Location: Galleries

Registration required.

This talk explores how plant and animal products shaped the culinary landscape and religious practices of Medieval Ethiopia. In this lecture, scholar Helina Solomon Woldekiros, PhD, associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will share findings from examining archaeological remains in Ethiopia. Through this research, she will trace the origins of Ethiopian foodways from antiquity and their profound impact on cultural identities across the region.

This program is one of two lectures that are generously funded each year by the Boshell Foundation.

[SYMBOL] ASL interpretation will be provided for this program.

2 p.m.: Introductions 
2:05 p.m.: Presentation
2:45 p.m.: Q&A Session
3 p.m.: Reception in Museum Café

Available resources: Accessible Seating, Assistive Listening Devices, ASL Interpretation, Sensory Kits
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