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SUMMARY:Sir Michael Moritz in conversation with Richard Ovenden
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nJoin Richard Ovenden\, Bodley’s Librarian\, for an evening in conversation with journalist and venture investor Michael Moritz. \nMichael will discuss his new memoir\, ‘Ausländer’\, the story of his Jewish parents’ escape from Nazi Germany. \nA book signing and drinks reception will follow. \nAbout ‘Ausländer’\nNearly 90 years ago\, Michael Moritz’s mother and father fled Nazi Germany. Like many members of the Jewish community following World War II\, Michael grew up in the long shadow of his parents’ tragedy and grief. After his mother’s death\, Michael decided to revisit his parents’ history by exploring the documents she left behind. His investigation uncovered the tragic deaths of close family members in the Holocaust\, and his parents’ difficult escape from Germany as child refugees. \nIn his memoir\, ‘Ausländer’\, Michael vividly reconstructs his parents’ escape and exile from their homeland. While the Moritz family began a new life in Cardiff\, the idea of being an ‘Ausländer’ – ‘outsider’ – continues to haunt them. \nCasting this story against Trump’s America\, Michael cautions his readers that if it can happen somewhere\, it can happen anywhere. \nSpeakers\nSir Michael Moritz was born in Cardiff\, Wales\, in 1954. A former Time journalist and regular contributor to the Financial Times\, he is the author of several books\, including ‘The Little Kingdom’\, the story of Apple’s years as a private business. He was a partner in Sequoia Capital for 35 years and led the business between 1995 and 2012\, becoming one of the most successful investors of his generation. Together with his wife\, the author Harriet Heyman\, in 2001 he formed Crankstart\, a San Francisco-based foundation devoted to helping those who might otherwise be left behind. \nRichard Ovenden is Bodley’s Librarian and the Helen Hamlyn Director of the University of Oxford Libraries\, as well as Head of Gardens\, Libraries & Museums (GLAM)\, University of Oxford. \nEvent information\n\nThis event takes place in person in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library. How to get here.\nThe Weston Library is wheelchair accessible. More about accessibility at our site.\nPlease note: no food or drink is allowed in the lecture theatre.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/sir-michael-moritz-in-conversation-with-richard-ovenden/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Dancing in the time of Jane Austen
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nWhat type of dancing would Jane Austen have done? Are the dances in the film adaptations of Austen’s works something her characters could have danced? What is the only dance mentioned by name in an Austen novel? \nJoin Dr Helen Davidge as she explains the social dancing which Jane Austen would have been familiar with. Helen will set 18th-century contra dance and Regency dancing in historical context and discuss the in-text references to dancing in Austen’s novels. \nSpeakers\nHelen Davidge is a classically trained\, experienced historical dance teacher\, having taught contra dance and Baroque dance in both Europe\, East and South East Asia. Collaborating with Wicked Music People\, Helen was the first person to perform and teach Baroque dance in Malaysia in modern times. She has performed Baroque dance with the UK early music groups Academy of Ancient Music and Follia; and was the dance mistress for the first professional theatrical production of Death Comes to Pemberley. She now runs the Georgettes of Oxford\, an 18th century and Regency society. \nEvent information\n\nThis talk is available to attend both in-person and online.\nPlease note that the talk will not be recorded.\n\nAttend in person\n\nYou can attend this event in person. It takes place in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.\nThe Weston Library is wheelchair accessible. Find out more about accessibility at our site.\nPlease note: only bottled water is permitted in the lecture theatre. No food or other drinks are allowed.\n\nAttend online\n\nYou can also register to attend this event online via Zoom. You will receive joining instructions for the Zoom webinar in your order confirmation email.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/dancing-in-the-time-of-jane-austen/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Dunhuang and the Silk Roads in UK collections Stewardship\, digital discovery and collaboration
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nJoin us for a lecture focusing on the digital discovery of manuscripts\, paintings\, prints\, textiles and other objects discovered in Dunhuang and sites in northwest China\, dating mainly from the 5th to 11th centuries\, now held in the British Library and the British Museum. The Bodleian Libraries preserve the extensive manuscript notes\, diaries and archaeological fieldnotes of Sir Marc Aurel Stein who collected this material in the early 20th century. \nBy bringing together curatorial experts from separately held yet interconnected collections and archives\, the lecture will offer an overview of the Stein Collection’s formation\, its dispersal across different institutions\, and the scope of the items involved. It will also present current stewardship\, from conservation and digitisation work to online access and partnerships such as the International Dunhuang Programme (IDP). These initiatives aim to support more holistic understandings of these collections as well as the diverse histories\, cultures\, languages and societies along the Silk Roads. \nThe Digital East Asia Lectures are co-hosted by the Centre for Digital Scholarship and the Asian and Middle Eastern Collections at the Bodleian Libraries. The event has been generously supported by the Chung Hon Dak Fund. \nSpeakers\nMélodie Doumy is the Lead Curator of Chinese collections (Stein and Hoernle) and Manager of the International Dunhuang Programme at the British Library. \nLuk Yu-ping is Head of the China section and the Basil Gray Curator of Chinese Paintings\, Prints\, and Central Asian Collections in the Asia Department at the British Museum. \nEvent information\n\nThis talk is available to attend both in-person and online.\n\nAttend in person\n\nYou can attend this event in person. It takes place in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.\nThe Weston Library is wheelchair accessible. Find out more about accessibility at our site.\nPlease note: only bottled water is permitted in the lecture theatre. No food or other drinks are allowed.\n\nAttend online\n\nYou can also register to attend this event online via Zoom. You will receive joining instructions for the Zoom webinar in your order confirmation email.\n\n    Free\, booking required.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/dunhuang-and-the-silk-roads-in-uk-collections-stewardship-digital-discovery-and-collaboration/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Shikshapatri on display
DESCRIPTION:About the Shikshapatri\nComposed in 1826 by Sahajananda Swami (Lord Swaminarayan)\, a reforming Hindu leader\, the Shikshapatri provides moral and spiritual guidance for everyday life in 212 Sanskrit verses. It is read\, heard and venerated daily by Swaminarayan followers. \nIt is believed that Sahajananda Swami himself gave this manuscript to the Governor of Bombay\, Sir John Malcolm\, to promote understanding between cultures. \nViewing the Shikshapatri at the Weston Library\nThe Shikshapatri is displayed in the Transept – the area between the two exhibition spaces in Blackwell Hall in the Weston Library. \nFor conservation reasons the manuscript is shown closed. \nGroup visits\nFor group visits of up to 19 people to view the manuscript\, please speak to staff at the Blackwell Hall information desk or in the exhibition galleries. \nGroup visits of 20 people and over must be booked in advance. Contact tours@bodleian.ox.ac.uk to request your viewing. \nPlease note: \n\nwe can accommodate 1 booked group per day;\nfor groups of 100 people and over staffing is required\, so fees will apply;\nthe maximum number of visitors allowed in a single day is 300;\nrequests must be submitted at least 30 days before your intended visit.\n\nThe Shikshapatri on loan\nIn order to mark its bicentenary\, the Bodleian Libraries is working with leaders of the Swaminarayan faith to arrange short-term loans to prominent temples across the UK. \nThe manuscript will be at these venues on the following dates: \n\nFriday 16 January – Monday 19 January 2026: Shree Swaminarayan Temple Woolwich\nWednesday 21 January – Saturday 24 January 2026: Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Kenton\nSaturday 24 January – Monday 26 January 2026: Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff\nFriday 20 February – Monday 23 February 2026: Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple East London\nMonday 23 March – Monday 30 March 2026: Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden\nWednesday 13 May – Monday 18 May 2026: Shree Swaminarayan Temple Stanmore\nThursday 20 August – Tuesday 25 August 2026: Shree Swaminarayan Temple Kingsbury\n\nIt will not be available to view at the Weston Library during these times and one day either side of the loan period.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/shikshapatri-on-display/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Dancing with Jane Austen
DESCRIPTION:Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth\, Dancing with Austen explores how important dance was to Austen’s gentry society and its crucial role in her creativity. \nDancing moves the plot in all of Jane Austen’s novels. Whether the scene of a private ball or a ticketed assembly\, the dance floor measures the course of novels in which readers and characters ‘are all hastening together to perfect felicity’ (Northanger Abbey). \nThis display brings together items from the Bodleian’s collections and from Jane Austen’s House. See a reconstruction of Austen’s writing space at Chawton Cottage\, Hampshire – now Jane Austen’s House – and details from a ball imagined through music\, word\, and dress.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/dancing-with-jane-austen/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:John le Carré: Tradecraft
DESCRIPTION:Discover the enduring legacy of one of the greatest writers of the past century. \nTradecraft draws upon the vast archive of John le Carré\, otherwise known as David Cornwell. Held at the Bodleian Libraries\, this material – much of which is displayed for the first time – spans Cornwell’s entire life and career\, from his time as a student at Lincoln College\, Oxford\, to drafts penned in his final weeks. \nThis exhibition offers unique insights into the working methods of the writer who shaped the modern spy novel. ‘Tradecraft’ is a word le Carré used to describe the techniques of espionage\, but it might also be applied to his own skilled craft as a writer and social commentator. \nCo-curated by le Carré’s collaborator and friend Professor Federico Varese and Dr Jessica Douthwaite with the support of the le Carré family\, John le Carré: Tradecraft will provide a multifaceted portrait of the author’s life and creative process\, featuring research\, drafts\, and corrections for his novels\, non-fiction\, and adaptations\, as well as personal correspondence. \nHighlights include annotated manuscripts of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy\, The Constant Gardener\, and The Little Drummer Girl; previously unseen family photographs; original sketches and watercolour paintings; and letters to fans and friends. \nPlease note: This exhibition contains references and images related to war\, violence\, guns and death that some visitors may find upsetting.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/john-le-carre-tradecraft/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:John le Carré: Tradecraft
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiscover the enduring legacy of one of the greatest writers of the past century. \nTradecraft draws upon the vast archive of John le Carré\, otherwise known as David Cornwell. Held at the Bodleian Libraries\, this material – much of which is displayed for the first time – spans Cornwell’s entire life and career\, from his time as a student at Lincoln College\, Oxford\, to drafts penned in his final weeks. \nThis exhibition offers unique insights into the working methods of the writer who shaped the modern spy novel. ‘Tradecraft’ is a word le Carré used to describe the techniques of espionage\, but it might also be applied to his own skilled craft as a writer and social commentator. \nCo-curated by le Carré’s collaborator and friend Professor Federico Varese and Dr Jessica Douthwaite with the support of the le Carré family\, John le Carré: Tradecraft will provide a multifaceted portrait of the author’s life and creative process\, featuring research\, drafts\, and corrections for his novels\, non-fiction\, and adaptations\, as well as personal correspondence. \nHighlights include annotated manuscripts of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy\, The Constant Gardener\, and The Little Drummer Girl; previously unseen family photographs; original sketches and watercolour paintings; and letters to fans and friends. \nPlease note: This exhibition contains references and images related to war\, violence\, guns and death that some visitors may find upsetting. \n     \n…endless gold dust for John le Carré fans in this exhibition \nThe Telegraph \nExhibition book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTradecraft: Writers on John le Carré\nEdited by Federico Varese\nAvailable on 2 October 2025 \nIn this book\, collaborators and friends take us behind the scenes to give original insights into le Carré’s extraordinary observational writing techniques\, revealing his unique ‘tradecraft’ as a writer. \nIllustrated with manuscript pages\, family photographs\, film stills and correspondence\, this book provides a multifaceted portrait of the working life and legacy of a great writer. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurators\nFederico Varese\, Professor of Sociology at the Centre d’études Européennes et de Politique Comparée\, Sciences Po\, Paris\, and Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College\, Oxford. \nJessica Douthwaite\, Modern British historian and museums professional.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/john-le-carre-tradecraft-2/2025-10-01/2/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:John le Carré: Tradecraft
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiscover the enduring legacy of one of the greatest writers of the past century. \nTradecraft draws upon the vast archive of John le Carré\, otherwise known as David Cornwell. Held at the Bodleian Libraries\, this material – much of which is displayed for the first time – spans Cornwell’s entire life and career\, from his time as a student at Lincoln College\, Oxford\, to drafts penned in his final weeks. \nThis exhibition offers unique insights into the working methods of the writer who shaped the modern spy novel. ‘Tradecraft’ is a word le Carré used to describe the techniques of espionage\, but it might also be applied to his own skilled craft as a writer and social commentator. \nCo-curated by le Carré’s collaborator and friend Professor Federico Varese and Dr Jessica Douthwaite with the support of the le Carré family\, John le Carré: Tradecraft will provide a multifaceted portrait of the author’s life and creative process\, featuring research\, drafts\, and corrections for his novels\, non-fiction\, and adaptations\, as well as personal correspondence. \nHighlights include annotated manuscripts of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy\, The Constant Gardener\, and The Little Drummer Girl; previously unseen family photographs; original sketches and watercolour paintings; and letters to fans and friends. \nPlease note: This exhibition contains references and images related to war\, violence\, guns and death that some visitors may find upsetting. \n     \n…endless gold dust for John le Carré fans in this exhibition \nThe Telegraph \nExhibition book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTradecraft: Writers on John le Carré\nEdited by Federico Varese\nAvailable on 2 October 2025 \nIn this book\, collaborators and friends take us behind the scenes to give original insights into le Carré’s extraordinary observational writing techniques\, revealing his unique ‘tradecraft’ as a writer. \nIllustrated with manuscript pages\, family photographs\, film stills and correspondence\, this book provides a multifaceted portrait of the working life and legacy of a great writer. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurators\nFederico Varese\, Professor of Sociology at the Centre d’études Européennes et de Politique Comparée\, Sciences Po\, Paris\, and Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College\, Oxford. \nJessica Douthwaite\, Modern British historian and museums professional.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/john-le-carre-tradecraft-2/2025-10-01/1/
LOCATION:Weston Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom
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