Talks
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.
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Timeless Melodies: Jewish Songwriters
August 23, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.It is truly remarkable that a handful of...
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Timeless Melodies: Swing!
September 1, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. Explore the big band era led by stars like...
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ARCE Archaeology Lecture Series: Digging Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Mines
September 8, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Kate Liszka, PhD, Egyptology, University of Pennsylvania. In the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BCE), amethyst was an...
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The Celebrity Series presents Davis Gaines: Breathtaking Concert Artist
September 13, 2018 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Celebrity Speakers Series of the Crescendo Chapter of the Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents their first program of...
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Chivalry in the Age of Gunpowder: European Arms and Armor 1500-1750
September 23, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Jonathan Tavares, Associate Curator of Arms and Armor at Art Institute of Chicago Knightly tournaments, the chaos of...
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Timeless Melodies presents Cole Porter: Anything Goes
September 27, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.Cole Porter left us with a body of work that...
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Art in Context 6-Part Lecture Series: Masters of Italian Art: The High Renaissance in Rome, Florence, and Venice
October 3, 2018 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by Dr. Lisa Boutin Vitela, Professor of Art History, Cerritos CollegeThe High Renaissance was a brief but intense period of...
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Art in Context Part 1: Introduction and Leonardo da Vinci
October 3, 2018 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art in Context 6-Part Lecture Series: Masters of Italian Art: The High Renaissance in Rome, Florence, and Venice Presented by Dr. Lisa...