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n NEW EXHIBITS Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts Santa Ana, Calif.—The new exhibit “California Legacies: Missions and Ranchos (1768–1848)” features objects related to the settlement of Alta, California through Spanish land grants, life at the California missions, and the wealth and lifestyles of the first families who flourished under Mexico’s rule of California, known as the Rancho period.The collection, which came from Orange County’s missions and ranchos, includes the first brandy still to be brought to California, a statue of St. Anthony that originally stood in the Sierra Chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano, a dispatch pouch used by Native Americans to deliver messages between missions, and fine clothing, paintings, and everyday objects. (714) 567-3600, www.bowers.org (Through December 31)
Field Museum Chicago, Ill.—The new exhibit “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” takes you back to the time when colossal mammals roamed Europe, Asia and North America. From the gigantic
mammoth to the massive mastodon, these creatures have captured the world¹s fascination. Meet “Lyuba,” the best-preserved baby mammoth in the world, and discover all that we’ve learned from her. Monumental video installations allow you to roam among saber-toothed cats and giant bears, and wonder at some of the oldest human artifacts in existence. (312) 922-9410, www.fieldmuseum.org (Through September 6
Heard Museum Phoenix, Ariz.—The traveling exhibit “Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection” highlights the Canadian Inuit people’s rich artistic history. The Inuits are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic. Chosen from the collection of Daniel Albrecht, the exhibition’s 150 sculptures, textiles, and graphics offer a rare opportunity to view more than 2,000 years of Canadian Inuit artwork crafted from stone, antlers, tusks, whalebone, paint, wood, pencil, and pen. (602) 252-8848, www. heard.org (Through January 20, 2011)
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Salem, Mass.—Based on new scholarship, the exhibit “Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea” reveals and interprets the importance of water to the ancient Maya through over 90 recently excavated works of art, many never before seen in the U.S. Forms and images of sea creatures and waterfowl in stone and clay artifacts offer new insights into Maya culture, where the sea was a defining feature of the spiritual realm and inspiration for powerful works of art. Recent translation of a Maya glyph for the sea (literally “fiery pool”) is part of a growing awareness of the centrality of the sea in Maya life. (866) 745-1876, www.pem.org (March 27-July 18)
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University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, Nebr.—The new exhibit “Weapons Throughout Time” explores weapons from the museum’s extensive collection that span 9,000 years of history. From prehistoric stone arrow points used on the Great Plains to World War I firearms, the exhibit features select artifacts that have been used for defense, survival, and ceremony, exploring their technology and cultural influences. (402) 472-3779, www.museum.unl.edu (Through mid-September)
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