Current Exhibitions
Be sure to check out these exhibitions currently on view at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Be sure to check out these exhibitions currently on view at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Through Our Eyes: A Reclamation will feature three Indigenous guest-curators, Debra Yepa-Pappan (Jemez Pueblo/Korean), Molina Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota/Northern Cheyenne), and Yatika Starr Fields (Osage/Muscogee Creek/Cherokee), as they create works of art that that reinterpret the Edward S. Curtis and Joseph K. Dixon photography collections, held at the Library of Congress and Indiana University, and sound recordings from the Archives of Traditional Music held by IU Libraries. Recognizing that the Curtis and Dixon image and sound collections were originally produced through extractive and colonialist means, this project seeks to redress colonial harm by prioritizing the guest-curators’ visions, recentering Indigenous perspectives, and uplifting source community voices.
Locally Based, Globally Relevant will be an interactive exhibition acknowledging the contributions and global impact of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on land management practices, environmental governance, and ecological conservation and restoration internationally. Six case studies will be used to illustrate the impact of Indigenous knowledge and understanding, offering alternative ways of thinking about the relationship between nature and humanity that are locally based in community and have an impact that resonates globally.
Woven Through Time and Place highlights the wide variety of techniques that can be used to create patterns and designs on fabrics, including woven patterns, beadworks, embroidery, dyeing, and applique. A given technique may be globally ubiquitous or tied to a certain geographic region, culture, clan, artist, culture-bearer, or family. The textiles displayed in this exhibition show various techniques and designs.
The Reading Room and Archives will feature rotating selections from the Museum’s libraries and archival collections. The first exhibition will focus on maps of the Midwest. The exhibit will demonstrate and provide insight into the priorities and assumptions of mapmakers and reveal the various lenses through which they viewed the land.
Using skateboard decks, acrylics, and other materials Lincoln Street Boys and Girls Club members explore their ideas about identity and creativity. A graffiti demo at the Switchyard Park by Mike “Brisk” Burchfield helped kick off the project, leading campers to think about how various styles of art help show different sides of themselves. More than a dozen distinctive skateboards in a variety of styles reveal what these young artists want to share with the world.
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