American Indian Art & Culture

Published: November 19, 2007, 9:54 pm

Previous Post: On the Mall We are in the city to visit Lane's elderly aunt. She is great to visit, as her mind is still pretty sharp with her quick wit is definitely still intact.Our visit takes up the bulk of the day, leaving time for just one museum visit. We choose the National Museum of the American Indian, a relatively new museum that I have not had a chance to visit before, so I am eager to see what they have on display.Smithsonian InstitutionThe museum itself has a large open ceremonial space on the main floor, with three lovely boats. The galleries themselves on the upper floors.And what galleries they are! There is an almost overwhelming exhibit tracing the impact of colonialism on native peoples and then individual exhibits on various tribes (from both North and South America). I like the fact that each tribal exhibit includes a poster with information on the tribal members who put together the exhibit. It seems to reinforce the exhibit's theme that American natives are real

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