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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.

Art in Context | Life and Death Along the Nile: Uncovering Ancient Egypt (Part 1 of 6)
October 4, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 8 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...

Lecture & Book Signing | The Power of Photography: My Passionate Journey with Peter Fetterman
October 7, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Join pioneering collector, gallerist, and curator of The Power of Photography, Peter...

Art in Context | Life and Death Along the Nile: Uncovering Ancient Egypt (Part 2 of 6)
October 11, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PURCHASE SERIES PACKAGE WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 8 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW...

ARCE: The Archaeology of Egyptian Christianity with Dr. Nicola Aravecchia
October 14, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Celebrate International Archaeology Day with ARCE-OC: American Research Center in Egypt:...

Art in Context | Life and Death Along the Nile: Uncovering Ancient Egypt (Part 3 of 6)
October 18, 2023 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
PURCHASE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 8 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM...

Hokusai at the British Museum with Alfred Haft
October 22, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Alfred Haft (Ph.D.), curator of Japanese art in the Department of Asia at the...

Art in Context | Life and Death Along the Nile: Uncovering Ancient Egypt (Part 4 of 6)
October 25, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PURCHASE TICKETS WEDNESDAYS | OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 8 | 11 AM - 12 PM *unless otherwise notedNORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM...

Timeless Melodies: The Times They Are a Changin’ The 1960s Part 1
October 26, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PURCHASE TICKETS Immerse yourself in the Timeless Melodies of the 1960s, as rock and roll transcended from the...

ONLINE | Water, Women, and Ghosts: Three Ways of Looking at Hokusai with Susan Napier
October 29, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PURCHASE ONLINE TICKETS Presented by Susan Napier, Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric and Japanese, Tufts...