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Sir David Piper Lecture 2014:
Lawrence of Arabia at the Ashmolean
Presented by Jon Whiteley, Ashmolean Museum
Saturday 11 January 2014, 11am – 12pm
Free, no need to book, but numbers are limited. Please arrive early to secure a seat.
This lecture will set out T. E. Lawrence’s contribution to the Ashmolean which began when he was a schoolboy and continued through his student days. He was at first interested in medieval pots from local sites but was encouraged by his Oxford colleagues to turn his attention to Near-Eastern archaeology and then, on account of his knowledge of the Near East, to become involved in the Arab Revolt. In many ways, it was the Ashmolean that transformed this promising academic into the glamorous figure universally known as Lawrence of Arabia.
This lecture will be given in the main hall of the Taylorian Institution, next door to the Ashmolean and accessible from the Museum’s forecourt.