Sunday, Feb. 20, 3:30 p.m., Recital Hall
Ur of the Chaldees: Inside Woolley's Excavations at the Birthplace of the Biblical Patriarch Abraham, by Richard Zettler, Curator of the Ur exhibition, Associate Curator of the Near East Department, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Friday, Mar. 3, 7 p.m., Recital Hall
Art Objects from the Royal Tombs of Ur, by Irene Winter, William Dorr Boardman Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Harvard University (co-sponsored by the American Institute of Archaeology, Cleveland Chapter)
Friday, Mar.10, 6:30 p.m., Recital Hall
The Craft Specialists of Power and Prestige: Traders, Jewellers and Metallurgists of the Third Millennium B.C., by Aslihan Yener, Associate Professor, Archaeology of Anatolia, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago
Friday, Mar. 24, 6:30 p.m., Recital Hall
At the Courts of the Kings of Ur, by Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Professor of Art and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Sunday, Apr. 2, 3:30 p.m., Lecture Hall
The Reconstruction of Ancient Mesopotamian Music, Anne Draffkorn Kilmer, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Friday, Apr. 7, 6:30 p.m., Recital Hall
Kings, Schools and Bureaucrats: Writing and Society in Early Mesopotamia, Stephen Tinney, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and History, University of Pennsylvania and Curator of the Tablet Room, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Friday, Apr. 14, 6:30 p.m., Recital Hall
Women of Ur: Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Mesopotamia, Jerrold Cooper, Professor, Near Eastern Studies Department, Johns Hopkins University
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2:00 p.m., Recital Hall
Ancient Voices: Music And Tales From Sumer, by Gayle Stuwe Newman and Philip Neuman, Ensemble De Organographia, Oregon City, Oregon; and Jay Lamenski, Independent Assyriologist, Cleveland. A program of ancient Sumero-Babylonian musical compositions that come from the oldest notated music in existence played on reconstructions of period instruments, accompanied by readings in English and Sumerian of the tale of Gilamesh and Aga, one of the oldest stories from ancient Mesopotamian literature.
Wednesdays, Feb. 23, Mar. 29, Apr. 19
Sundays, Feb. 27, Mar. 26, Apr. 23
Sundays, 2:00_4:30 p.m.
Ancient Royal TreasURes. Free drop-in workshops for all ages. Art projects based on works in the exhibition.
Sunday, Mar. 19, 2:30 p.m., The Tale of Gilgamesh
Sunday, Apr. 16, 2:30 p.m., The City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer
The staff of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) has prepared a list of related reading materials, videos, and web sites, suitable for various ages. The list will be available at the museum and at all CCPL branches.