Linacre College Public Lecture Series 2025.

Linacre College is delighted to present its annual flagship public lecture series, continuing our commitment to interdisciplinary research and dialogue.

Communicating Culture: New Horizons for Museums will run from May to June 2025 and is co-convened by Linacre Fellows Ashley Coutu, Tea Ghigo, and Vibe Nielsen. This year’s series explores the evolving landscape of cultural communication, addressing the unprecedented challenges and opportunities facing art, archaeology, and anthropology in a rapidly changing world.

Programme:

8 May 2025 – Prof. Salvador Muñoz Viñas
Conservation as Meaning-Making and Unmaking

15 May 2025 – Prof. Katrien Keune
Unlocking Art’s Wonders: Science as a Bridge to Public Engagement

22 May 2025 – Prof. Wayne Modest in conversation with Prof. Laura Van Broekhoven
Curating Colonialism: The Future of Ethnographic Collections

5 June 2025 – GLAM Round Table
New Horizons for the Gardens, Libraries and Museums of the University of Oxford

17 June 2025 – Ore Disu
Museums as Spaces of Living Practice: Lessons from MOWAA’s Emergence

Join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking and timely series of conversations on the future of museums and cultural heritage.

All lectures will be held in the Tanner Room at Linacre College, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, and are free and open to all, with no pre-booking required. Complimentary wine, cheese, and refreshments will be available for in-person attendees. Online participation will be offered via Microsoft Teams (for links visit: https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/college-life/linacre-lectures).