In this lecture, Dr. Ben Dewar will discuss how Assyrian kings used royal inscriptions and palatial reliefs to engage with, preserve, and honor the legacies of their predecessors in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. It will focus on three episodes from across the lifespan of this building that provide insights into how Assyrian kings negotiated […]
Join us at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art for an evening of verse in the beautiful setting of the Museum's entryway Pavilion! Poets from Bowdoin's literary groups, the Quill and the Nightingale, will be gracing us with their talents. Gather your friends and fellow poetry lovers and immerse yourself in the beauty of language. […]
Join us as Professor Jim Higginbotham leads a noon-time tour of the exhibition "Flora et Fauna: Nature in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Culture" at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Professor Higginbotham, Associate Professor of Classics on the Henry Johnson Professorship Fund and Associate Curator for the Ancient Collection at the Bowdoin College Museum of […]
This exhibit is on loan from the Textile Museum of Canada in collaboration with the West Baffin Cooperative of Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada. This installation of the exhibit was made possible by a generous grant from The Coby Foundation, Ltd. and the Russell and Janet Doubleday Endowment. Click here for more information.
Bowdoin College and the Town of Brunswick are hosting a grand opening to celebrate the completion of the Longfellow Playground project. The event will be held Wednesday, June 4, beginning at 1:30 p.m., to coincide with the early release day for Brunswick Public Schools. Parents are invited to bring their children to try out the new […]
In these troubling times take a few minutes out of your day to quiet your mind and join community members and Bowdoin College students, staff and faculty members for a walking meditation on the Bowdoin College Campus. We will meet near the Pickard Theater rain or shine. All are welcome. The walk is sponsored by […]
Across the globe, young people are taking governments to court to fight for their constitutional right to a livable climate. Philip Gregory, co-lead counsel in landmark youth-led cases such as Juliana v. United States, Held v. Montana, and Lighthiser v. Trump, will share cutting-edge legal strategies behind the climate litigation movement that’s reshaping environmental law […]
Join internationally recognized storyteller and poet, Andri Snaer Magnason, for an exploration of language and communication in this age of Climate Change. Climate change is a challenge that is larger than language. We are faced with an imbalance or realignment of all elements of water on our planet. The glaciers, the sea level, the seasons, […]
Join the Schiller Center staff, students and faculty for the annual SCSC Open House on November 16 from 1- 4 pm. The Open House is a celebration of the work Bowdoin students are doing across the disciplines here along the coast and in the Gulf of Maine. We are looking for student artists, writers, researchers […]
Join Bowdoin College in its annual Lessons & Carols service in the chapel.
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