dutch Minister of Culture Eppo Bruins & Said Kasmi, Sec. of State Rotterdam www.bbc.com/news/article...

Who Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them? Saturday 29 March, 10.00-16.00 bit.ly/3QfisUJ

Cake for all @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social amazing staff and volunteers this morning! Last year we had more visitors than ever!! 509,703 🥳🙏🏼 thank you to everyone for visiting

www.government.nl/latest/news/... Very glad to see this news

🔴The Elephant in the Room is that Brexit Has Made Britain a Much Poorer Place The unspoken truth of Rachel Reeves’ Budget is that leaving the EU has left Britain permanently worse off bylinetimes.com/2024/10/30/b...

"You scratch my back..." A drawer full of decorative back-scratchers just itching to be used.

Come and work with us! Pitt Rivers is looking for a Curatorial Assistant to join our busy Collections team, working across all collections areas, including objects, photographs, manuscripts, sound & film. Full-time, permanent post. Grade 4: £27,838.00 inc OUW. Closing date: 2 Jan 2025 bit.ly/4fQoy94

I just returned from Bhutan, a small kingdom with the explicit mandate to increase the Gross National Happiness of its people. Imagine if every policy discussion started with “will we increase our collective happiness by this act?” Now visualize it here. And start. youtu.be/7g_t1lzn-1A?...

Come join us next week @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social for Palestinian embroidery (Tatreez) workshops in collaboration with the Tatreez Collective and the Arab British Centre. And create Tatreez inspired by Palestinian objects in the museum’s collection.

Glad to see this raised in the House by the amazing @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social after our work with Naga and Shuar activists last month to stop the auction. Also, Meeting with Lord Paul Boateng and Lady Black of Strome at House of Lords on Monday to work towards changes to UK law.

Us looking for 'that' drawer...

In an ‘academic foresight’ piece I wrote for the Association of American Museums, I wrote a little on how @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social we work with our Naga colleagues to change our way of working towards prioritising cultural care and repair & repatriation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Apols for the self promotion but #BurningtheBooks was written during the first Trump era (& in part responded to it). The coming years portend intensified attacks on knowledge. My CODA re-ups the argument for libraries & archives as infrastructure of democracy.

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

The Dutch gov is in deep crisis w last week’s events. PM+cabinet jumped to conclusions before considering the facts. Rightfully calling out antisemitism but ignoring the Islamophobia, blaming 500k Dutch-🇲🇦 citizens. Thank u, Ramsey Nasr, for speaking truth to power www.linkedin.com/posts/msteen...

Thank you to @us.theconversation.com for this article @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/auction-hous...

Been considering authorship practices in academia, and I think "Guest, Gift and Ghost authorship" no longer describes the full range of unethical issues that we see. Here's a draft longer list. Would love opinions. static1.squarespace.com/static/64914... #researchintegrity #academicsky