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.

Lynda Thomas Distinguished Lecture Series | Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore with Terry Newman

April 2, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS With anecdotes about legendary authors’ work and wardrobe, clothes-related excerpts, archival imagery, quotations and...

Slow Art Tours

April 15, 2023 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: The Hidden Treasures of Elephantine Island with Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper

April 15, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper (Collection Keeper, Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, National...

Lecture & Book Signing | People’s Intuitive Reactions to Famous Art with Dan Hill

April 16, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Hear fascinating results from the largest study ever done involving eye tracking and art in this special Slow...

Timeless Melodies: MGM Musicals Part 2

April 27, 2023 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...

Lynda Thomas Distinguished Lecture & Book Signing | Five Thousand Years of Ancient Egyptian Fashion with Dr. Colleen Darnell

April 29, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Presented by Dr. Colleen Darnell, Egyptologist and Lynda Thomas Distinguished Lecturer The oldest complete dress ever...