Educator Marguerite Ingram will discuss Hindu and Buddhist objects in the galleries and Julie Green, Senior Manager of School Programs, will talk about ways to incorporate the study of works of art in these two great religious traditions into the  curriculum.
Fee:  $7 non-members, $5 members.  To register email jgree09@emory.edu

Consulting curator of Near Eastern Art Dr. Monique Seefried discusses the olive in antiquity, followed by a tasting of some of the world’s finest olive oils conducted by Tim Gaddis of Atlanta’s Star Provisions.  Space is limited and reservations required by calling 404 727-6118. This event is now full. Thank you for your interest.  Please look for other Talk & Taste programs in the future.

Aida is an opera that tells the story of an Ethiopian princess who is captured and becomes a slave in Egypt. As a slave, she falls in love with an Egyptian military officer who struggles between his love for her and his loyalty to Pharaoh. Leontyne Price, American operatic soprano, has written this story in language and tone appropriate for young children. After reading the story in the Egyptian galleries, we’ll be treated to Atlanta opera singers performing selections from Aida.

For children 3-5 years accompanied by an adult. Free to the public. RSVP required by 
calling 404.727.0519.

Professor Randy Younker of Andrews University discusses Biblical Archaeology in Jordan: The search for Sihon’s Heshbon, the Tribe of Manasseh, and Other Hints of Ancient Israel

This lecture is co-sponosred by the Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies, the Program in Mediterranean Archaeology, the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory
and the American Schools of Oriental Research.

In 2006, theCarlos acquired a masterwork of ancient art, a Roman copy of a Greek statue of Aphrodite by Praxitiles. Renee Stein, Conservator at the Carlos and Dr. Jasper Gaunt,  Curator of Greek and Roman Art, share the story of the Carlos Aphrodite, who came to the Museum without her head, and the fascinating story of how the head and body of the goddess of love were reunited.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with a program of Love Songs by Robert Schumann.  Soprano Teresa Hopkins performs Frauenliebe und Leben and tenor Bradley Howard sings Dichterliebe with pianist Deborah Thorenson.

The Chinese New Year begins on Valentine’s Day this year. Come celebrate these two holidays with a performance of Chinese composer Bright Sheng’s Three Chinese Love Songs. Family concerts are a wonderful way to introduce children of all ages to chamber music in the intimate space of the Carlos Museum's Reception Hall. Concerts last for approximately one hour. Tickets are $4 and available in advance from the Emory Box Office (404.727.5050), or at the door on the day of the concert. Carlos Museum members at the family-level or above may order up to four free tickets and additional tickets at full price.

Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Shalom Goldman will lead two evenings of discussion of the Gilgamesh, our first (and greatest) epic. In two sessions devoted to ‘the world’s oldest story’ we will examine and enjoy this tale of friendship, struggle and the search for immortality. In our first session we will use the Carlos Museum’s Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern galleries to provide a context for the tale of Gilgamesh, his friend Enkidu , and their fascinating female companions. The second session will be devoted to the text of the Epic of Gilgamesh in Stephen Mitchell’s acclaimed 2004 translation. The New York Times described Mitchell’s translation as “a flowing, unbroken version that reads as effortlessly as a novel…with startlingly familiar hopes, fears, and lusts.” “Mitchell, the noted translator of many of the world’s seminal spiritual texts, has reach back to Mesopotamia to bring out a version of . . . literature’s first hero story that speaks to modern times.” San Francisco Chronicle Fee: $25 for members, $35 for non-members, and includes the cost of the book. Space is limited and registration is required.

This program is full. Please check back for upcoming Carlos Reads programs.

In a program titled In the Holy Land with Johnny Cash: Christian Zionism and American Popular Culture, Emory Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Shalom Goldman discusses his new book Zeal for Zion: Christians, Jews, and the Idea of the Promised Land.  Talented local musicians The Blind Dates will perform Johnny Cash’s songs about the Promised Land, and Professor Goldman will speak about John and June Carter Cash’s five pilgrimages to Israel. 

This program is co-sponsored by the Religion, Society and the Arts Initiative.

Uniting the skills of humans, the wool of camels, and the colors extracted from bugs and plants, woven blue-faced beings lie hidden behind hundreds of red tassels in a fascinating Andean textile on display for the first time at the Carlos Museum. In this workshop, Paula Vester, Atlanta fabric artist, will teach children to dye camelid fibers using cochineal bugs, try their hand at the seemingly magical process of indigo dyeing, use a drop spindle to create yarn, and make tassels.

For children 8 -12 years. $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404.727.0519.

Dr. Rebecca Stone, Faculty Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas, will discuss her new research on shamanism and how this ancient religious system influenced the artistic outpouring of the people who populated Central and South America before the arrival of the Europeans.
Fee:  $7 non-members, $5 members.  To register email jgree09@emory.edu

Master thangka painter Tenzin Norbu, in residence at Emory this semester from the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India, will teach a five-week course in the principles of the Tibetan art of thangka painting.  Participants will learn about the underlying structure of the thangka design, the pigments and tools used, and the choices the choice the individual artist makes within the traditional artform. 
This course meets on Saturdays, February 27 - March 27, from 1-4 pm in the Tate Room of the Carlos Museum.  Fee for the 5-week course:  $125 for Museum Members: $140 for non-members, free to Emory students.  Pre-registration is required by calling 404 727-6118.