Alongside holding changing exhibitions, the gallery also hosts an annual series of lectures on the theme of ancient art, inviting speakers from various fields. In May 2007, Dr. André Wiese, curator of the Egyptian department at the Antikenmuseum Basel, talked about ancient art in Swiss collections and masterpieces of Egyptian art at the Antikenmuseum Basel.
In 2008, Prof. Siegfried Gohr, former director of Museum Ludwig in Cologne, gave a lecture on the influence of Antiquity on Modern art entitled “Die Antike vergeht nicht” (“Antiquity does not pass”).