Attend this public discussion event exploring death across different cultural contexts of a diverse society hosted by our panel of experts. This is an open panel-led public conversation involving academics and museum curator. It will involve experts from TORCH Medical Humanities Hub, the ANTITHESES Platform and the Uehiro Oxford Institute at Oxford in dialogue with the public.
This event is complemented by a Self-guided museum trail at the Ashmolean museum between 6th-15th of November 2025, 10am- 5pm in Oxford that you can do before or after the panel discussion. The self-guided trail can be done between museum hours at your own convenience. (Drop in event- No booking required).
The trail is suitable for ages 14+ and panel discussion is recommended for ages 16 and above.
This event is part of the Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 6 - 15 November 2025. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see the Being Human Festival page.’
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