The Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture in Greek and Byzantine Art
The annual Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture is made possible through the Dr. John and Helen Collis Family Endowment. The endowment is the first of its kind at the museum, as it presents an annual lecture dedicated to a particular art historical emphasis. Additional support for this lecture comes from the Hellenic Preservation Society (HPS) of Northeastern Ohio. HPS is a non-profit organization whose focus is to preserve the Hellenic legacy that will promote the Greek experience through education, collection and preservation. Dr. John and Helen Collis are both members of the society.
The annual Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture brings nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field of art history and archeology to discuss new scholarship, museum exhibitions, and archaeological discoveries. Topics alternate between Ancient Greek and Byzantine art every other year.
Past Lectures
Wandering off the Byzantine Path: El Greco’s “Modernism”
DateSep 24, 2023, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Reimagining Early Greek Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
DateSep 25, 2022, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Viewing St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai
DateSep 26, 2021, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art
DateSep 29, 2019–Jan 13, 2020LocationGartner Auditorium
The Cleveland Saint Luke: The Byzantine Artist as Creator, Bureaucrat, or Copyist...
DateSep 30, 2018, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century...
DateSep 24, 2017, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Constructing Motherhood: The Veneration of the Virgin in Byzantine Culture
DateSep 25, 2016, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult, and Daily Life
DateSep 27, 2015, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Glass and Arts in the Byzantine Empire
DateSep 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome
DateSep 29, 2013, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
From Byzantium to El Greco: Icon Painting in Venetian Crete
DateSep 30, 2012, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
DateSep 25, 2011, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
The Religion of Relics in early Byzantium
DateSep 26, 2010, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Visions of Byzantium: Looking at the Recent Royal Academy Exhibition Byzantium 330-1453...
DateSep 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Greek Bronze Statuary: The Birth of Classical Style
DateOct 5, 2008, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
The Light of Icons at St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mt. Sinai, Egypt
DateSep 30, 2007, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Alexander The Great: A Man for All Seasons
DateOct 22, 2006, 2:00–3:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
Art and Empire: "Byzantium Faith and Power" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DateApr 10, 2005, 2:00 p.m.LocationGartner Auditorium
The Reinstallation of the Classical Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Masterplan...
DateApr 18, 2004LocationGartner Auditorium