Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1996.
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 |
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| March | ||||
| April | 20 | Temporary exhibition Embroideries from Islamic Journeys closes | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1995-6 | |
| May | 18 | Temporary exhibition Native American Photographs 19th century images from the collections opens | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1995-6 | |
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| September | 28 | Closure of temporary exhibition Native American Photographs | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1995-6 | |
| October | 10 | Special fund-raising event held in museum Food for Thought | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | |
| November | 1 | Opening of Glimpses of Kyoto Life: Japanese Arts and Crafts from the John Lowe Collection temporary exhibition opens | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | |
| December | ||||
| Unspecified | An alternative site for Museum's Conservation Laboratory and textile store is still not found | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | ||
| Unspecified | Museum website first put on-line, designed and maintained in-house | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | Small exhibition about Spencer and Gillen held in Lower Gallery | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 |
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