# Event Details - **Event Name**: Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Discover the fascinating world of the ancient Maya through their art and writing in this in-person experience!About this EventOpening Lecture | Transcending Time: Ancient Maya Through Art and WritingJoin Archaeology Now for the opening lecture of our 2026–2027 program series, Transcending Time: Ancient Maya Through Art and Writing, exploring the ancient Maya and the vibrant living cultures of the Maya world today. Designed for a general audience, the series welcomes everyone to explore and engage with the Maya world through accessible, expert-led lectures and events.About the LectureThe story of the Maya extends across millennia, connecting an extraordinary ancient past with a vibrant living culture today. This introductory lecture explores how ancient Maya art and writing were grounded in time and the calendar. Maya rulers commissioned monumental works of art and architecture to commemorate key calendrical cycles and significant events of their reigns. Through these works, rulers were able to transcend time, maintaining a presence over their communities after death and continuing to communicate with us today.About the SpeakerDr. Lori Boornazian Diel is the L.H. Favrot Professor of Humanities in the Department of Art History at Rice University. Her teaching focuses on the art of ancient and colonial Latin America, while her research considers how visual works created by Aztec artists in the years after the Spanish invasion and imposition of Hispano-Christian rule could be used as tools of persuasion, reconciliation, and identity formation under a colonial system.Her books include The Codex Mexicanus: A Guide to Life in Late Sixteenth-Century New Spain (2018), which was awarded the Roland H. Bainton Prize from the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, and Aztec Codices: What They Tell Us about Daily Life (2020). Her research has been supported by fellowships from the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection and the Wenner-Gren Foundation.FREE ADMISSION - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/transcending-time-the-ancient-maya-through-art-and-writing/100002001078767461 - **Event Categories**: art, business, conferences, calendar - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: 13+ - Doors Open At: 6:30 PM - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Hudspeth Auditorium, Rice University - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Houston - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Hudspeth Auditorium, Rice University - **lat**: 29.6401621 - **long**: -95.333286 - **full address**: Hudspeth Auditorium, Rice University, Entrance No 8, Houston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/99049f4c6890f08ae92d7d655e65795f9a51340c1735664e092c207e191e4443-rimg-w1200-h2019-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1790325074 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing being held? - **A:** Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Hudspeth Auditorium, Rice University, Entrance No 8, Houston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing? - **A:** Transcending Time: The Ancient Maya through Art and Writing is organized by Archaeology Now. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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