Online Events

Coffee and Curators: Building a Virtual City on the River

Thursday, June 15
3 p.m., Eastern
Zoom registration

This talk will discuss the process of building the Virtual Reality (VR) experience that will be part of IUMAA’s opening exhibit, City on the River: Connecting the Indigenous Past and Present. Through consultation with IUMAA’s Indigenous partners, we knew we wanted to use VR technology to transport visitors back 700 years ago to show them that the Angel Mounds State Historic Site (located in modern-day Evansville, IN) was once a vibrant city full of people living everyday lives. Using a combination of archaeological interpretations and guidance from our partners, we supplied assets to the development team at the IDIA Lab at Ball State University and The Elumenati to bring this project to life. Come see the City on the River when we open!

Coffee and Curators: Between Two Spaces

Thursday, July 13
3 p.m., Eastern
Zoom registration

Join MFA studio arts student, Beatrice Atencah, as she discusses her time researching and studying the Mary Warren collection at IUMAA. In her words:

"With my 16 weeks with the Mary Warren collection, I have come to embrace what it feels like to live between two spaces at the same time. The inner self of my birth country traits and nurtured attitudes against new cultures, I find myself forcing myself to adapt or blend in. Mary Warren's collection has taught me how easy life can be when you decide to be yourself through clothing/jewelries even with a change of environment."