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ARCE national chapters are based in cities thoughout the United States with particular strengths in fields related to the study of Egypt and the Near East, by virtue of their museums, universities, and research institutions. Drawing on this expertise, ARCE chapters host lectures, conduct symposia, sponsor book-discussion groups, show films from and about Egypt unavailable through conventional distribution channels, sponsor tours of exhibitions at local and neighboring museums, and conduct much-needed fundraising programs for excavations in Egypt.

The following chapters have lectures scheduled for the upcoming months. Dates, topics, and venues are in some instances provisional; updates will be posted here as soon as they are available.

Arizona | Georgia | Illinois | New England | New Mexico | Northern California
New York | North Texas | Northwest | Orange County, CA | Oregon | Pennsylvania
Washington, DC


Arizona (Tucson)

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Georgia (Atlanta)

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Illinois (Chicago)

All talks are held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Saturday, 29 March, 6:00 pm
Coptic Graffiti and Early Christian Impressions of the Past
Jennifer Westerfeld, University of Chicago

New England (Boston)

All lectures, unless otherwise noted, are presented in Room 224, CAS Building, Boston University, 705 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.

Tuesday, March 4, 6:00 pm
The Lost Necropolis of South Asasif, Egypt
Elena Pischikova, Director, South Asasif Conservation Project, University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition

Northern California (Berkeley-San Francisco)

Unless otherwise noted, lectures will be presented in Barrows Hall, Room 20, UC Berkeley Campus.


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New Mexico (Albuquerque)


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New York (New York City)


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North Texas (Dallas)

Lectures are held at Southern Methodist University, Fondren Science Building, Room 123. The Fondren Science Building is located at 3215 Daniel, in Dallas, on the north side of the SMU campus.

Saturday, May 31, 7:00 pm
"CSI: Ancient Egypt -- What Skeletal Remains Can Tell Us"
Dr. Nancy Lovell, University of Alberta, Canada

Saturday, June 21, 7:00 pm
Stump the Champs
Question and Answer Session with Egyptian Experts

Saturday, July 19, 7:00 pm
"Constructing and Sailing an Ancient Egyptian Ship in the Twenty-First Century"
Dr. Cheryl Ward, Florida State University

August 2008
To Be Arranged

Friday, September 5, 7:00 pm
"The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project"
Dr. Hourig Sourouzian and Dr. Rainer Stadelmann

Saturday, September 20, 7:00 pm
"Water Clocks and the Concept of Time in Ancient Egypt"
Dr. Melissa Dowling, Southern Methodist University

October 2008, Friday night
To Be Arranged

October 2008, Saturday seminar
To Be Arranged

November 2008
"The Tutankhamun Exhibit Experience"
Dr. Kara Cooney, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, and The History Channel

December 2008
Member Holiday Party

Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:00 pm
"Ancient Wonder: The Fayum"
Dr. Willeke Wendrich, UCLA

February 2008
To Be Arranged

Friday, March 20, 2009, 7:00 pm
"Tutankhamun and The Sunshade of Princess Meretaten"
Dr. Jennifer Wegner and Dr. Josef Wegner, University of Pennsylvania

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:00 pm
"Mysterious Abydos: Eternal City"
Dr. Jennifer Wegner and Dr. Josef Wegner, University of Pennsylvania

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Northwest (Seattle, Washington)

Lectures are free, and open to all who wish to attend; workshops and seminars have an admission charge.


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Orange County, California

Unless, otherwise noted, all lectures are held at The Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 1:30 pm
Politics of Placement: The Development of the Theban Necropolis in the New Kingdom
J.J. Shirley, Lecturer in Egyptology, Dept. of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, The Centre for Egyptology and Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Wales, Swansea

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:30 pm
Luxor Temple: the Discovery and Conservation of Roman Era Wall Paintings
Michael Jones, Associate Director, Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project, American Research Center in Egypt, Cairo

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 3:30 pm
Defending the Dead: Adaptations in Burial Practice at the End of the New Kingdom
Kara Cooney, Research Associate, Getty Institute and frequent commentator on National Geographic and Discovery Channel Specials on Ancient Egypt

Saturday, June 7, 2008 9:30 am to 4:45 pm
Ancient Egyptian Medical and Magical Practices
Robert Ritner, Professor of Egyptology, the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Fee and pre-reservation required: Students $30, ARCE/EEO members $40, General Public $45.
Queries: www.ocpl.org/lectures/Egypt.asp or arce-oc@earthlink.net

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Oregon (Portland)

Unless indicated, all lectures take place in Smith Memorial Union on the campus of Portland State University.


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Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Unless otherwise indicated, events are held at the Classroom 2, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, 3260 South St. Philadelphia, PA 19104. General admission is $5 or free for ARCE-PA members.

Saturday, 1 March, 11:30 pm
First Saturday Gallery Tour: Art and Writing
Vanessa Smith

Location: Trescher Main Entrance of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Free with museum admission donation.

Thursday, 13 March, 6:00 pm
Insularity, Connectivity, and Island Identity in the Oases of Egypt's Great Sand Sea
Ellen Morris, Columbia University
Sponsored by the Korsyn Fund and ARCE-PA

Location: Rainey Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Saturday-Sunday, April 5-6, 1:00-4:00 pm
April Workshop: Faience
Tom Droppelman, University City Arts League

Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Nevil Classroom). $10 per person (ARCE-PA Members only)

Saturday, 5 April, 11:30 am
First Saturday Gallery Tour: Divinity on the Nile
Rachel Aronin

Location: Trescher Main Entrance of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Free with museum admission donation.

Saturday, 3 May, 11:30 am
TBA
Robert Ritner, University of Chicago

Saturday, 3 May, 11:30 am
First Saturday Gallery Tour: Divinie Kingship
Vanessa Smith

Location: Trescher Main Entrance of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Free with museum admission donation.

June Lecture (Date and Time TBA)
Archaeological Work in the Kharga Oasis
Salima Ikram

Location: TBA.

Saturday, 7 June, 11:30 am
First Saturday Gallery Tour: Mummies and the Afterlife
Beth Ann Judas

Location: Trescher Main Entrance of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Free with museum admission donation.

Saturday, 19 July, 4-7:00 pm
Lecture and a Movie: Through the Stargate - Hollywood's Manufacture of Ancient Egypt
Leslie Warden, University of Pennsylvania

Sunday, 7 September, 2:00 pm
The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project
Rainer Stadelmann & Hourig Sourouzian, German Archaeological Institute Memnon/Amenhotep III Project

Thursday, 16 October, 6:30 pm
Heresy in Fatimid Egypt
Nicholas Harris, University of Pennsylvania

Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Classroom 2)

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Washington, DC

Unless otherwise indicated, all lectures will be held in the Benjamin T. Rome Auditorium of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (Dupont Circle Metro stop).


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Columns in the court of offerings in the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Photo Patrick Godeau

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