Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1985.
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 |
| January | No day | First temporary exhibition based on Museum's collection of photographs, Images of China 1908-12 launched | Annual Report 1984-5 | |
| February | No day | Temporary technicians employed to work on the Banbury Road displays so that they can open by September. One of them eventually becomes head technician (John Simmons) | Annual Report 1984-5 | |
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| May | No day | Visitor Survey carried out | Annual Report 1984-5 | |
| June | No day | Visitor Survey carried out | Annual Report 1984-5 | |
| July | No day | Visitor Survey carried out | Annual Report 1984-5 | |
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| September | No day | Projected date of Banbury Road new museum to be opened | Annual Report 83-84 | |
| September | 30 | Cranstone retires as Curator, he is replaced by Schuyler Jones | Annual Report 83-84, Annual Report 85-86 | |
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| Unspecified | The Balfour Building on Banbury Road is finally opened | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | Schuyler Jones is appointed as the fifth Curator of PRM | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1985-6 | ||
| Unspecified | Howard Morphy is appointed as Curator / Lecturer | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | A Museum shop is established for the first time | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: displays in Upper Gallery and Court | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | First computers are bought for Museum | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | The museum's Education services are expanded by Hélène La Rue, the first Museum Trails are written and volunteer guides are recruited | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 2000-1 | ||
| Unspecified | OxMus [Oxford Museums Club] is established for young Museum visitors | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report |
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