Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1980.
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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| April | No day | Paul Unsworth retires as Administrative Secretary. Julia Cousins appointed as his successor | Annual Report 1979-80 | |
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| Unspecified | New fire escape fitted for Lower and Upper Galleries | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1980-81 | ||
| Unspecified | Unsatisfactory environmental conditions in the new exhibition area at Banbury Road means objects can not be installed | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1980-81 | ||
| Unspecified | Central heating provided on upper floor of store at Osney improves environmental conditions | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1980-81 | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: arms and armour displays | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1980-81 | ||
| Unspecified | Hélène La Rue is employed for a year as Assistant Curator (Musicology) [employment continues after that date until her death] | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1980-81 |
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