Lectures
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| Lecture - Heroes: Mortals and Myths October 11, 2009 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Price: Free Location: Graham Auditorium Sabine Albersmeier, Associate Curator of Ancient Art, The Walters Art Museum Curator Sabine Albersmeier provides an introduction to the themes of the exhibition and examines the role of heroes in ancient Greek society and today. |
| Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero November 08, 2009 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Price: Members free; non-members and students $10 Location: Graham Auditorium Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, author Author of Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero (2006), Rabbi Weinstein will discuss the relevance of a hero in film and life as created by co-authors Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster during the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe. A reception follows the book signing. |
| Lecture - Heroes: Mortals and Myths November 11, 2009 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM Price: Free Location: The Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD 21208 Molly Edgar, Senior Lecturer, Walters Art Museum Come learn about warriors, demigods, athletes and ordinary people transfigured by art and literature into cult figures and role models for contemporary societies. Sponsored by The Friends of the Pikesville Library |
| Lunch & Learn: Heroes "Pecha Kucha" Style December 03, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:30 AM Location: Graham Auditorium Hear unique presentations from speakers from all walks of life, each exploring the precise ingredients that exemplify what it means to be a hero. Pecha Kucha provides speakers with a public platform to share their thoughts by projecting 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each. Vote for your favorite speakers online, who will then be invited to speak at the Walters. |