Dr. Howard Miller, professor emeritus from the University of Texas at Austin, joined us for one more lecture in 2018. It’s possible that more adaptions of Ben-Hur have appeared in the past thirty years than in the previous eighty. And their variety and geographic reach are without precedent in the […]
Dr. Thomas Slater of Indiana University of Pennsylvania spoke last night about June Mathis and her involvement with the 1925 silent film of Ben-Hur. Touching on her life and glass-ceiling-breaking career in Hollywood, Dr. Slater focused on Mathis’ script for Ben-Hur, which ultimately was not used.
Dr. Howard Miller gave an insightful and well-received lecture in the Carriage House last week. He graciously allows us to go live on Facebook, and we are now sharing the video here for your enjoyment.
Dr. Howard Miller joined us last night for a wonderful lecture on the Ben-Hur silent film. We broadcast the lecture on Facebook Live and also recorded it. We invite you to watch it here.
The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is hosting several regional authors for their second annual Lew Wallace Hoosier Author Fair. The public is invited to the Carriage House on Saturday, November 25 from 1 – 4 pm to meet eight Hoosier authors and celebrate Small Business Saturday. This event […]
Dr. Howard Miller joined us from Austin, Texas, this week to deliver a presentation on the traveling Ben-Hur stage play developed by Klaw and Erlanger. He graciously allowed us to stream his talk on Facebook Live. We are reposting the video here on our blog. Unfortunately, the projector was a bit […]
We had a great crowd last night for Dr. Howard Miller’s lecture “Religious Conversion in Ben-Hur and in the Life of Lew Wallace.” We also streamed the lecture on Facebook Live, which was a popular option for those who couldn’t be with us in person. If you were unable to […]
Museum Camp still has room for a few more youth aged 8 – 12 who are interested in art! Museum Camp is a week-long summer camp at four museums and one art gallery. This camp is a cooperative effort by member organizations to help Montgomery County students gain a new […]
Our Hoosier Authors Book Club meeting for Thursday, May 4, has been cancelled. Flooding and road closures, as well as the continued rain, threatens the safety of our book club members. Please remember we do have a lecture scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 at 7 pm. Sandy Barnard will be discussing […]
Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner visited us as part of our 2016 Lew Wallace Festival of Words and gave a fascinating reading of several of her poems inspired by Indiana history. The time flew past, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy this video of her reading! Don’t forget, our 2016 Lew […]
