my description - imagine a retired victorain major has travelled the world collecting oddities as he goes & then gets back to oxford & puts them all a room slightly too small to house them - well that's pitt rivers! looks much more organised since the refurb (floor 2 is still closed - due to reopen late 2010) - which... more

We have been to the Pitt Rivers many times, and the first port of call is always the curators' desk to borrow one of their wind up torches! To protect the very precious objects in their care the lighting is kept quite low in this museum (which just adds to the atmosphere!). But they are more than happy for you... more

The Pitt Rivers is one of the great museums of the United Kingdom. It's collection is so diverse and vast, I ended up spending nearly 6 hours wandering the museum! The location is great (walking distance from High Street), the admission is free, and the diversity cannot be beat! Highly recommended! more

The Pitt Rivers museum is excellent. It is jam packed full of so manu things from around the world there is bound to be something of interest to everyone. The museum resides at the back of the natural history museum. There is a full size totem pole, a collection of weapons, clothing from other cultures and many items of arts... more

I love this museum. It's so jammed with interesting things you won't want to leave. It hasn't been ruined by over curation. more

Without doubt, one of the best museums in the world! Oxford at its eccentric best. Great for kids as well. Not to be missed! more

free to get in, not at all boring not your average museum, live bees, shrunken heads, all unusual things, i've heard you can request to view witches book of shadows..ignore the high street shopping apart from the wonderful Lush perhaps..and go to the museum your wallet /purse will thank you for it! more

The most interesting museum in Oxford and one of my favourite places to hang around. The collection is fascinating and repays revisits, and the building is a splendid artiface (not sure what is happening with the renovations though). You'll learn more about humanity here than you will anywhere else - outside the Turf, that is. more

This place is amazing - not your stuffy typical museam by any stretch of the imagination. It becomes even more amazing when you realise that the drawers under the display cabinets are also full of MORE stuff!They have collections of stuff as diverse as shrunken heads, antique guns, witchcraft apparatus, currency's used around the world, beaded items, a huge range... more