A lecture on the demons, monsters, and witches that haunted daily life in ancient Mesopotamia, blamed for disease and death, especially in infants, and the protective rituals people used against them.
Playwright Walker Caplan reads from DUMMY and talks with Eliza Palter of New Relic Theatre about reimagining the historic "dumb scene," drawing on archival research and library materials.
One painting, one long look. A museum educator leads a conversation with fellow attendees in the galleries, with Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert as the focus and everyone encouraged to join in.
A guided walk through the institute's current exhibition on magic and curses in the ancient world, led in the gallery itself. An hour with the objects and someone who can explain them.
