Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1896.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
| Month | Day | Event | Source of Information | Notes |
| January | No day | Tylor lectures Ancient and barbaric life as related to Higher Civilization in Hilary Term | Alison Brown pers comm | |
| February | No day | An attendant is hired to fill place left vacant by William Beale | Annual Report 1896 | |
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| April | No day | Tylor lectures Structure and development of language, classification of mankind by language Picture-writing and phonetic writing in Hilary and Michaelmas Terms | Alison Brown pers comm | |
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| June | 16, 30 | Tylor ill and undergoes operation | Tylor to Pitt Rivers April 13 1897, L1788 S&SWM Pitt Rivers papers; Megan Price, pers comm. | |
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| October | No day | Tylor lectures Structure and development of language, classification of mankind by language Picture-writing and phonetic writing in Hilary and Michaelmas Terms | Alison Brown pers comm | |
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| Unspecified | Balfour is elected to the Faculty Board for the Natural Sciences of the University of Oxford | Frances Larson pers comm. | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: Stone implements, Pottery, Palaeolithic implements, Archery, blow-guns, Feather ornaments, Ex-voto figures, Cook collection | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report |
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