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Radio Oxford,6 mins

Hidden History at the Pitt Rivers Pt 3

Mid-morning on 麻豆社 Radio Oxford

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Third part in Phil Mercer-Kelly's look at how the world famous Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is tackling its imperial roots. In this episode he hears how the traditional much loved labelling is getting an update. He hears from Marenka Thompson-Odlum who is part of the Labelling Matters project and her work on making sure visitors to the museum really understand the back ground to its thousands of items. One particular collection involves Britain's colonial involvement in the Opium Wars with China.

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