Lecture Series: “Ancient Civilizations and the Afterlife”

Inspired by its exhibit "Ancient Egypt: Art and Magic," the Museum of Fine Arts presents this lecture series. The topics are as follows:

Feb. 4: “The Book of the Dead Revisited”

Feb. 11: “Our Fertile Forbears: Ancestor Worship as Seen in Ancient Andean Art”

Feb. 18: “Art and the Afterlife in Classical Athens”

February 25: “Preparing for the Afterlife in Ancient China”