2023 Public Scholar

2023 Public Scholar Lecture

P. Gregory Warden, Ph.D.

Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture

Tuesday, April 11
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Meadows Museum
Jones Great Hall

The Maguire Ethics Center is proud to announce Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture P. Gregory Warden, Ph.D., will give the 2023 Maguire Public Scholar Lecture. 

Lecture Excerpt: The role of museums as impartial arbiters is being challenged, in an increasingly political and polarized age, through social media and stakeholder activism. What does the concept of museum neutrality actually mean? How can this concept be applied to the vast variety of museums, an estimated 35,000 in the US alone, that run the gamut from fine arts, historical places, science, archaeology, sports, religion, entertainment, and even highly specialized thematic displays? How can museums negotiate the ethical challenges that result from widely disparate expectations as they consider their fundamental duty to serve the Public Good?

Registration is required and includes lunch. Limited number of tickets available.

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About P. Gregory Warden, Ph.D.

P. Gregory Warden, Ph.D., is the Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture and Professor of Art History Emeritus at SMU. He is President Emeritus of Franklin University Switzerland. Author or co-author of six books and over 100 publications, Warden’s research interests are Mediterranean archaeology, architectural conservation, and Digital Heritage. He has organized museum exhibitions in the US and Europe and has given keynote lectures at numerous universities and museums, including the Getty and the British Museum. His work has been supported by the Kress Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Warden is currently co-Director of the Potentino Exploration Project, which aims to connect environmental science and archaeology with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In 2012 the Republic of Italy awarded him the title of Cavaliere in the Order of the Star of Italy for his contributions to Italian culture and archaeology.