ADULT Great Lectures Series: Building Monuments, Monumentalizing Buildings

by Penn Museum

What makes a building a
monument? Some of the buildings that hold the most meaning for us,
including Independence Hall, were not built to be monuments. What
monumentalized them? And some of the most ambitious programs to build
monuments, like Philadelphia’s City Hall, notably failed to capture
contemporary attention. What went wrong? History offers important
lessons for us today, as we strive to create monuments that reflect our
values and aspirations.

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About This Program

Cost

View Only: 5.00

Upon receiving a request through CILC, an email with ticket and registration information for the Live Virtual Lecture. Please use the contact information you use most often to submit your request.

Length

60-75 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning PodPublic Library: Library Patrons, Library Staff

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

*There is no maximum

Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Character Education, Community Interests, Economics/Business, Fine Arts, Gifted & Talented, Industrial Technology, International, Leadership, Literacy, Problem Solving, Reading, Sciences, Social and Emotional Learning( SEL), Social Studies/History, STEM, Technology/Information Science, Writing

Program Delivery Mode

Webinar

Booking Information

After you submit your request, you will be asked to purchase your ticket and register to reserve your virtual seat. Once registered, you will receive an email on the Monday before the lecture with a link and instructions on how to connect.

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

*If you registered you will be informed should something extraordinary occur to prevent the program from moving forward on the scheduled date and time.

About This Provider

Penn Museum

Philadelphia, PA
United States

Open to all, the Museum is home to remarkable objects
and powerful stories that emerge from its excavations and research
across the world.

Connect with the cultures of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the
Mediterranean, from the very first cities of the Middle East to the
pharaohs of ancient Egypt; from early Mexico to the lives of Native
American communities today.

Experience the richness of the ancient past, gain an understanding of
our shared humanity, and find your own place in the arc of human
history.

Contact:
Kevin D. Impellizeri
kimpell@upenn.edu
2158988706

Program Details

Format

If you have registered for the lecture(s), you will receive an email on the Monday before the lecture with a link and instructions on how to connect. We use the BlueJeans platform, which is comparable to Zoom and one of the most secure platforms available.

1. Welcome to Great Lecture Series and review of technical engagements
2. Brief introduction to the work expert connected to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
3. Building Monuments, Monumentalizing Buildings Lecture
4. Questions with the expert

Objectives

Monuments have been constructed throughout history—but why, how, and to what end?