[calclass-list] Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #31 (5/4/07)

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #31 (5/4/07) This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry *Sat., May 5, 3:00 - 3:20 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Appleton Chapel, Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA Arma virumque cano: Recitations of Select Greek and Latin Classics (an Arts First Performance Fair event) Thurs., May 10 - Mon., May 14 HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA "From Roman to Early Christian Thessalonike: A Conference on Religion and Archaeology" For speakers and schedule see http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/ Thessaloniki/index.html Sun., May 20, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture Ray Johnson (University of Chicago Oriental Institute Epigraphic Survey, Egypt) "Recent Discoveries Lead to Reassessment of Tutankhamen's Reign" Free and open to the public Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix APPENDIX: Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS: The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts of the collection in your classes. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org. Spring 2007 On view: Assos and East Greek Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries) Etruscan Art Hellenistic Art Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the Italian loan of Eirene) East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is visible but not open) Expected to go off view during Spring 2007: Early Black Figure Currently off view: Bronze Age Greek Geometric Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated into the East Mediterranean gallery) Much of the Early Greek collection Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.