BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:“Our Atlantic Heritages: 250 Years of European\, African\, a nd American Cultures” with John W. Franklin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260616T094057Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52927827824148 DTSTART:20260627T200000Z DTEND:20260627T210000Z DESCRIPTION:The American\, French\, and Haitian Revolutions of the late eig hteenth and early nineteenth centuries transformed the Atlantic World. Dif ferent freedoms coming from these revolutions created new societies\, aspi rations\, and possibilities. The cultural and scientific exchanges made ne w political systems\, economies\, artistic expressions\, and cuisines. Art works at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art follow these threads to the pre sent era and bear witness to our overlapping and intertwined societies. Jo hn W. Franklin is Managing Member at Franklin Global LLC and Senior Manage r Emeritus\, National Museum of African American History and Culture\, Smi thsonian Institution.\n\nThis keynote lecture is being presented in conjun ction with the opening of the exhibition USA @ 250\, on view at the Bowdoi n College Museum of Art from June 27\, 2026 through November 8\, 2026.\n\n Bowdoin College is committed to providing an accessible and welcoming envi ronment. Please contact the Events Office (events@bowdoin.edu or 207-725-3 433) with any questions regarding the accessibility of this event and/or t o request accommodations. Please note: some accommodations require advance notice and may require documentation of a disabling condition.\n\nPhoto C redit: W. H. Morris LOCATION:Visual Arts Center 018 Kresge Auditorium\, VIS 018 Kresge SUMMARY:“Our Atlantic Heritages: 250 Years of European\, African\, and Am erican Cultures” with John W. Franklin URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/our-atlantic-heritages-250 -years-of-european-african-and-american-cultures-with-john-w-franklin CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR