Lecture Series

16th Annual Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery Annual Lecture & Open House

Thanks to the generous support of Mrs. Gertrude Howland, the Department of Classical Studies has sponsored an archaeology lecture each spring since 2009 in honor of Stuart Wheeler, founder of the Ancient World Gallery. Lectures on Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art and archaeology complement the gallery’s collection and encourage the appreciation and study of the ancient Mediterranean world on our campus.

From archaeologist to Nobel Prize-winning Chemist: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and the Gerasa mosaics

Presented by: Dr. Lisa Brody, Jack and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient Art
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m.

Lecture | Jepson 118

Open House following the lecture | Humanities Building 419, Ancient World Gallery

 

Fall 2026

Homer goes Hollywood:  Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey: A Conversation about Classics, Film, and the Humanities
Thursday, September 3, 6:30 pm
HUM 220
*faculty-student discussion with Greek food, sponsored by the Humanities Center

Multilingualism in Roman Greece: New Perspectives
Presented by: Justin Miller, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
University of Michigan
Tuesday, November 17, 4:30 pm
HUM 220

Fall 2026

Celebrating our 'Hair-itage:' powdered wigs and hair care during the mid 1700s
Presented by: Laura Galke, Senior archaeologist, WSP
Thursday, October 8, 6 pm
Jepson 118
Lecture for International Archaeology Day and Virginia Archaeology Month

The Changing Power of the Past at the Late Bronze Age Cemetery of Aidonia, Greece
Presented by: Lynne Kvapil, Professor of Classics
Butler University
Thursday, November 12, 6 pm
Jepson 109