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- Medieval Matters TT26, Wk 6
Welcome to sixth week! All week, from Tuesday through to Saturday, you can watch The Harrowing of Hell.26, a 2026 experimental and abstract adaptation of the medieval Harrowing of Hell narrative, created from English mystery plays (York Cycle, Towneley Plays, Ludus Coventriae, Chester Cycle) and rewritten into contemporary English. Performances are at 9:30, in the… Read more: Medieval Matters TT26, Wk 6 - The Creed in Music
Andrew Davison’s Inaugural Lecture: A thousand years of setting Christian theology to music Monday 15 June, 5:00pm. Auditorium, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Join us as the Revd Professor Andrew Davison delivers his inaugural lecture as Regius Professor of Divinity, exploring how Christian theology has been expressed through musical settings of the Creed across a millennium. The… Read more: The Creed in Music - Harrowing of Hell.26
The Harrowing of Hell.26 is a 2026 experimental and abstract adaptation of the medieval Harrowing of Hell narrative, created from English mystery plays (York Cycle, Towneley Plays, Ludus Coventriae, Chester Cycle) and rewritten into contemporary English. Week 6 — Burton Taylor Studio — 9:30–10:30pm – https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/the-harrowing-of-hell Week 7 — The Crypt of St Peter-in-the-East —… Read more: Harrowing of Hell.26 - Medieval Matter TT26, wk5Welcome to week 5, Last week’s Wikipedia editathon proved a great success, and there is now a wikipedia article for OMS itself! Thanks again to Louise for leading the session – a recording of the introductory talk can be found here. This Friday sees the ‘Exploring Medieval Oxford through Surviving Archives‘ conference at the Weston,… Read more: Medieval Matter TT26, wk5
- Come shape the Ashmolean Museum’s University Engagement Programme
The Ashmolean Museum are inviting twelve University of Oxford students to help us shape our new University Engagement Programme. Over 3.5 days we will work with staff from across the Museum to set the vision, shape the communications and scope activities for 2026/27 academic year. We are looking for creative pragmatists, with exciting ideas and… Read more: Come shape the Ashmolean Museum’s University Engagement Programme - Exploring Medieval Oxford through Surviving Archives
Conference Friday 29 May 2026 – Weston Library With an exhibition curated by the participants 9 Welcome Matthew Holford & Laure Miolo 9.15 Lauren Pidgeon & Deborah Seymour : An agreement between Agatha the widow and John Halegod 9.30 Emily Breithaupt & India Kelly: The Charter of Alice of Stokes 9.45 Alice Zhang & Annabel… Read more: Exploring Medieval Oxford through Surviving Archives