Events

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 […]

Nature, Art, and Wellness: A Conversation Inspired by Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie Join us for a thought-provoking conversation inspired by Jennifer Steinkamp’s digital installation Madame Curie, exploring the intersections of nature, art, and well-being. Leah Diehl, Director of Therapeutic Horticulture at Wilmot Botanical Gardens and Lecturer in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of […]

COLLECTOR'S CHAT: JOANNA ROBOTHAM IN CONVERSATION WITH MITCHELL RICE  Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art Thursday, May 8th | 6pm-7pm Join us in the exhibition Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art for a special Collector’s Chat with Mitchell Rice. Hear about […]

Ancient Athenian Ceramics: Through the Eyes of a Conservator In 1965, Joseph Veach Noble’s book The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery transformed the study of painted ceramics from ancient Athens. His careful examination of the structures and surfaces of these renowned and iconic objects continues to be one of the most cited scholarly references even […]