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.

ARCE: Double Lecture by Dr. Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo & Dr. Maria Diletta Pubblico

July 13, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS SATURDAY | JULY 131:30 – 3:30 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | DOUBLE LECTURE ARCE-OC: American Research Center...

California Impressionism with Jean Stern

July 20, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS SATURDAY | JULY 201:30 – 2:30 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | LECTURE Between the early 1890s and up until the...

Timeless Melodies: “Putting on Your Top Hat” – 1930s Part 1

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

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PURCHASE TICKETS THURSDAY | JULY 251:30 – 3 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | LECTURE Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music...

Drawing Comics in Taiwan with Sean Chuang, Asian Comics Artist

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

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Join award-winning artist Sean Chuang as he delves into the intriguing world of Taiwanese comics in this...

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

July 28, 2024 11:00 am - 11:00 am

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PURCHASE RECORDED SCREENING Missed our recent program with Asian Comics artist Li-Chin Lin? Catch up with the recording and stream on...

Rise of Indonesian Comics with Is Yuniarto, Asian Comics Artist

August 17, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS SATURDAY | AUGUST 171:30 – 3 PM | ASIAN COMICS EXHIBIT | ARTIST LECTURE & DEMO Asian Comics featured artist Is...

Timeless Melodies: “Putting on Your Top Hat” – 1930s Part 2

August 22, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS THURSDAY | AUGUST 221:30 – 3 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | LECTURE Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with...

BSOC: Natural and Cultural History of Pearls with Dr. Fiona Lindsay Shen

August 24, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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PURCHASE ONSITE TICKETS Natural and Cultural History of PearlsSATURDAY | AUGUST 2411 AM – 12 PM | NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM |...

ONLINE: Q&A with Sonny Liew, Asian Comics Artist

August 25, 2024 11:00 am - 11:00 am

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PURCHASE RECORDED SCREENING Missed our recent program with Asian Comics artist Sonny Liew? Catch up with the recording and stream on...