Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place between 1820 and 1829.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
| Year | Specific date | Event | Source of Information | Notes |
| 1820 | ||||
| 1821 | ||||
| 1822 | ||||
| 1823 | Unspecified | British Museum is extended and extensively rebuilt to house an expanding collection | ||
| 1823 | 17 November; unspecified | John Shute Duncan appointed Keeper of Ashmolean Museum, he begins 'renovation of the Museum | Vernon, 1909: 35; Oxford DNB; renovation mentioned by Rowell in letter to Oxford Times dated circa April 1880; Ovenell papers Ashmolean Museum RFO/A/3/11 2nd printed pamphlet page 15-16 | |
| 1824 | Unspecified | Bodleian Gallery is used for books for first time | ||
| 1825 | Unspecified | John Shute Duncan employs George Rowell to arrange the natural history collections at the Ashmolean Museum | Ovenell papers, Ashmolean Museum RFO/A/3/11 page 71-2 | |
| 1826 | Unspecified | John Shute Duncan, Keeper of Ashmolean Museum, completes 'renovation of the Museum | Renovation mentioned by Rowell in letter to Oxford Times dated circa April 1880; Ovenell papers Ashmolean Museum RFO/A/3/11 2nd printed pamphlet page 15-16 | |
| 1827 | 12, 14 or 15 April | Augustus Henry Lane Fox (Pitt-Rivers) is born | Oxford DNB and Rethinking Pitt-Rivers [RPR] website | Different sources give different birthdates |
| 1828 | 11 December | Inaugural meeting of the Ashmolean Society is held | Ovenell, 1986: 202 | |
| 1829 | 30 July | George Rolleston is born | DNB entry | |
| 1829 | November | Philip Bury Duncan appointed Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, replacing his brother | DNB entry | |
| 1820s | Unspecified | George Rowell begins work at the Ashmolean Museum as handyman and general assistant | Macgregor, 2000: 256. See 1825 above. |
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