This #newarrival was commissioned from Phil Omodamwen, a 6th generation Benin bronze caster, as part of the #makingthemuseum project.

It will make quite an impact in the museum displays and we hope you will come and visit the new display when it is installed mid-2026!

This beautiful piece was produced by Phil Omodamwen (@omobronze) as part of his work with the #makingthemuseum project.

Publication Day! Here's a new short article about the #MakingTheMuseum project at the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social

Ever wondered how archaeologists can contribute to uncovering submerged histories? 👇

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Just received a wonderful video from @pottedhistory.bsky.social showing some of the incredible Samian bowls made by participants at our recent #MakersandFakers workshop as part of the #MakingTheMuseum project @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social

youtu.be/4cpYYpyEIz0

Watch anthropologist & woodworker Prof Trevor Marchand discuss woodworking planes from the museum collections with furniture & cabinet maker Toby Cufflin. Part of the #MakingtheMuseum project series of conversations about making and tools in the museum.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucWn...

And finally in Session 4 I'll be speaking about the new
@pittriversmuseum.bsky.social project #MakingTheMuseum and Melanie Giles and Sophie Adams will be excavating intimacy in the Mortimer archive...

This next speaker in our 'Making the Museum' Seminar Series is Deb McGuire from the 'Within the Frame' Project, which explores the now endangered practice of hand quilting a flat frame. If you're in Oxford this Friday please do join us 👇

www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/prm-research...

#MakingTheMuseum #Quilt

Day 4: Our final sneak peek is a wider shot, providing a bit more of a clue about what this piece depicts. Can you guess what it is yet?

Hold tight for the final reveal tomorrow!

This #newarrival was commissioned from Phil Omodamwen (@omobronze) as part of the #makingthemuseum project.

Day 2: We spent today catching up with @omobronze , the maker of our exciting new piece! Today's sneak peek is a part of his signature - see if you can spot it on the piece when we reveal the full artwork on Friday!

This #newarrival was commissioned as part of the #makingthemuseum project!

Did you follow along last week with the reveal of our new Benin bronze piece by Phil Omodamwen (@omobronze)?

Then check out this video of Phil's time working with us at Tooley's Boatyard and Forge (est. 1778 in Banbury, Oxfordshire)!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_q-...

#newarrival #makingthemuseum

As part of the #MakingtheMuseum project researching the many makers behind objects in the collections, join academics & practitioners in this free public workshop exploring the politics, philosophy & processes of making. Tues 16 & Wed 17 Sept, 13.30-17.30. Free, no booking required.

bit.ly/4g83CvD

Booking is live for our next #MakingTheMuseum workshop! We've teamed up with Zine Collective Imperfect Bound to run a Zine making workshop exploring the stories behind the hundreds of copies, casts, replicas and fakes in the Pitt Rivers Museum collection.

More info: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/makers...

Editing a few photographs from the #MakingTheMuseum #PittRiversMuseum 'Fakers and Makers' workshop at the start of this month. I'm so taken by this 'makers mark' stamp.

#Archaeology #Museums #Making

Spent my lunch break today handprinting bookmarks to advertise our forthcoming #MakingTheMuseum workshop on 'Makers and Fakers'.

The workshop will be hosted at the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social on Sunday 6th April. Join us to make your own bookmark, or zine page. Booking details in thread 👇