The Discovery and Conservation of a Lost Church: Egypt's Sistine Chapel

Live Zoom Lecture by Elizabeth S. Bolman
Founder and Director of the Red Monastery Project
Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts
Chair, Department of Art History and Art
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

In 1997, Elizabeth Bolman entered a forgotten late fifth-century church at a remote site in Upper Egypt, and realized that her life had changed forever. In this lecture, she will tell the amazing story of the church, its conservation, and the many exceptional people and institutions that made the project possible.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 5:00pm ET
live lecture followed by a question and answer period

Request the link from Debby Tenenbaum: dxt6@case.edu by 4:00pm on May 6 to join the Zoom lecture (all attempts will be made to respond to late requests).

Viewers are advised to test their connection before the meeting starts. Zoom access will be provided starting at 4:00pm on May 6