Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1997.
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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| April | ||||
| May | No day | Tim Hunkin's collecting box is installed in museum | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | |
| June | No day | Museum is awarded 'Designated Status' for all its collections under the Museums and Galleries Commission's scheme recognizing collections of national importance and significance. | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | |
| [Summer] | Planned re-roofing work is delayed | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 | ||
| July | ||||
| August | ||||
| September | 30 | Schuyler Jones retires as Curator, Chris Gosden acts as Acting Curator until his successor is in post | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7; Annual Report 1997-8 | |
| October | ||||
| November | 1 | Temporary exhibition Glimpses of Kyoto Life closes | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1997-8 | |
| November | 28 | Temporary exhibition Braving the Elements: Conserving Plant fibre clothing from around the world opens | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1997-8 | |
| December | ||||
| Unspecified | Schedule of improvements to bring the Museum in line with the Disability Discrimination Act is drawn up | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1996-7 |
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