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.
Timeless Melodies: Swing
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
ARCE: Religious Change in Northern Nubia with Dr. Solange Ashby
Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers.
BSOC: Jewels of Power with Dr. Sigrid van Roode
Presented by the Bead Society of Orange County, an affiliate Council of Bowers Museum
Timeless Melodies: Oscar Nominated Songs 1934 – 1958 (But Didn’t Win!)
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
Distinguished Lecture | Art and Cultural Legacy of Chinese Gardens with Dr. Xu Yang
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.
ARCE: Publishing Discoveries in Egyptology with Dr. David Ian Lightbody
Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers.