MEMBERS’ CHRISTMAS TALK WITH XA STURGIS

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

Find out more about Ashmolean Membership: Become a Member