Lectures & Talks

Date: Sunday March 23, 2025 Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: Tampa Museum of Art Classical Antiquities Lecture: Citizen Participation in Ancient Athens  After the U.S. Presidential Elections in November 2024, it is fitting to return to the birthplace of democracy, Athens, around the 6th through 4th century BCE. Keynote speaker Dr. Jennifer Roberts traces […]

Date: Sunday March 23, 2025 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Tampa Museum of Art Democracy: Ancient & Modern – a panel discussion After the keynote address, Sheramy Bundrick, Scott Perry, Jennifer Roberts and Branko van Oppen will continue the discussion about ancient democracy and its influences on modern politics. The discussion will focus […]

The Art of Identity and the Identity of Art: Contextualizing Under the Spell of the Palm Tree Understanding how the past intersects with the present helps inform our views of the world. As individuals, we share recollections, at times lucid and temporal, at other times imprecise. We shape meaning around ideas, values, symbols, customs, and […]