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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VETERANS SPEAK UP!
November 11, 2018 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Join us for a tribute to our modern-day knights! Bowers Museum will honor our heroes on Veteran’s Day with FREE general museum admission...
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Timeless Melodies: Songs that Inspired a Nation - Veterans’ Celebration
November 15, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. This course pays tribute to the history,...
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Timeless Melodies: Popular Christmas Songs
December 1, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. Popular Christmas songs joined the Great...
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ARCE: Deified Dead in the Pyramid Age
December 8, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Julia Troche, Assistant Professor of History, History Department, Missouri State UniversityThis talk will explore the...
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Maternity: Mothers and Children in the Arts of Africa with Dr. Herbert M. Cole
December 9, 2018 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Herbert M. Cole, professor emeritus of history of art and architecture at the University of California, Santa...
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Yule in the Middle Ages: A Mix of Pagan and Christian Winter traditions during the time of Knights
December 22, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Author Al Riddenour will take us on a magical journey into Yule in the Middle Ages, with an exploration of how the medieval winter...
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Timeless Melodies: Famous Movie Songs
December 27, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. The right music helps set the scene and...
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¡Lotería! Origins and Practices of Mexican Bingo
December 29, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Dr. Gloria Arjona, Humanities and Social Sciences Department, California Institute of TechnologyJoin Dr. Arjona for a...