What Shapes Our Understanding of the Past? Deconstructing Settlement and Cultic Models in Early Iron Age Attica
Seminar
CCS Research Seminar 3Our understanding of the past is always predicated on previous interpretations of evidence. This talk presents two case studies that demonstrate the importance of evaluating where our interpretations come from. These are the 8th century BC so-called ‘Sacred house’ of the…
Seminar Series | David Greenhalgh
Seminar
Pop Art, the Atmosphere and Printmaking: Reconsidering James Rosenquist’s Welcome to the Water Planet Series In 1989, the American artist James Rosenquist embarked on the Welcome to the water planet series, followed by one of the print world’s most ambitious editioned prints, Sky…
Seminar Series | Tets Kimura
Seminar
Wool and Silk: Raw Fashion Materials to Build an Initial Australia-Japan Relationship Within the Asia-Pacific This presentation examines the foundational role of raw fashion materials—specifically Australian wool and Japanese silk—in establishing initial Australia-Japan relations. Before the…
Warlpiri women’s ceremonies of loss: Collective mourning in the Central Australian desert
Seminar
Presented in person and online. Zoom details below.Warlpiri women’s ceremonies of loss: Collective mourning in the Central Australian desertFor Warlpiri people living in the Central Australian Tanami desert region, ceremonial songs and ancestral stories associated with places are intimately linked…
Seminar Series | Min-Haeng Kang
Seminar
Glass as Living Matter: Devitrification, Waste, and the Ethics of Materials In the world of glassmaking, transparency is typically seen as the material’s essential value. Devitrification—the process in which glass becomes opaque due to surface crystallization—is commonly treated as a technical…
Drawing Coastlines: Climate Anxieties and the Visual Reinvention of Mumbai's Shore
Seminar
Presented in person and online. Zoom details below.Drawing Coastlines: Climate Anxieties and the Visual Reinvention of Mumbai's ShoreJoin us for a panel discussion of V. Chitra's new book, Drawing Coastlines. In this book, V. Chitra reveals the ways that technical images…
Classics Museum Free Monthly Tour - August 2025
Tour
Monthly tours Join us for a free guided tour of the Classics Museum led by one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides. The museum features examples of ancient art and objects of daily life from Greece and the Roman world, including Egypt and the Near East. The museum's areas of strength include…