November 2015: Staten Island Museum Special Event!

Image Credit:Staten Island Museum, Building A at Snug Harbor, Ralph Appelbaum Associates Inc. Friday Nov 6, 2015 from 10:00AM-3:00PM Staten Island Museum Event: Archaeology and Museums   This event will be a workshop day for the local Staten Island community at the Staten Island Museum, sponsored in part by the Staten Island Society of the […]

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December 2015: Knowledge in Art and its Corruption: The Perils of Forgery and Plunder in the 21st Century

Learn about the perils of forgery in Archaeology and Art History!

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January 2016: Pergamon and the Art of the Hellenistic Kingdoms: A Preview

Get a special preview of the upcoming exhibit of Hellenistic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

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February 2016: Early Platform Mounds of the Lower Mississippi Valley

Discover the important role played by the ancient mounds of the Mississippian Culture!

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Lecture on Archaeology, Moche, and Community in Peru!

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Lecture: Brian Billman, MOCHE Inc.  On Monday, Nov. 10 from 2:40 to 4:10 p.m. AT WAGNER COLLEGE in Spiro Hall 1, please join Anthropology professor Celeste Gagnon for a conversation with Brian Billman, executive director of MOCHE Inc. (Mobilizing Opportunity Through Community Heritage Empowerment). Billman will discuss opportunities for students, faculty and staff to become […]

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January 2015: Mr. Robert Bunkin, Behind the Scenes: Developing an Exhibition at the Staten Island Museum

Treat yourself to a behind-the-scenes look at the new Staten Island Museum!

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February 2015: Ms. Meg Ventrudo, Tibetan Achitecture, Stupas and Mandalas

Learn about the power of architecture in the Buddhist tradition

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March 2015: Dr. Lauren Kilroy, Noble Organ and Grotesque Idol: The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Colonial Mexico

Learn about the power of imagery over time in Novohispanic culture

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April 2015: Dr. Chap Kusimba, Trade and Civilization in Medieval East Africa

Discover the link between globalism and the role of the merchant in Medieval East Africa

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September 2014: Dr. Celia Bergoffen, Excavating a Jewish Ritual Pool in a Manhattan, Russian Bath House

Learn about the bathing tradition and ritual in an old Russian bath house

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