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Distinguished Lectures
For tickets, call the Museum Box Office at (713)639-4629 or click more >> for purchase information.
Upcoming Distinguished Lectures
Wortham IMAX® Theatre, 6:30 p.m.†
$12 members, $17 nonmembers†
†Unless otherwise noted.
The HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series is generously sponsored by The Favrot Fund.
| Corpse Flower Life History - The Life and Times of Lois the Corpse Flower |
HMNS Horticulturists Zac Stayton and Soni Holladay
Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 p.m.
Lois, the titan arum, or corpse flower (A... more >>
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| Adventures Among Ants |
Mark Moffett, Ph.D., National Geographic
Wednesday, September 15, 6:30 p.m.
Did you know that the nests of some ants have air conditi... more >>
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| The Archaeology of the Silk Routes |
Lothar von Falkenhausen, Ph.D., UCLA
Tuesday, September 28, 6:30 p.m.
Along the ancient routes of the Silk Road, archeology has unv... more >>
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| The Whydah, Her Pirates and Their Stories |
Ken Kinkor, The Whydah Museum
Tuesday, October 5, 6:30 p.m.
In 1984, after several years of research and exploration, Barry Cliffo... more >>
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| The Indian Ocean Trade, A Maritime Silk Route |
Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.
Derek Kennet, Ph.D., The University of Durham, England
Co-sponsored by AIA - Houston
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| Blackbeard's Flagship Queen Anne's Revenge |
Mike Daniel, Shipwreck Researcher
Tuesday, October 26, 6:30 p.m.
After eight years of searching Beaufort Inlet in North Carolina, ... more >>
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| Caravans from Deep Time: Fossil Wonders from the Silk Road |
Robert T. Bakker, Ph.D., Paleontologist
Wednesday, November 3, 6:30 p.m.
For centuries, long lines of camels carried textiles, f... more >>
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| The Tarim Mummies: New Discoveries at the Crossroads of Eurasia |
Victor H. Mair, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, November 9, 6:30 p.m.
Over one hundred impeccably-preserved mummies da... more >>
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Investigating the Dead Sea Scrolls
Lecture Series DVD Collection
For information about purchasing the 2004 Investigating the Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture Series on DVD, along with lecture descriptions and suggested readings, click .
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