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COVID Update: Due to the current government restrictions, the Pitt Rivers Museum will be closed until further notice. Please check the website and social media for further updates.

To help keep everyone safe, all visitors need to book a free timed ticket in advance. This will enable us to manage the Museum's reduced capacity due to required social distancing and help ensure a safe and enjoyable visit for everyone. Tickets are limited - if the time slot or date you are looking to book is not showing up, it is fully booked. In this case, please select an alternate time or date for your visit. 

Because of the need to manage capacity, visitors are asked to arrive on time for their booked slot - late arrival may mean that you may be refused admission. Please arrive on time to avoid disappointment. 

 

Staying Safe during your Visit

The safety of our visitors and staff is our highest priority. We have introduced some changes in the Museum and we ask for your cooperation to ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable time in the Museum.

  • Entry to the Museum is free but all visitors will need to pre-book a timed ticket online. Please arrive on time to avoid disappointment.
  • The number of visitors to the Museum has been reduced, so that you can maintain social distancing during your visit.
  • Everyone must now wear a face covering in museums and galleries in England. Any visitor not wearing a face covering will not be allowed to enter the Museum, unless exempt from this requirement.
  • We have increased the frequency of our cleaning regimes and there are now hand sanitisation points throughout the Museum.
  • Due to space restrictions on the upper floors, only the Ground Floor will currently be open to visitors and one-way routes will be in place in certain areas of the Museum.
  • Toilet facilities are available.

Planning Your Visit and FAQs

For more information to help you plan your visit, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page, which should hopefully answer all your queries. If you require more information about booking your visit, please contact our Ticketing Team at tickets@oum.ox.ac.uk and they will be pleased to help.

 

Opening hours

COVID Update: Due to the current restrictions, the Pitt Rivers Museum will be closed until further notice.

Usual opening hours: Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17.00

Entry to the Museum is free, but as a charity we'd really appreciate a donation to support our work. Donations can also be made when pre-booking your visit.

 

How to get here

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The entrance to the Pitt Rivers Museum is through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) on Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW.

Once in the Museum of Natural History, walk straight past the dinosaurs and take a left at the statue of Darwin, that is where you will find the Pitt Rivers' arched door.

Access to some evening events and disabled parking is via the Pitt Rivers Museum’s South Entrance in Robinson Close, off South Parks Road.

Address
Pitt Rivers Museum
South Parks Rd
Oxford
OX1 3PP

Phone number
+44 (0)1865 613 000

Email

prm@prm.ox.ac.uk

 

Parking and public transport

There is pay and display parking close to the Museum on Mansfield Road, Keble Road and Blackhall Road. View fees and locations.

There are five Park and Ride car parks (on the A40 at Headington; Redbridge, Abingdon Road, near Kennington; Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Road; Water Eaton, Banbury Road, Kidlington; and Seacourt at Botley). The coach park, and main car park for the city, is on Oxpens Road.

Download our map of the Museum and Oxford city centre.

Are you a visitor with special or additional needs, or are a carer of a visitor with additional needs? Please see our access guide.

Photography, sketching and art materials

Please note, we have portable stools that you can borrow from the information desk. Many of our visitors find these useful if they are spending a number of hours in the Museum, or are intending to sketch the collections. 

Art materials

You may bring:

  • graphite pencils
  • coloured pencils
  • fine-line pens
  • biros
  • collage materials such as tissue paper, fabric and string
  • scissors
  • water-based glue sticks
  • staplers
  • boards without clips

As the Museum is full of objects, some openly displayed, we do not allow the use of:

  • wet materials
  • charcoal
  • pastels

If you decide to do a collage in the Museum, we'd greatly appreciate it if you take all your materials with you.

Photography

You may use flash photography.

Camera tripods are not allowed without written permission of the Museum.