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Upcoming Events:		Tuesday, October 14, 5:30 PM “Dynasty and Destiny in an Architectural Context: the Augustan Experiment and the Hadrianic Effect” John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, University of Southern California Yale University, Loria, 190 York Street Thursday, October 9, 7:30 PM "Thieves of Bagdad" Colonel Matthew Bogdanos Norwalk Community College, Pepsico Theater, East Campus (Hear about the efforts of Colonel Bogdanos and his troups to recover antiquities looted from the Iraqi Museum in 2003. Read more...)

		2008-2009 Lecture Series Finalized Be sure to mark your calendars with upcoming 2008-2009 lectures. All lectures will take place at Yale University's Phelps Hall, Room 407, beginning at 4:30 PM. Designing Women: The Hetaira as Model from Phintias through Praxiteles, Andrew Stewart, November 10, 2008 The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well, Susan Rotroff, February 17, 2009 New Light on the Period of the Maccabees: Excavations at Tel Kedesh, Andrea Berlin, March 24, 2009 Members of the AIA, the public and students are invited to attend these free lectures. To learn more, click on the "Lectures" link to the left.

		New Haven and Yale University Star in New Indiana Jones Movie On May 22, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened across the nation. Featured along with star Indiana Jones (aka Harrison Ford) were New Haven and Yale University, used as backdrops for the movie’s college scenes. Movie goers will enjoy a high-speed chase down local New Haven streets with a surprise “stop” at Sterling Memorial Library. Read more about this new movie on the national AIA website (link to left). Also, read about recent controversies regarding the selection of Harrison Ford to the AIA Board of Directors on our "Current Events" page (link to left).
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