Encountering the Etruscans
A private preview
Friday, March 30th, 2026 - 11:00am
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
102 Anthropology and Art Practice Building, Berkeley, CA 94720
Join us for a a fascinating stroll through one of the largest collections of Etruscan artifacts in North
America at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley with Professor Lisa Pieraccini.
Professor Lisa Pieraccini will lead us through the Etruscan artifacts at the Hearst Museum and at the Doe Library, explaining the main cultural aspects of the Etruscans, the indigenous people living in central Italy in the first millennium BCE. The Etruscans played a significant role in the Mediterranean where their cultural, political and artistic footprint were defining ancient Italy and Rome in the early years.
ABOUT
Professor Lisa Pieraccini is an expert in the culture of ancient Mediterranean, Etruscan and Roman art, as well the author of various books and publications on this subject. She is Faculty Affiliate, Ancient History & Mediterranean Archeology; Faculty Affiliate, Archaeological Research Facility; Interim Director, The Del Chiaro Center of the Study of Ancient Italy, University of California, Berkeley; Etruscan Art Advisor, Hearst Exhibition.