Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1979.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
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| Unspecified | It was agreed that the roles of Secretary and Librarian be split. Elizabeth Edwards was appointed Balfour Librarian and Paul Unsworth became Administrative Secretary | Annual Report 1978-9 | ||
| Unspecified | Racking erected in the Museum store at Osney and material transferred from elsewhere | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1979-80 | ||
| Unspecified | Roof of Balfour Library re-slated, the staircase enclosed and made fire retardant | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1979-80 | ||
| Unspecified | Work on Galleries' fire-escape still not started | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1978-79 | ||
| Unspecified | Venetian blinds are installed over large windows at south and north sides of the Museum to limit light penetration. For first time there was no natural light in museum | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1979-80 | ||
| Unspecified | Front of 60 Banbury Road is landscaped. Unsatisfactory environmental conditions at new exhibition area on Banbury Road prevents installation of displays | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1979-80 | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: stone tool collections | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1979-80 |
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