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.

Slow Art Tours

April 15, 2023 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Talks

Join our highly trained docents for special Slow-Art Day tours of 2-3 works where closer looking and meditative...

ARCE: The Hidden Treasures of Elephantine Island with Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper

April 15, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Talks

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Presented by Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper (Collection Keeper, Egyptian Museum and Papyrus...

Lecture & Book Signing | People’s Intuitive Reactions to Famous Art with Dan Hill

April 16, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Talks

PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Hear fascinating results from the largest study ever done involving eye tracking and art in...

Timeless Melodies: MGM Musicals Part 2

April 27, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Talks

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

Lynda Thomas Distinguished Lecture & Book Signing | Five Thousand Years of Ancient Egyptian Fashion with Dr. Colleen Darnell

April 29, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Talks

PURCHASE TICKETS Presented by Dr. Colleen Darnell, Egyptologist and Lynda Thomas Distinguished Lecturer The oldest...