January 2020
WWI and the Introduction of the Fossil Fuel Era
Of the many transitions that World War I marked for human civilization, its role as the gateway to an energy-intensive life might be the most far-reaching. Presented in partnership with the National WWI Museum and Memorial and the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home.
Find out more »February 2020
Women on the Nile in the “Golden Age” of Travel
People have been traveling to Egypt for millennia, but the “Golden Age” of tourism for Westerners began in the mid-19th century. Because many of the travelers were men, we focus much more on them than on women who took holidays on the Nile. Their experience was different than that of their male counterparts.
In this talk, Kathleen Sheppard, Associate Professor in the History and Political Science Department at Missouri S&T, will focus on many of these women and their experiences traveling to Egypt. When should they go? Who should they travel with? What could they do and see? What could they expect to find? And the evergreen question: What should they pack? Join us for an adventure up and down the Nile during the Golden Age of travel.
Find out more »Second Saturday Conversation: Coffee with the Curators
Join Jason Dean and Amelia Nelson from 11:00 a.m. to noon for a gallery talk on their exhibition, Gifts of the Nile. The exhibition galleries and the William N. Deramus III Cosmology Theater will be open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Click here to register for free e-tickets.
Find out more »Second Saturday Conversation: Coffee with the Curators
Join Jason Dean and Amelia Nelson from 11:00 a.m. to noon for a gallery talk on their exhibition, Gifts of the Nile. The exhibition galleries and the William N. Deramus III Cosmology Theater will be open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Click here to register for free e-tickets.
Find out more »Linda Hall Library Film Series – Concussion
Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known.
Click here to register for free e-tickets.
Find out more »For reservation questions, please email events@lindahall.org or call 816.926.8772 to leave a message.
Contact Eric Ward at 816.926.8753 for more information on these events.