Senior Session: Picturing the Dead in Ancient Palmyra

Event date, time, and location

April 25, 2019

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Stewart Gallery

Event description

Join museum educator Rachel Straughn-Navarro for a discussion of a bust of a woman in the Spencer’s collection, focusing on its original context and what it can tell us about funerary practices in ancient Palmyra (present-day Syria). This is a qualifying program for students pursuing an Arts Engagement certificate.

Co-sponsor: Spencer Museum of Art