Jon Whitely, honorary curator at the Ashmolean’s Western Art department, will be coming to the Museum of Oxford to talk about Turner of Oxford.

William Turner of Oxford was well known for his watercolour landscapes often depicting the countryside around Oxford.

Jon Whitely is one of Oxford’s most esteemed experts in the area and has been at the Ashmolean Museum working as a curator in the Western Art Department for the last three decades. He has also been given an honorary curatorship because of his knowledge, skill and devotion to the area.

The event will include a talk and viewing of Oxford City Council’s collection of Turner of Oxford paintings.

You can get your tickets by calling the Town Hall gift shop on 01865 252 334 or visit the shop in the Town Hall.

The event takes place in the Town Hall on behalf of the Museum of Oxford on Saturday 7 June at 3pm.