Harvard Semitic Museum Lecture: David Gordon Lyon and the Harvard Semitic Museum

When:
Thursday, Dec 04, 2014 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Yenching Auditorium
2 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
http://hmsc.harvard.edu/event/david-gordon-lyon-and-harvard-semitic-museum

Harvard professor David Gordon Lyon (1852–1935) held one of the first Assyriology positions in the United States and worked tirelessly to promote the study of ancient cultures that once flourished in today’s Middle East. Join Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum, Joseph A. Greene, Deputy Director and Curator, Harvard Semitic Museum, and Adam Aja, Assistant Curator of Collections, Harvard Semitic Museum in a discussion of Lyon’s life and contributions that will highlight his interactions with Harvard presidents, millionaires, and other twentieth-century notables, as well as his approach to assembling Harvard's Ancient Near Eastern collection and establishing the Harvard Semitic Museum. Join the speakers to learn about the museum’s treasures and the exciting transformation it is currently undergoing.


Reception follows in the Harvard Semitic Museum


Free event parking available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage


Presented by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Semitic Museum

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