The re-opening of the Pitt Rivers is only the beginning of its plans for advancement. In May 2000, the Museum received 132,000 from the government's Designated Challenge Fund on top of 60,000 given last year. Awarded to Registered Museums with outstanding collections, the Pitt Rivers' funding is being used to computerise its collections. Work on this is already well advanced and when finished will be of enormous benefit to Museum staff, visiting researchers and the public alike. In addition, the funding will support the redisplay, in 'Pitt Rivers style', of the Museum's collection of body art.
Space remains a major problem.
The Museum is currently scattered over six separate sites. A space audit is now under way, looking at our scattered estate and making recommendations for ways forward.