Thanks for the Memories: a panel event exploring collective memory, music, and public health

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

Broad Street, OX1 3AZ Oxford, United Kingdom | Oxford

History of Science Museum
Publisher/HostHistory of Science Museum
Thanks for the Memories: a panel event exploring collective memory, music, and public health
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How should we tell the stories of science?

Thanks for the Memories is a panel discussion bringing together immunologists, a medical historian and a composer to discuss the themes behind Dangerous Matter, a new opera inspired by the extraordinary life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu—a forgotten pioneer who defied convention and helped change the course of medical history by advocating for inoculation in 18th century Britain.
Previewing filmed excerpts of the opera ahead of its forthcoming release and open discussion, the panel will explore themes including the role of arts in communicating science, questions of safety, trust and confidence in public health, and the overlooked contributions of women in the history of medicine. We invite you to join the conversation and reflect on how artistic practice can help surface hidden narratives and reimagine how we tell stories about science.
Join us for a captivating evening at the intersection of music, science, and history.
Our speakers are Professor Erica Charters, Zakiya Leeming, Professor Paul Klenerman and Lisa Ciacchi.
The panel will be followed by a drinks reception in the Entrance Gallery.
Free, booking required.
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