Join us on Tuesday 1st July, from 5.15pm at the Weston Library lecture theatre, for a screening of the short film Striking Gold: The Discovery of Medieval Documents from Afghanistan and a panel discussion on the ethical and practical challenges facing scholars and heritage institutions today.
Speakers and panellists to include:
- Silke Ackermann, Director of the History of Science Museum, Oxford
- Arezou Azad, Programme Director of Invisible East
- Maja Kominko, Director of Projects at The Heritage Management Organization
- Ahmad Mohammed, Durham University researcher
- Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and Head of Gardens, Libraries & Museums
- Nabi Saqee, Invisible East researcher and former Bodleian Libraries Afghan Visiting Fellow
- Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum
- Matthew Weait, Director of the Department for Continuing Education
Registration essential.
