MEMBERS' CHRISTMAS TALK WITH XA STURGIS
THE YEAR AHEAD AT THE ASHMOLEAN
An Exclusive Talk for Members of the Ashmolean
This event takes place in person in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom
Tickets are free but booking is essential. Book below
With Dr Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum
Xa will talk in more detail about the major exhibitions planned for 2027, including Renaissance Worlds: Art and the Senses.
Xa will also reflect on 2026 as the year comes to a close, looking back at the major exhibitions, In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World and Aphrodite: The Making of a Goddess, and our Ashmolean NOW display of works by Soma Surovi Jannat and free display Sisters, Brothers, Others: Nationality and 20th Century Chinese Art.
Ashmolean Director, Dr Xa Sturgis
BOOKING
This event takes place in person in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom
Tickets are free but booking is essential
Tickets are only available to Members of the Ashmolean
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