Event Types
Location
Saturday Sampler Tour | Law & Order in the Ancient World
"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Haunted History
“Long ago, in a valley far, far away, a boy named Djehutymose found an ancient tomb, neglected and forlorn, in the great desert. Inside...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Read and Look: "The Museum"
“When I see a work of art, something happens in my heart.” Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Kelsey Museum! We begin by reading...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Our Favorite Things
As docents, we spend a lot of time in the museum looking at artifacts. And, naturally, we end up with some personal favorites! On this tour,...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Animals in the Kelsey Museum
Animals abound in the art and artifacts of the ancient Near East, Greece, Egypt, and Rome. On this guided tour, learn more about different...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum
Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you. On this docent-led tour, you will be...
Curator Tour | Urban Biographies, Ancient and Modern
Prof. Kathy Velikov
Kathy Velikov, co-curator and faculty in the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, will lead this tour of the special...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Read and Look: "Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile"
Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Egyptian exhibits at the Kelsey Museum! We begin by reading aloud "Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile,"...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Fakes, Forgeries, and Really Good Replicas
One of the most common questions we get at the Kelsey Museum is, “Are all the objects in the museum real?” The answer to this question...
Saturday Sampler Tour | How-To Hieroglyph
Have you always wondered how we learned to read hieroglyphs after they had been long forgotten? What do the hieroglyphs in the Kelsey Museum...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum
Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you. On this docent-led tour, you will be...
