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.

ARCE: New Perspectives on the African Empire of Kush: Excavation at Jebel Barkal (Northern Sudan)

May 6, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Explore ancient Egypt through ARCE-OC’s ongoing lecture series at Bowers. Presented by Dr....

Lecture & Book Signing | Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art with Author Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

May 20, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS For over 500 years, Tibetans have been creating sacred images from pieces of silk. Much...

Timeless Melodies: The 1950s: From Swing to Sing

May 25, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Swing into the music of the 50s with music historian Larry Maurer. You’ll discover Frank Sinatra,...

BSOC: An Ethnic Bead Dynasty: Beads for Collectors and Designers

May 27, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS BSOC: Bead Society of Orange County An affiliate council of the Bowers Museum Jocelyne...

Art in Context 3-Part Lecture Series: VERMEER!

May 31, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | MAY 31 – JUNE 14 | 11 AM - 12 PMNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 3-PART LECTURE...

Art in Context 3-Part Lecture Series: VERMEER!

June 7, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | MAY 31 – JUNE 14 | 11 AM - 12 PMNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 3-PART LECTURE...

ARCE: Many Ways to Paint a Coffin: The Relationship Between Coffin Decoration and Functionality at Akhmim and Thebes After the New Kingdom

June 10, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Explore ancient Egypt through ARCE-OC’s ongoing lecture series at Bowers. Presented by Dr....

Art in Context 3-Part Lecture Series: VERMEER!

June 14, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | MAY 31 – JUNE 14 | 11 AM - 12 PMNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | 3-PART LECTURE...

Two Spirit Artists Imagining Otherwise with Damien Paul Montaño

June 17, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Damien Paul Montaño (Yoeme/Papago/Purepecha), Lecturer, Ethnic Studies...