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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Art in Context 3-Part Series | Corsets and Top Hats: History, Fashion, and Art in France
May 15, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian In this special short series, we will look at how fashion has historically played a cultural...
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Art in Context 3-Part Series | Corsets and Top Hats: History, Fashion, and Art in France (Part 2)
May 22, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian In this special short series, we will look at how fashion has historically played a cultural...
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Timeless Melodies | 1930: The Year in Music
May 23, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by Larry Maurer, Music Historian for the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. While the country struggled in the...
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Art in Context 3-Part Series | Corsets and Top Hats: History, Fashion, and Art in France (Part 3)
May 29, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian In this special short series, we will look at how fashion has historically played a cultural...
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Highlights of Modern Taiwanese Art: A Focused Look by Chong-ray Hsiao and Chip Tom
June 1, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Sun Ten Museum in Irvine, CA is donating 600 pieces of artwork to the Taiwan Ministry of Culture, which is a milestone in Taiwanese art...
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ARCE OC: Hellenistic Honorific Statuary in Ptolemaic Egypt
June 8, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Sara E. Cole, Assistant Curator, Antiquities Department, J. Paul Getty MuseumThroughout the Hellenistic world, elite...
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Guo Pei Tour & Tea - Sold Out!
June 8, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Enjoy an intimate expert-led tour of Guo Pei: Couture Beyond with Fashion Expert from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Carmela...
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Haute Couture Techniques and Fashion Embroidery with Maxwell Barr
June 9, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
A world authority on period fit and construction, Maxwell Barr creates historically correct period garments. Mr. Barr will be speaking in...