Last week's presentation of the Bodley Medal to Sir Don McCullin (see below) the first photographer to be honoured provided an opportuntity for the Library to invite guests to meet Lydia Heeley, the Bern and Ronny Schwartz Curator of Photography who was appointed last October, and hear about some forthcoming exhibitions, and see some recent acquisitions.
The forthcoming Treasured exhibition in the S T Lee Gallery at the Weston Library will showcase some of the renowned items from Bodleian collection. Photography, of course, will feature. Amongst some of the photography are dog photographs from the collection of John Koh which the Bodleian acquired last year. The exhibition is free and will run from 6 June-26 October 2025. Koh's collection will also be featured in a pop up exhibition in the main space of the Weston Library and in an exhibition titled Pets and People. The Bodleian is also sharing work from the Paddy Summerfield archive in an exhibition during the Photo Oxford Festival, curated by Alex Schneideman. Photo Oxford runs from 25 October-16 November 2025.
As the Oxford Student newspaper notes exhibitions are planned and scheduled well in advance and the two main space in the Weston Library are allocated through to 2028.
More to follow.
Top: Francis Hodgson inspects cased ambrotype and daguerreotype dog images. Left: Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian congratulates Sir Don McCullin on his medal; Right: Lydia Heeley (right) and colleague show off work from Paddy Summerfield.
All photographs © Michael Pritchard
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