This November, travel the globe with the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) through their collection of online lectures. From November 2 through November 30, guests can peek inside a cat mummy, hear about the challenges of restoring a 400 year-old Chinese scroll, decide the truth about a fake Roman mosaic, or discover the female shift in African Art. (San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021)

The lecture schedule is below.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021| 6p.m. – 7p.m.
$5 for members | $10 for non-members
Online Lecture: “African Art in American Collections: From Male to Female Authorship” with Moyo Okediji, PhD
Dr. Moyo Okediji, Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, will examine the growing role of women artists in African art and the responsibility of museums in effecting this transition.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021| 12:30p.m. – 1p.m.
Online Lecture: Conservator Chats: Restoring a 400-year-old Chinese Handscroll Painting: A Story Told by the Conservator Eddie Jose
Fee: Donation Appreciated
Processes usually behind the scenes and inaccessible to the public, conservator Eddie Jose shares the yearlong process and challenges encountered while restoring a 400-year-old Chinese handscroll.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021| 12:30p.m. – 1p.m.
Online Conservator Chats: “A Peek Inside: The SAMA Cat Mummy” with Dr. Sarah Schellinger and Ms. Mimi Leveque
Fee: Donation Appreciated
Take a closer look at the treatment of the ancient Egyptian cat mummy currently housed in the Museum’s Egyptian collection with Dr. Sarah Schellinger, who specializes in the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, Nubia, and Mimi Leveque.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021| 6p.m. – 7p.m.
Online Lecture: “The Perplexing Voyage of the Marine Mosaic: Ostia Antica Travels to San Antonio” with John Clarke
$5 for members | $10 for non-members
Forgery, an art dealer, and evidence of a fake mosaic, Prof. John R. Clarke, a specialist on Roman mosaics, presents his current findings on the Marine Mosaic in this story without a conclusion.

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