Last week and friend I spent some time in Oxford. We visited the Ashmolean, which is a revelation in itself and well worth another visit. However, the main point of the visit was to visit the Pitt Rivers museum to see a really interesting exhibition of the photography of Wilfred Thesiger in Africa which reflects his many visits to many parts of Africa. Both of these would be a star of any other visit but they pale when compared to the main collection hall of the Pitt Rivers. Many people have written many words about the '...Victorian Displays...' of the objects. My own reaction was to think of the film Jumanji. It had that strange jumble effect of the film - you just don't know what you will find when walk around the next corner of densely packed glass display cabinets.
Simon Marchini LRPS
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