THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL RECEPTION & KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Symposium Registration
Bronfman Hall, Level 2
3 pm - 5 pm

Docent Tours of World Culture Galleries
Locations throughout the Museum
3:30 pm - 5 pm

Cocktail Reception
Bronfman Hall, Level 2
5 pm - 7 pm

Keynote Address: Simon Winchester
The Man Who Loved China
Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery, Level B1
7 pm

Simon Winchester is a journalist, broadcaster and bestselling author of 20 books including the New York Times bestseller, The Man Who Loved China.
Winchester’s lecture is centered on the life of an eccentric English chemist, Joseph Needham (1900-1995), who became one of the most knowledgeable students of China in all history.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
THE AFTERLIFE AROUND THE WORLD

Life in the Afterlife: ROMFriends World Cultures Symposium
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level B1
8 am - 3:30 pm

The second day of the symposium includes lectures exploring the afterlife as it is perceived by cultures from around the world and through the ages. Join our panel of experts and reflect on how the afterlife is understood by the living, how we prepare for the afterlife and how the living develop a relationship with the afterlife. Symposium includes a continental breakfast, lunch and optional buffet dinner.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
QIN SHIHUANGDI’S CHINA

Life in the Afterlife: ROMFriends World Cultures Symposium
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level B1
8 am - 3:15 pm

The third day of the symposium explores the life and times of China’s First Emperor with four internationally recognized experts. The day includes a continental breakfast, lunch and an optional Afternoon Tea at c5.