In person attendance takes place in the Lecture Hall of NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts (1 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075) and will be limited to 74 guests. A reception follows. Our lectures are either hybrid (both in-person and live streaming) or fully virtual. Advanced registration is only required for in-person attendance and virtual presentations. Registration links are posted just as soon as they are made available (if you don’t see it, please check back with us).

Monday,  November 2, 2026   6:00 PM                                HYBRID
The Monuments of Native North America: Deep Time through Today
MEGAN KASSABAUM, PHD. Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, and the Weingarten Associate Curator of the American Section, the Penn Museum

Monday,  November 30, 2026   6:00 PM                              VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
Sacrificial Blood, Death and Rebirth in Pre-Columbian Mural Painting
MARIA TERESA URIARTE, PHD. Professor, Institute of Aesthetic Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and Director, Pre-Hispanic Mural Painting in Mexico Project