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.

BSOC: Plastic Imitation of Organic Material with Rosanna Falabella

October 26, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS This presentation will give a short history of the most important man-made plastics used to...

Realms of Imagination with Matthew Sangster

October 26, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS SATURDAY | OCTOBER 261:30 – 2:30 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | OPENING DAY...

Hexes and Tales, Unveiling the History of Witchcraft and Folklore with Roxanne Mayoral

October 27, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS SUNDAY | OCTOBER 271:30 – 2:30 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | LECTURE Presented by...

Art in Context | Catskills to Contemporary: A History of Art in the Hudson River Valley (Part 4 of 6)

October 30, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 9 – NOVEMBER 13 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...

Songs and Stories of Día de los Muertos with Dr. Gloria Arjona

November 2, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 211 AM - 12 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | MUTLIMEDIA LECTURE Dr. Gloria...

Art in Context | Catskills to Contemporary: A History of Art in the Hudson River Valley (Part 5 of 6)

November 6, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 9 – NOVEMBER 13 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...