
Xa Sturgis
Speaker
In October 2014 Dr Alexander Sturgis became the Director of the Ashmolean Museum having had a distinguished career as the Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath, since 2005. Whilst at the Holburne Dr Sturgis oversaw a renovation of the Museum that included a £13 million extension. Prior to becoming the Director of the Holburne Museum Dr Sturgis worked at the National Gallery, London, for 15 years, in various posts including Exhibitions and Programmes Curator from 1999–2005.
Dr Sturgis is an alumnus of University College, Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
Last updated: Aug 2020
Featured Artists
- Helen Abbott
- Benjamin Appl
- James Baillieu
- Lotte Betts-Dean
- Helen Charlston
- Schubert & Co.
- Dame Sarah Connolly
- Julius Drake
- Marcus Farnsworth
- Cheryl Frances-Hoad
- Christina Gansch
- Joseph Havlat
- Graham Johnson
- Sholto Kynoch
- Dorottya Láng
- Simon Lepper
- Natasha Loges
- Frederick Long
- James Platt
- Joan Rodgers
- Klemens Sander
- Brindley Sherratt
- Robin Tritschler
- Ailish Tynan
- Roderick Williams
- Ensemble x.y