2016-17 Event Schedule

Here is our schedule of 2016-17 AIA-MN events - please check back for additions!

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 6pm: Bret Jackson and Richard Graff, “Time Travel is Possible: Computational Tools to Support Experiential Analysis of Oratorical Venues in Ancient Greece," in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Macalester College

Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 11am: A Look at Cultural Heritage Preservation in Honor of International Archaeology Day: Sudharshan Seneviratne, recipient of the 2013 AIA Award for Best Practice in Conservation and Heritage Management, will speak about “Cultural Heritage Preservation in Sri Lanka” at 11am. Professor Seneviratne’s talk will be followed from 12-2pm by a reception and presentation of Student Posters related to related to archaeology and preservation. In Fine Arts Commons, Macalester College

- -- look for a call for posters in September!

Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 11am: Pearce Paul Creasman, “Maritime History & Archaeology of Ancient Egypt,” in the Pillsbury Auditorium at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (note: all AIA-MN events at Mia remain free but require advance tickets and tickets for this talk will be available after October 1)

Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 6pm: Katherine Erdman, "Enticing the Gods of Ancient Gaul: Iron Age and Gallo-Roman Ritual Offerings Deposited in Springs," in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Macalester College

Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6pm: Deanna O’Donnell, "What is Glass Bead Disease?: A study of the Fort Union Trade Bead Collection," in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Macalester College

Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 11am: Lothar von Falkenhausen, “Trying to Do the Right Thing to Protect the World’s Cultural Heritage: One Committee Member’s Tale,” in the Pillsbury Auditorium at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (note: all Mia events are free but require advance tickets)

Friday, April 28, 2017 at 6pm: Joanne Pillsbury, “Palace into Temple: Architecture at Chan Chan, Peru,” at the University of St. Thomas.