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 (6-part Lecture Series) | Bold Expressions: French Art at the End of the Nineteenth Century

November 3, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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All attendees to the Norma Kershaw Auditorium are required to wear masks until further notice, regardless of their...

Bead Society OC: Unexpected Inspiration with Marianne Hunter

November 6, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Marianne Hunter of the Enamel Arts Foundation presents her journey as a jewelry artist: from...

The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt & the Modern World | Presentation & Book Signing with Dr. Kara Cooney

November 6, 2021 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Don't miss the SoCal book launch of Dr. Kara Cooney's The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient...

Closing Day Exhibition Tour & Tea for The Gift of Los Angeles: Memories in Watercolor by Gayle Garner Roski

November 7, 2021 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Be our guest as we celebrate the life and art of watercolor artist Gayle Garner Roski on closing...

Art in Context (6-part Lecture Series) | Bold Expressions: French Art at the End of the Nineteenth Century

November 10, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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All attendees to the Norma Kershaw Auditorium are required to wear masks until further notice, regardless of their...

Celebrity Speaker Series: From Chaos to Carnegie Hall with Daniel Rodriquez

November 11, 2021 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Crescendo Chapter of the Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Celebrity Speaker Series 2021 Join...

ARCE ONLINE: Development of the Royal Titulary as a Reflection of Important Prehistoric Sites

November 13, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS Presented by Ronald J. Leprohon, Professor of Egyptology, University of Toronto.Sponsored by Pam...

Timeless Melodies: Broadway in the 1930s

November 18, 2021 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...

ONLINE | Kumeyaay Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias with Michael Wilken-Robertson

November 20, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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Join us for a presentation by anthropologist Michael Wilken-Robertson, whose advocacy and applied research have...