Brown Bag Lunch
Programs
The following Brown Bag Lunches are
presented in conjunction with the community-wide programming for the
exhibition,
Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption
(October 14, 2007-January 27, 2008) at the Birmingham Museum of
Art.
October 17 •
Pompeii: Tales from the Construction
Terry Beckham, Head Exhibitions Designer, Birmingham Museum of Art
Beckham has produced exhibitions for the Museum since 1984. He will give
a master designer’s perspective of installing an exhibition of the scale
of Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption. From knocking down walls to
perfecting the lighting,
learn how 10,000 square feet of space were transformed into a classical
Roman setting.
November 14
• Pompeii: Past and Present
James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology, McWane Science Center
Dr. Lamb will discuss the effects of the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius in 79
AD and the risk of such a disaster happening again in the not so distant
future.
December 12
• Treasures of Pompeii
Robin Meador-Woodruff, Guest Curator, Birmingham Museum of Art
Objects in the exhibition tell the riveting stories of the final days of
Pompeii and the nearby resort cities of Herculaneum and Oplontis which
were also buried by Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD. Learn more about the
objects found in these once vibrant cities with this special curator-led
talk.
January 9 •
From Hippocrates to Galen: The Practice of Medicine in the Ancient World
Dennis Pappas, MD
The Ancient Romans were advanced in many ways, including the practice of
medicine. Dr. Pappas shares his own personal collection of ancient
medical instruments and discusses images of Roman medical tools in the
exhibition Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption, as an overview of
medical remedies used in Pompeii.
Join us each Wednesday at
Noon in the Arrington Auditorium of the
Linn-Henley Research Library. There is NO CHARGE for these Brown Bag
Lunch Series.
The library provides beverages. For additional information call (205)
226-3604.
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James M. Deem,
author of Bodies From the Ash will speak at the following
locations of the Birmingham Public Library
Monday, November 5 at 10:00 a.m.
Smithfield Branch
Monday, November 5 at 1:30 p.m. North Birmingham Branch
Monday, November 5 at 3:30 p.m. West End Branch
Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. Avondale Branch
Tuesday, November 6 at 10:30 a.m.
Central
Tuesday, November 6 at 4:00 p.m. Springville Road Branch
Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. Five Points West Branch
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