Bowdoin College Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum
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Per Kirkeby, Peary Land [detail], 1963. Courtesy of Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen.


Swimming Caribou, Jacob Irkok, Arviat, 2004. Robert and Judith Toll Collection. Photograph by Dean Abramson.


Phanuelie Palluq, Spirit man, 2007, Igloolik. Antler. Courtesy of Robert and Judith Toll. Photograph by Dean Abramson.


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Exhibitions:   Current   Past   Upcoming
May 29, 2013 - July 14, 2013

In the spring of 1892. Robert E. Peary and Evind Astrup set out to cross the great Greenland ice cap, to become the first Euro-Americans to visit the northernmost coast of Greenland, now known as Peary Land. This is northernmost land on the planet and few people have had the privilege of visiting it. This exhibit features Peary's first photographs of this stark and beautiful landscape, as well as more recent views.
April 11, 2013 - February 23, 2014

Caribou antlers are a source of inspiration for Inuit artists across the Canadian Arctic. Working within the constraints of antler's forms, they create a variety of fanciful creatures, exuberant dancers, and ethereal figures.
April 05, 2012 - January 06, 2014

This exhibit explores the Inuit worldview, based on mutual respect between humans and animals. Through contemporary Inuit carvings and prints, traditional tools and clothing, and filmed interviews with Inuit men and women visitors learn about the behavior of seals, whales, polar bears, caribou, and muskoxen.
April 05, 2012 - December 31, 2014

As a pioneering Arctic explorer, Peary relied on many extraordinary people, including his family, financial backers, loyal expedition members, and the Inughuit men and women of Northwest Greenland.
Opening November 01, 2014

In the summer of 1913, Donald B. MacMillan and six other men set off on an expedition to conduct research and exploration in the far north. Marking the 100th anniversary of this major expedition, this exhibit will highlight the results of their extensive fieldwork, and look at the field studies being conducted by contemporary researchers in the same region.
Where's Peary?

May 29, 2013 - NEWS - EXHIBIT

Peary/Kirkeby: Views of Peary Land

May 28, 2013 - NEWS - OTHER

2013 Summer Construction

February 5, 2013 - NEWS - OTHER

Return of the Sun - video

April 28, 2012 - NEWS - OTHER

Polar Bear Uprising - Dance Event

Lecture: Mathematics and the Melting Polar Ice Caps

April 12, 2013 | 6:00 PM
Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium

Lecture: "Things That Matter: How Inuit Artists Create Meaning" - Arctic Museum Exhibit Opening Lecture

April 10, 2013 | 7:00 PM
Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium

Movie/Film: Chasing Ice

March 2, 2013 | 7:00 PM
Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium

Horns, Hooves, Flippers and Fins: Family Day at the Arctic Museum!

February 23, 2013 | 10:00 AM
Hubbard Hall, Lobby

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Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum
Museum Hours
Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday 2 PM to 5 PM
The museum is located on the main floor of
Hubbard Hall on the Bowdoin College campus.

Closed Mondays and National Holidays

Admission is FREE

For more information call:
207-725-3416
write to:
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and
Arctic Studies Center

Bowdoin College
9500 College Station
Brunswick, Maine 04011-8495
or Email us.
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