Lectures

An experienced and sought-after public speaker, Margaret Leslie Davis has delivered addresses at many prestigious forums including the New York Public Library, the White House Historical Association and the National Gallery of Art.

 

Recent Lectures

Museums, Universities, Libraries, Historic Venues and Independent Bookstores:

• History Happy Hour [WATCH SAMPLE VIDEO]
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
• New York Public Library, New York, NY
• White House Historical Association, Washington, DC
• The French Cultural Embassy, The Albertine, New York, NY
• New York Historical Society Museum & Library, New York, NY
• Boston Athenæum, Boston, MA
• J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
• Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
• Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
• Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
• Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA
• Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• Georgetown University, Washington, DC
• University of Southern California (USC),  Los Angeles, CA
• University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, CA
• Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
• University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
• Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA
• Occidental College, Pasadena, CA
• Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles,  CA
• Beverly Hills Public Library, Beverly Hills, CA
• Charles E. Young Library, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• California Club, Los Angeles, CA
• The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, CA
• Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA
• Valley Hunt Club, Pasadena, CA
• Egyptian Theater, Hollywood, CA
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Hollywood, CA
• Santa Monica Breakfast Club, Bel-Air, CA
• Fourth World Congress on Art Deco, Los Angeles, CA
• The Da Camera Society, Los Angeles, CA
• Beverly Hills Historical Society, Beverly Hills, CA
• Lambda-Alpha, Los Angeles, CA
• The Ebell of Los Angeles, CA
• Alliance Francaise, San Francisco, CA
• Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
• The Last Book Store, Los Angeles, CA
• Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA
• Dutton’s, Los Angeles, CA
• Book Soup, Los Angeles, CA
• Barnes and Noble, Century City, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, CA
• Macy’s Pasadena Plaza, CA
• Powell's City of Books, Portland, OR
• Books a Million, Florence, AL
• Tattered Cover, Denver, CO
• Politics and Prose, Washington DC

 

Margaret Leslie Davis, Live Stream, Boston Athenæum, February 9, 2021, from Los Angeles.

Margaret Leslie Davis Live Streaming via Zoom From Los Angeles, Smithsonian Museum, Dec 14, 2020.

Smithsonian Associates Lecture Series – “How The Mona Lisa Conquered America” by Margaret Leslie Davis.

Davis with Los Angeles Times Business Reporter Roger Vincent moments before the lighting of the Lindbergh Beacon, in honor of the Art Deco treasure's 90th birthday.

Tech Rehearsal, Boston Athenæum, February 9, 2021.