Credit
Statue of King Senkamanisken (detail), Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Senkamanisken, 643–623 BCE. Granite gneiss. Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition.
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Events
| Title | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond Harlem: Edmonia Lewis, Loïs Mailou Jones, and Elizabeth Catlett | Lecture | November 19, 2019 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
| Art, Religion, and Power in the Kerma Kingdom | Lecture | November 20, 2019 1:00 pm–2:30 pm |
| Hyman Bloom: Art, Medicine, and the Body | Lecture | November 20, 2019 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Beyond Harlem: Edmonia Lewis, Loïs Mailou Jones, and Elizabeth Catlett | Lecture | November 21, 2019 7:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| Fiber/Revolution | Lecture | December 3, 2019 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
| Different Context(s) for Contemporary Art | Looking Together | December 4–11, 2019 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
| Decoding the Arts of Ancient Meroe | Lecture | December 4, 2019 1:00 pm–2:30 pm |
| Why Speak of Art at a Time Like This? | The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures | December 4, 2019 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Kay Nielsen's Enchanted Vision | Looking Together | December 5–12, 2019 1:30 pm–3:00 pm |
| Kay Nielsen's Enchanted Vision | Looking Together | December 5–12, 2019 6:30 pm–8:00 pm |
| Fiber/Revolution | Lecture | December 5, 2019 7:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| Ancient Nubia: New Ideas, New Discoveries | Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture | December 8, 2019 1:00 pm–3:00 pm |
| 16 Contemporary Women | Lecture | December 10, 2019 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
| An Evening with William Kentridge and Homi Bhabha | Lecture | December 11, 2019 7:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| 16 Contemporary Women | Lecture | December 12, 2019 7:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| Member Talk: “Women Take the Floor” | Lecture | January 9, 2020 6:30 pm–7:30 pm |
| Museums: Our History and Our Future | The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures | February 5, 2020 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Member Talk: “Black Histories, Black Futures” | Lecture | February 19, 2020 6:30 pm–7:30 pm |
| Advice You Don't Want to Hear | The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures | February 26, 2020 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| The Legacy Museum | The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures | April 1, 2020 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |