The Human Odyssey on the Roof of the World: Adaptations and Resilience on the Tibetan Plateau
Dr. Yuchao Zhao, Assistant Curator of East Asian Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
The Tibetan Plateau—often described as the “Roof of the World”—represents one of the most extreme environments ever inhabited by...
Flash Talk | Ancient Abstractions
Nicola Barham, Assistant Curator
Greek and Roman art is typically known for its lifelike marble statues, but ancient artists also played with color, pattern, and shape in...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Spooky, Weird, and Magical: Halloween with the Kelsey
Robin Little, Docent
This tour explores a variety of objects in the Kelsey through the lens of Halloween. We’ll look at animals, mummies, funerary...
Sunday Drop-In Tour | Halloween Visits to the Ancient Dead
Linda Kimmel, Docent
Learn how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans understood death, burial, and the afterlife through the objects they left behind. This tour...
2026 David Noel Freedman Lecture
One Goat, Two Piglets, and Heaps of Grain – Banking with Barley in Late Bronze Age Babylonia
Please join us for the 2026 David Noel Freedman Lecture with Dr. Susanne Paulus, Associate Professor of Assyriology and Curator of the...
Visualizing Care: Storytelling as Data Visualization at MohenjoDaro
Dr. Uzma Z. Rizvi
Set in the World Heritage Site of MohenjoDaro (Sindh, Pakistan), Visualizing Care approaches archaeological data visualization through deep...
Visualizing Care: Storytelling as Data Visualization at MohenjoDaro
Dr. Uzma Z. Rizvi
Set in the World Heritage Site of MohenjoDaro (Sindh, Pakistan), Visualizing Care approaches archaeological data visualization through deep...
FAST Lecture
Laura Motta, Assistant Curator
In this FAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lecture, Dr. Motta will present an update on her work on plant isotopes and other...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Dangers Lurking Around Every Corner
Linda Kimmel, Docent
The ancient world was filled with hazards, from illnesses to animal attacks to natural disasters. In this tour, we will look at some of the...
Flash Talk | Fragments from the Iliad from Oxyrhynchus
Leah Mascia, Freie Universität Berlin
At the archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, researchers discovered a 2,000-year-old mummified individual with a sealed papyrus packet...
Read and Look | At Our Table
Marian Laughlin, Docent
The Kelsey’s “Read and Look” program is a great first trip to the museum—providing visitors with opportunities to explore past and...
Sunday Drop-In Tour | The Literary Kelsey
Ann Cassidy, Docent
How is the literature of the ancient and classical world portrayed by and reflected in the artifacts at the Kelsey Museum? The stories of...
AIA Lecture | Ariadne’s Thread: Weaving 200,000 Years of Naxos’ History
Tristan Carter, McMaster University
This lecture asks, (1) what makes us (Homo sapiens) special? And (2) why did Theseus and Ariadne go to Naxos? These radically...
Mid-Day Morsel Tour | Ancient Abstractions
Linda Kimmel, Docent
Looking for something to feed your brain on your lunch hour? The Mid-Day Morsel tour at the Kelsey Museum is a 30-minute taste of ancient...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Third Thursday Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey
Bill Kryska, Docent
Join us for a special evening event at the Kelsey Museum! This Third Thursday experience features a 30-minute tour of ancient Mediterranean...
Kelsey Book Club | Murder in Mesopotamia
Caroline Everts, IPAMAA
This month’s Kelsey Book Club will feature a dash of mystery along with our usual archaeological fare. In Agatha Christie’s classic 1936...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Kelsey Museum Highlights: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Roman World
Doug White, Docent
Travel through thousands of years of ancient history on this highlights tour exploring Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome to discover how these...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey
Robin Little, Docent
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...
Sunday Drop-In Tour | Food and Culture in the Ancient World
Linda Kimmel, Docent
At this time of year, many of us are thinking about food and entertainment. Food and dining were also important features of the ancient...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
