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.

“Meet the Artists” Spotlight Talks

August 6, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE GENERAL ADMISSION Gold Medal artists will be in the exhibition gallery of the California Art Club's 111th Annual Gold Medal...

Screening Onsite/Online: Post-Expedition Full Circle Everest Interview

August 7, 2022 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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Virtual Screening: Hear directly from Philip Henderson and Dom Mullins, PhD, two members of the Full Circle Everest Expedition, as they...

“Meet the Artists” Spotlight Talks

August 13, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE GENERAL ADMISSION Gold Medal artists will be in the exhibition gallery of the California Art Club's 111th Annual Gold Medal...

SOLD OUT Zahi Hawass presents The Golden City: Major Discoveries in the Valley of the Kings and Around the Pyramids

August 13, 2022 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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Auditorium seating SOLD OUT Saturday and Sunday! Click here to learn more about overflow seating available on Sunday. Lecture and Book...

Zahi Hawass presents The Golden City: Major Discoveries in the Valley of the Kings and Around the Pyramids

August 14, 2022 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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Auditorium seating SOLD OUT! PURCHASE OVERFLOW SEATING Lecture and Book Signing with Internationally Renowned Archaeologist Zahi...

ARCE ONLINE: Consumed in Raging Fire: Cremation Burial in Ptolemaic Alexandria with Tom Landvatter

August 20, 2022 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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PURCHASE ONLINE TICKETS Please note that this program is no longer in-person. We apologize for any inconveniences this may...

“Meet the Artists” Spotlight Talks

August 20, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE GENERAL ADMISSION Gold Medal artists will be in the exhibition gallery of the California Art Club's 111th Annual Gold Medal...

Timeless Melodies: How Jewish Artists Transformed Popular Music

August 25, 2022 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc. Join us for Timeless...

Bead Society OC: Living Works of Art with Sculptor Marsha Judd

August 27, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Join Marsha Judd, a Southern California-based ceramic sculptor and designer, as she talks about the powerful...