2009 Illinois Chapter Events (Chicago)
February 2009
PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM: A Mummy Comes to Life - Science and Art Resurrect an Ancient Egyptian Priestess
Saturday, February 21, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Various speakers
Co-sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of ARCE
and the Oriental Institute
July 2009
LECTURE: George Andrew Reisner and American Archeology in Egypt
Saturday, July 11, 5:00 p.m.
Peter Lacovara, Curator of Ancient Art, the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta
Chapter: Illinois
August 2009
LECTURE: August Lecture
Saturday, August 1
To be announced
Chapter: Illinois
September 2009
LECTURE: Preliminary Report on the ARCE/Epigraphic Survey, Oriental Institute Reused Block Epigraphic Project at Khonsu Temple in Karnak, 2008-09
Saturday, September 12, 5:00 p.m.
J. Brett McClain, Senior Epigrapher, The Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute
Chapter: Illinois
October 2009
LECTURE: War and Peace in the Bronze Age: Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire
Saturday, October 3, 4:30 p.m.
Peter J. Brand, University of Memphis
Chapter: Pennsylvania
November 2009
LECTURE: Notes on a Scattered Cemetery: The Three Metropolitan Museum Mastaba Chapels in Context
Saturday, November 7, Chapter Meeting 4:30 p.m., Program 5:00 p.m.
Ann Macy Roth, Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Art History and Hebrew & Judaic Studies at New York University
Chapter: Illinois
December 2009
LECTURE: Symbols of Sexual Rebirth: Aspects of Mondey Vessels
Saturday, December 5, 5:00 p.m. Followed by Potluck Holiday Party
Courtney Kleinschmidt-Jacobson, University of Chicago
Chapter: Illinois
