Lowell Lecture
Curated Conversations: Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Greece and Rome
Date & Time
Jan. 27, 2019 at 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Laure Marest-Caffey, Cornelius and Emily Vermeule Assistant Curator of Greek and Roman Art
Presenting Organization
Topics
Join Laure Marest-Caffey, Cornelius and Emily Vermeule Assistant Curator of Greek and Roman Art, to explore how the Greeks and Romans envisioned and engaged with their deities. Learn about the strange births and behaviors of the inhabitants of Mount Olympus and about the rituals involved in their worship. Along the way, discuss a colossal 13-foot-tall marble statue of the goddess Juno and a gold bowl offered to the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia.