Lecture Series

15th 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.

The Search for Coffins and Carpenters: Insights into Technology and Religion in Ancient Egypt

Presented by: Carrie Arbuckle MacLeod
University of Saskatchewan
Sunday, March 29, 3 p.m.

Lecture | Jepson 118

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

Spring 2026

Reshaping Epic Pasts: Inheritance and Invention in
Medieval Narratives of the Trojan War
Presented by: Susannah Wright, Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
Rice University
Thursday, April 2, 4:30 p.m.
Humanities Commons, 220

Invisible Hands: The Hidden Labor Behind Ancient Texts
Presented by: Candida Moss, Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology and Religion
University of Birmingham
Wednesday, April 8, 4:30 p.m.
Humanities Commons, 220

Spring 2026

What Do We Owe to Already-Looted Objects?
Presented by: Elizabeth Marlowe, Professor of Art History and Program Director, Museum Studies
Colgate University 
Monday, February 9, 6 p.m.
Jepson 118

Digging in Circles: Miami’s Prehistoric Legacy
AIA’s Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
Presented by: Robert S. Carr, Director of the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy
Thursday, April 16, 6 p.m.
Jepson 118