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Fowler OutSpoken Lecture: Echoes of the Ancient Skies

December 5, 2010 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM

For our ancient and prehistoric ancestors, there was a mythological, ceremonial, and symbolic aspect of the sky. They observed its fundamental movements, sensed in them an underlying pattern, and wove the celestial rhythms into the fabric of their lives. Join E.C. Krupp, astronomer and director of the Griffith Observatory, as he examines the worldwide cultural engagement with the sky. Fowler curator Roy Hamilton concludes the program with discussion about the Javanese goddess Nini Towok, who sends her yarn to Earth in the form of moonbeams and other cosmological/planetary references from Indonesia.

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Mind/Body: Contemplative Art Viewing

Through guided mindfulness practices, participants will encounter artworks in a quiet, contemplative setting and deepen their connection to these objects and themselves. ...
Fri Oct 02, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Special Program: Uhengaparaoa, Taonga Tuku Iho: Ancestral Gifts and Contemporary Māori Art

This gathering marks the opening of a collaborative exhibition that connects contemporary Māori textile artists from Whakatōhea with an ancestral kaitaka (cloak) in the Fowler Museum collection. Inspired by the legacy of Uhengaparaoa, a renowned pre-18th century Whakatōhea weaver whose knowledge of raranga (weaving) was shared across communities, the exhibition celebrates taonga tuku iho—ancestral treasures and knowledge passed down through generations. ...
Sat Oct 10, 2026
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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