Heritage Pathway: Careers in Heritage: The World of Auction Houses
Wednesday 31 May 2023, 11am - 12.30pm
Online - registration required
Held in partnership with University of Oxford Careers Service.
Behind the luxury goods, record-breaking prices and excitement of sale day work a vast and highly specialised workforce whose roles range from researchers and subject specialists to communications, events and legal experts – plus everything in between. This session will introduce the world of auction houses and provide a glimpse into the many roles that make this international, multi-billion-pound industry run, and the opportunities it offers for researchers from a range of subject backgrounds.
Speaker:
Archie Williams, Cataloguer of Islamic Art and Oriental Carpets, Christie’s Auction House