Talks provide Bowers visitors with access to respected speakers and experts from around the world; each offering a special perspective on the collections, exhibitions and themes housed and explored by the Bowers Museum through the varied lenses of archaeology, anthropology, education, social sciences and the arts. This is your time to ponder, your place to learn and your space to share with your community.

The Shared Origins of Modern Comics with Eike Exner

April 6, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE ASIAN COMICS ADMISSION Dive into the captivating world of Japanese comics with acclaimed author, and historian, Eike Exner!...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 1 of 6)

April 10, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 6-PART LECTURE...

Slow Art Day Tours

April 13, 2024 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Join our highly trained docents for special Slow Art Day tours of 2-3 works, where closer looking and meditative practices will lead to...

ARCE | Museums Reimagined: Egypt’s New Exhibit Spaces with Marissa Stevens

April 13, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Marissa Stevens, Assistant Director of the Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 2 of 6)

April 17, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 6-PART LECTURE...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 3 of 6)

April 24, 2024 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

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PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 6-PART LECTURE...

Timeless Melodies: Broadway in the 1930s

April 25, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 4 of 6)

May 1, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 6-PART LECTURE...

The Mercurial Transformation in Ancient China with Dr. Fang Hui

May 4, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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RSVP HERE Presented by Fang Hui, Yangtze Professor of Archaeology, serving as dean of the Institute of Cultural Heritage, Shandong...