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.

Timeless Melodies: Broadway in the 1930s

April 25, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 4 of 6)

May 1, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...

The Mercurial Transformation in Ancient China with Dr. Fang Hui

May 4, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

RSVP HERE Presented by Fang Hui, Yangtze Professor of Archaeology, serving as dean of the Institute of Cultural...

ARCE: Sacred Writing, Hidden Power: Egyptian Cryptography with Dr. Jonathan Winnerman

May 4, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Dr. Jonathan Winnerman, Academic Administrator for Ancient Studies at UCLA and...

Art in Context: Visions in American Art History (Part 5 of 6)

May 8, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | APRIL 10 – MAY 15 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...

Taiwanese Comic Power with Li-Chin Lin, Asian Comics Artist

May 11, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Taiwanese Comic Power: Being Visible and Embracing the World Visiting direct from Southern...