Bowdoin College has been educating leaders for America and the world since the dawn of the American republic. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin is a highly selective college of approximately 1,730 students of distinction from across America and around the world.
Bowdoin’s curriculum offers a bold blueprint for liberal education designed to inspire you to become a world citizen and leader with acute sensitivity to the social and natural worlds.
Robert E. Peary is best known for his expedition to the North Pole in 1908-09. In this exhibit visitors can follow the expedition from its departure to Pole, illustrated with objects from the expedition, including one of the original sledges.