Date

Multiple Event Announcements

In this announcement:
1. Museum Exhibition - Gifts from the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of
Bering Strait
2. International Colloquium - Climate Change in Magellan and
Antarctic Regions: Evidence and Challenge for the Future


  1. Museum Exhibition - Gifts from the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of
    Bering Strait
    Princeton, New Jersey

The Princeton University Art Museum announces an art exhibition entitled
"Gifts from the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of Bering Strait." The
exhibition will be on display at the museum in Princeton, New Jersey,
from Saturday, 3 October 2009 to 10 January 2010.

"Gifts from the Ancestors" brings together ancient ivories masterfully
carved by peoples from the coasts of Chukotka, western Alaska, and the
islands in between. Approximately 200 objects will be included from over
twenty institutions and private collections, including rare examples
from recent Russian excavations at Ekven, Chukotka, which are exhibited
for the first time in North America. The exhibition, catalogue, and Web
site explore the historical, cultural, and archaeological significance
of the ivories as well as issues related to their appreciation today by
indigenous communities, museums, archaeologists, artists, and
participants in the art market.

In conjunction with Gifts from the Ancestors, an exhibition of works by
contemporary Alaskan artists entitled "DRY ICE: Alaska Native Artists
and the Landscape" will open on Thursday, 1 October 2009, at the Arts
Council of Princeton.

Additional events planned for opening weekend include:

- Ancient Lifeways, Current Concerns - A panel of experts on
cultural property policy and ethics from both Alaska and Princeton
University will explore the complex issues surrounding cultural
heritage and patrimony as it relates to the digging, sale, and
display of ancient ivories from the Bering Strait. The panel will
also discuss the effects of climate change and its environmental and
social impact in the Bering Strait region. William F. Fitzhugh,
director of the Arctic Studies Center at the National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, will provide the keynote.
Saturday, 3 October 2009 from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. EDT at Princeton
University in McCosh 50.

- Family Day: A Celebration of Alaskan Native Culture - Discover
Alaskan Native cultural heritage with more than twenty-five artists,
athletes, storytellers, and performers demonstrating traditional
crafts, games, music, and dance. Sunday, 4 October 2009 from 12:00
to 4:00 p.m. EDT at the Albert Hinds Community Plaza in Princeton.

For more information about related activities, please go to the October
calendar at: http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/.

For further information about the "Gifts from the Ancestors" exhibit,
please go to: http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/events/Extended_Pages/GFA/.

Or contact:
Laura Lilly
Email: lilly [at] princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-3788


  1. International Colloquium - Climate Change in Magellan and
    Antarctic Regions: Evidence and Challenge for the Future
    27-31 October 2009
    Punta Arenas, Chile

The organizing committee announces an international colloquium entitled
"Climate Change in Magellan and Antarctic Regions: Evidence and
Challenge for the Future." The conference will be held at the University
of Magellan in Punta Arenas, Chile, 27-31 October 2009.

Climate change and its effects have attained global awareness and are of
great interest to the scientific community. The Patagonian Region and
the Antarctic Peninsula are among the areas that have experienced
dramatic regional climate changes in recent times. The colloquium will
gather a group of national and international experts, and is open to
local and national authorities, the scientific and academic communities,
students, scholars, decision makers, and all others interested in
attending.

The colloquium is a joint project between the University of Magellan
(UMAG) and the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH). Funding has been
provided by the regional division of the National Commission for Science
and Technology (CONICYT--FICR).

For further information on the colloquium, including the registration
form, program, and a list of speakers, please go to:
http://www.umag.cl/cambioclimatico/en/index.html.

Or contact:
Carlos Cardenas
Email: andres.mansilla [at] umag.cl