{"id":30160,"date":"2026-06-08T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=30160"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:40:44","slug":"saturday-sampler-tour-magic-in-the-ancient-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/08\/saturday-sampler-tour-magic-in-the-ancient-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Sampler Tour | Magic in the Ancient World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/05\/event_148211_original-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:686px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the ways that people from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome used magic for protection, for healing, and to seek favor from powers beyond the human realm. Discover how artifacts in the Kelsey were involved in spells, curses, and protection to help people make sense of a dangerous world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saturday, June 13, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:15 a.m. &#8211; noon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.studentlife.umich.edu\/building\/newberry-hall\">Kelsey Museum of Archaeology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event, please visit our accessibility page at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/zwPkd\">https:\/\/myumi.ch\/zwPkd<\/a>\u00a0or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. 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