Mellon Grant to fund preservation, reorganization of Native American collections
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With a new $500,000 grant from the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
, Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology will launch a four-year project that will strengthen scholarship on the Museum’s Native American and indigenous collections and make them more accessible.
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Online Catalogue makes the Collection accessible
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The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology has published an Online Collection Catalogue, making over two thousand object records available to search and review online. Researchers, students, and a global public audience can now explore highlights from the Haffenreffer Museum’s permanent collection by specific object types, culture/people, geographic region, or artist/maker.
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Announcing Faculty Fellows for 2018 - 2019
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The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is pleased to welcome four
Faculty Fellows
who will be using the Museum's collections to support the development of courses and course components for 2018-2019.
This year’s recipients are: Brian Lander (Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society), Bathsheba Demuth (Assistant Professor of History and Environment & Society), Holly Shaffer (Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture), and Rebecca Nedostup (Assistant Professor of History).
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May 11 | 5:30 - 8 PM | Manning Hall Gallery
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Please join curators, staff, students, and artists for the Opening Reception of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology's two new exhibitions!
This event is free and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served throughout the event. Remarks and a short blessing will begin at 6 PM, featuring Narragansett/Niantic elder Dawn Dove, Diné artist Denae Shanidiin, Hunkpapa Lakota scholar Jennifer Weston (University of Massachusetts, Boston), Drone Warriors curators Adrienne Keene and Gregory Hitch, “Sacred is Sacred”curator Isabella Robbins, and Haffenreffer Museum Director Robert Preucel.
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Drone Warriors: The Art of Surveillance and Resistance at Standing Rock
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This exhibition features the drone photography and video produced by Water Protectors during the recent movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock in North Dakota. Combining interests in Native representations, activism, resistance, environmental movements, and sous-surveillance, Drone Warriors shows the Brown and Providence community a new perspective—quite literally—of the #NoDAPL movement.
Curated by Adrienne Keene, Haffenreffer Museum Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies, and Gregory Hitch, American Studies doctoral student.
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"Sacred is Sacred": The Art of Protecting Bears Ears
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This exhibit examines the many stories of Bears Ears, a contested sacred landscape in Southern Utah. Rich in oil and gas, Bears Ears is a sacred place for indigenous peoples. This exhibition uses art to convey the beauty of the land, the ways in which Indigenous peoples have come together to start a movement, the roles women and youth, and how people are learning and healing through their fight to protect this land.
Curated by Isabella S. Robbins, Master’s Candidate in Public Humanities. This exhibition has been made possible by generous support in the form of a Rudolph F. Haffenreffer 3rd Fellowship, as well as contributions from the people leading the charge, and contemporary Indigenous artists and allies. The Museum is extremely grateful to Torrey House Press, Publishers of “Of Morning Light: Native Voices Speak for the Bears Ears,” edited by Jacqueline Keeler, for allowing us to use a quote from the book by Wayland Gray as the title of this exhibition - “Sacred is Sacred”.
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Don't forget your Membership!
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We are happy to offer all of our members access to the Association of Science - Technology Centers Passport Program! Don't forget to renew your membership to continue enjoying this program. Learn more about the ASTC and other participating museums at:
astc.org/passport/
Thank you for your support!
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