Talks

In celebration of the inaugural display of our new exhibition First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum, join Bowers Museum’s Director of Collections Katy Hess for a detailed behind-the-scenes discussion on some of the artworks featured in the exhibition, other recent acquisitions, and the Bowers’ acquisitions process.

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.

This distinguished lecture with Dr. Feng Li of Columbia University offers a rare opportunity to explore the rise of the Qin Empire, evidenced step by step by field archaeology.

Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers. 

Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian

Join us for a captivating lecture by Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, as he unveils the spiritual and political transformation that unfolded during Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty—a period that marked the rise of sun worship and the divine legacy of Ra, the Sun God.

Experience World of the Terracotta Warriors like never before during an exclusive after-hours tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Chief Curator at Bowers Museum.

Presented by Dr. Eugene Y. Wang, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University

Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.