About the event

Join the curators of the Bodleian’s Treasured exhibition for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how it was put together: what are the choices and decisions we need to make for a show?

The talk will reveal hidden aspects and unknown stories about the objects on display, as well as of those that didn’t make it into the exhibition.

As we walk through the process together, we will discover new reasons why and how we treasure things, realising that our treasures have just as much to say about us and our perceptions of them as about objects themselves

Speakers

Dr Andrew Dunning is RW Hunt Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and Hugh Price Fellow in Book History at Jesus College, Oxford.

Peter Toth is the Cornelia Starks Curator of Greek Collections at the Bodleian Libraries. 

Nicholas Kontovas is Nizami Ganjavi Subject Librarian for the Caucasian & Central Asian Collections at the Bodleian Libraries.

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The event is free and open to all. Booking is required. You can attend this event in person or online via Zoom.

In person

You can attend this event in person at the Weston Library.

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Online

This event will also be streamed online via Zoom. If you register to attend online, you'll receive details for joining the Zoom webinar in your ticket confirmation email.

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Friends of the Bodleian

This talk is supported by the Friends of the Bodleian. To enjoy closer access to the Bodleian, including exclusive events and priority access to online content, join the Friends today.

For more information email fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Location

This talk will be held in person in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library and online via Zoom.

Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

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Wheelchair access

The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible.