At the Dawn of Human Art: Inside the Painted Caves of Southwest France

What can cave paintings created 15,000 to 30,000+ years ago tell us about the people who made them?

Join us for a fascinating journey into the painted caves of southern France as we explore the origins of human artistic expression. Why did early humans create art? What inspired them to paint deep inside remote caves? And, thousands of years later, can we truly understand what these remarkable images meant to their creators?

This lecture takes us inside three extraordinary sites: Font-de-Gaume, Lascaux, and Chauvet, where hundreds of stunning images of animals and other figures have survived for tens of thousands of years.

The images may feel familiar to us—but can we understand the meaning and purpose behind them?

Come explore the mysteries of Paleolithic art and take a journey deep into the fascinating cultural history of our species