CHRISTMAS TALK WITH XA STURGIS

Free Event Exclusively for Members

An Exclusive Talk for Members of the Ashmolean

In-person event will take place in the Headley Lecture Theatre, and online via Zoom

Booking is essential. Tickets are FREE.


With Dr Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum

Xa will talk in more detail about the two major exhibitions planned for 2026, including In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World.

Xa will also reflect on 2025 as the year comes to a close, looking back at the major exhibitions, Anselm Kiefer: Early Works and This Is What You Get: Stanley Donwood, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, and our Ashmolean NOW displays of works by Bettina von Zwehl and Daphne Wright.
 

Photograph of Dr Xa Sturgis, the Ashmolean Museum Director, who is stood in a gallery of paintings

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