Monday, March 22, 2010

Lecture: Bringing the DSS to Milwaukee

LECTURE:
Museum has its own story of how scroll exhibit came together

Posted: March 21, 2010 |(Journal-Sentinel)

The tale is part archaeology, part diplomacy, with a bit of intrigue thrown in the mix.

The free public lecture "Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls to Milwaukee" by Carter Lupton gives a rare behind-the-scenes description of how Milwaukee Public Museum staffers pulled together the largest show the museum has ever produced.

Lupton, the museum's curator of ancient history, was instrumental in creating the museum's "Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible" show, now running at the museum.

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Background here.