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.
Mar
22
2025
BSOC: Jewels of Power with Dr. Sigrid van Roode
03-22-2025 11:00 am
-12:00 pm
Presented by the Bead Society of Orange County, an affiliate Council of Bowers Museum
Mar
27
2025
Timeless Melodies: Oscar Nominated Songs 1934 – 1958 (But Didn’t Win!)
03-27-2025 1:30 pm
-3:00 pm
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
Apr
05
2025
Apr
13
2025
Distinguished Lecture | Art and Cultural Legacy of Chinese Gardens with Dr. Xu Yang
04-13-2025 1:30 pm
-2:30 pm
Join Dr. Xu Yang, Associate Curator at the Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong, for an illuminating exploration of traditional Chinese garden design on the closing day of The Eternal Garden: Titanium Art by Aka Chen.
Apr
19
2025
ARCE: Publishing Discoveries in Egyptology with Dr. David Ian Lightbody
04-19-2025 1:30 pm
-3:30 pm
Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers.
Apr
24
2025
Timeless Melodies: Bing Crosby
04-24-2025 1:30 pm
-3:00 pm
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
May
03
2025
ARCE: Research in the Valley of the Kings with Dr. Donald P. Ryan
05-03-2025 1:30 pm
-3:30 pm
Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers.
May
07
2025
May
10
2025
Who Really Wrote the Bible with Dr. William Schniedewind | Distinguished Lecture & Book Signing
05-10-2025 1:30 pm
-3:00 pm
This event is part of the Archaeology of the Biblical Lands Distinguished Lecture Series, made possible through a generous bequest by Norma Kershaw (1924-2020).
