Mathers Museum Current Exhibits October 12, 2007

Current Exhibits Include: Lost and Found: Art through Recycled Objects, Laughter on a Stick: Turkish Shadow Theater, Afghanistan: A Doctor Returns from Exile, To Have and To Hold: African Containers, Liberian Collections Project: Preserving the Past for Building the Future, Images of Native Americans: The Wanamaker Collection, Thoughts, Things, and Theories: What Is Culture?

Just what does a museum of world cultures exhibit? A little bit of everything, because exhibits at the Mathers Museum take you around the world and back again!

Lost and Found:
Art through Recycled Objects
Closes Sunday, November 4, 2007
Reveals how cultures reuse everyday trash for art and fun. Read more about it.
Laughter on a Stick:
Turkish Shadow Theater
Closes Sunday, November 18, 2007
Traces the history and development of Turkish shadow puppetry. Read more about it.

Afghanistan:
A Doctor Returns from Exile
Closes Friday, December 21, 2007
Documents the work of Dr. Arif Oryakhail and the Italian Cooperation, a program which organizes and funds humanitarian projects in developing countries. Read more about it.

To Have and To Hold:
African Containers
Closes Friday, December 21, 2007
Features over 60 containers from throughout Africa and examines their origins and uses. Read more about it.
Liberian Collections Project:
Preserving the Past
for Building the Future
Closes Friday, December 21, 2007
Provides an overview of the Liberian Collections Project, including its mission, history, associated scholars, collections, and archives. Read more about it.
Images of Native Americans:
The Wanamaker Collection
Closes Sunday, June 8, 2009
Presents selections from one of the largest and most important collections of images of Native Americans, and features an overview of the collection's history and its holdings. Read more about it.
Thoughts, Things, and Theories...What Is Culture?
Ongoing
Examines the nature of culture through the exploration of cultural traditions surrounding life stages and universal needs.

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