Events

Free Virtual Lecture: “Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home” - “Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home” by Dawn Scher Thomae, MPM’s Curator of Anthropology Collections The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, has... Read More
AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan - AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan The Milwaukee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting a free, public lecture this Sunday, Oct. 19th entitled, “Diving the Pyramids:... Read More
Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany - November 20, 2025, 4 pm 4th Floor Golda Meir Library and on Zoom Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany This talk explores how German Jews used private photography to record and interpret their lives under National Socialism. Drawing... Read More
Anthropology Colloquium, Wednesday 3/5 @ 4 PM: The Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe) presented by Dr. Amy Nicodemus - The Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe) Presented by Amy Nicodemus Associate Professor, Dept of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Date: Wednesday, March 5 2025 Time: 4 pm Place: Sabin Hall... Read More
Free AIA Lecture: Sunday, Feb. 23rd @ 3 PM – Dr. Ashley Lemke Presents, “An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes” - The Milwaukee Society of the AIA is pleased to have UWM’s own Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) who will deliver an in-person lecture on “An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes.” Dr. Lemke’s talk will present... Read More
Join us at our next Department Colloquium, “Deciphering Diets”, presented by Dr. Margaret Bryer – Dec. 4th 4:00 PM
Anthropology Department Colloquia Return Wednesday Dec. 4th - The Department of Anthropology will hold its first colloquium on December 4th at 4:00 PM in Sabin Hall, room G90 on the ground floor. Students, Faculty, and Public are all welcome to attend for free. Unfortunately, our November 6th Colloquium... Read More
ONEIDA POTTERY: JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND YEARS - Click Here to register!
4th Unhopped Iron Brewer Challenge: Unhopped and Unplugged Brews – April 6th, 2024 - On Saturday April 6, 2024 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Honors College (HON 196), 3363 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 the Hortus Academicus/Brew Garden initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will hold a tasting competition with three judges choosing the... Read More
Anthropology Colloquium Series: Aaron R. Atencio – Friday, March 15th @ 3:30 PM - Edges In: A Theoretical Perspective of Cultural Preservation through Photo Documentation Aaron R. Atencio, PhD Research Curator of Cultural Sciences Milwaukee Public Museum Friday March 15, 2024 @ 3:30 pm Sabin Hall G-90, UW-Milwaukee (Some photographs in this presentation will... Read More

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