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Photograph of the Pitt Rivers Museum from Wikimedia Commons, taken in 2015.

Weaponising women: How an article about women’s rights and access is really a criticism of decolonisation.

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What do women's right have to do with decolonisation? A lot as it turns out.

Misunderstanding Museums: How criticism of the Pitt Rivers Museum reveals public misunderstandings about how museums work.

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How do museums work? What proportion of their collection can you see as a visitor? How much is online? And what do changes to the museum mean for physical and digital visits?

Photograph of the Pitt Rivers Museum from Wikimedia Commons, taken in 2015.

Masking masks: Does the Pitt Rivers Museum really ‘hide’ objects from women?

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Has the Pitt-Rivers Museum really started hiding objects from women?