Friday, June 16th, 2023 - Sunday, October 29th, 2023
The giving and receiving of gifts is fundamental to human societies.
Drawing on material from ancient Sumerian writing tablets to contemporary fiction for children, Gifts and Books will explore the importance of gift-giving through books and across time, and how this apparently simple act reveals wider interactions, relationships and belief systems.
Generosity. Power. Reverence. Love. Struggle. Obligation.
Come and explore the meaning of gifts, exchange and the stories we tell about them.
Open & free to the public
TOURS:
Wed & some Sat 2pm - 2:45pm
Bodleian Old Library
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford, UK
51.754746220148, -1.25503795
Gifts & Books
