Jim Harris

Jim Harris is a Teaching Curator at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, where he leads academic engagement programs funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation and the Barrie A and Deedee Wigmore Foundation. His work bridges art history, museum pedagogy, and interdisciplinary education.

His research focuses on the artistic and material practices of late-medieval and early-Renaissance Europe, particularly sculptural polychromy and object-based learning. He explores how museums can democratize education through object interrogation and inclusive teaching.

Jim has co-authored 15 recent articles in

• Medical humanities
• Neurocognitive studies
• Renaissance sculpture
• Interdisciplinary pedagogy
• Material history
• Art conservation

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He has received two Teaching Excellence Awards from Oxford and shortlisted for the 2025 Vice Chancellor's Awards for Teaching and Research Culture. His projects include Krasis, Eloquent Things, and collaborations with medical, mathematical, and humanities faculties.