Museum exhibits
MINT MUSEUM OF ART
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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■ NEW EXHIBITS Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull, Quebec, Canada—The superb new exhibition “Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life” explores many aspects of Iroquois beadwork from the 14th century to the present. Over 300 rarely exhibited pieces are featured, many from the early 1800s. (800) 555-5621 (Through November 4)
HEARD MUSEUM
High Desert Museum
Bend, Ore.—Since ancient times, the Klamath tribes of southern Oregon and northern California have practiced a distinctive basketmaking tradition using natural fibers such as cattails, willows, and porcupine quills. Through an examination of trends in basketry, the new exhibit “Twined and Traded: Klamath Tribes Basketry, 1860-1920” details the cultural history of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (541) 382-4754 (Opens November 3) Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, Fla.—“Myths and Dreams: Exploring the Cultural Legacies of Florida and the Caribbean” uses artifacts, photographs, art, and maps to trace the evolution of the Americas from the first encounters of European explorers with native inhabitants to the present day. (352) 846-2000 (Through January 2002)
american archaeology
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Philadelphia, Pa.—The museum’s permanent Mesoamerican gallery has just been updated to incorporate some of the newest information and theories about the ancient Maya and other prehistoric Mesoamerican cultures. With more than 200 artifacts, including five world-famous carved stone monuments, the renovated gallery offers an overview of the region’s cultures and detailed information about the principal Mesoamerican civilizations that flourished and influenced one another. (215) 8984000 (Newly renovated permanent gallery)
■ CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS Voices from the Past: Archaeology Lecture Series
September 3–December 17, selected Mondays at 6 P.M., Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M. Southwest Seminars presents this free public lecture series by top Southwestern archaeologists. For a list of speakers and dates see www.SouthwestSeminars.org or call (505) 466-2775
Mint Museum of Art
Charlotte, N.C.—“The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame” is the first traveling exhibit in the United States to explore the world’s first team sport, which began around 1500 B.C. in southern Mexico with the early Olmec. It includes 175 artifacts such as jade carvings of Olmec ballplayer kings, ceramic vessels, jewelry, costume accessories, and artifacts from major public and private collections in Mexico and the United States. (704) 337-2098, also see www.ballgame.org (September 22–December 30)
2001—A Chaco Odyssey: A New Look for the New Millennium
September 15, U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center, Washington, D.C. The 8th Annual Symposium of the PreColumbian Society of Washington, D.C. examines old questions, new research, and new ideas about Chaco and its environment. For information, contact PCSWDC Registration: 11104 Bucknell Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20902 or e-mail chaco@ancientamerica.net
Heard Museum
Phoenix, Ariz.—The new exhibit “Brilliant: Navajo Germantown and Eyedazzler Textiles” examines the breathtaking colors and bold designs of Navajo textiles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (602) 2528848 (Through January 13, 2002)
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