Gallery Talk: Funerary Portraits of Roman Egypt
By Harvard Art Museums
Join Georgina Rayner and Susanne Ebbinghaus to explore the original context, materials, and making of funerary portraits from Egypt.
.: Sun, September 11 2022 12:30م – 1م.
Contact
Registration required
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Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
Free!
الموضع
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
الولايات المتحدة
Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.
Wheelchair accessible.
Additional information
Funerary Portraits of Roman Egypt: Facing Forward is a team-curated exhibition that brings together art history, Egyptology, and conservation science to illuminate artists’ processes and the life stories of the people depicted in funerary portraits. Join two exhibition curators as they describe what can be learned when close looking, scientific analysis, and community collaboration combine.
Last updated سبتمبر 2, 2022.
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