Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00a–5:00p

Sunday: 2:00p–5:00p

Closed: Mondays and national holidays

The museum is located in Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College [virtual tour] and admission is FREE.

Current Exhibitions

Dogs at Work in the North

January 22, 2019 - April 21, 2019, Hubbard Hall foyer

Dogs have been working companions to Inuit for over 1000 years, yet social and environmental changes are threatening their place in Inuit society. This photo exhibit examines past and contemporary use of dogs.

Upcoming Exhibitions

A Resounding Beat: Music in the Inuit World. March 26, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Bowdoin Students Explore the Arctic. April 23, 2019 - August 25, 2019

Announcement

Lecture - Called Upstairs: The Inuit Voice in Moravian Music

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium

Free and Open to the Public

Tom Gordon, Professor Emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, will discuss working with Inuit musicians and vocalists to document their unique musical heritage.

Presented by The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center.

Free and open to the public.

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Exhibit Opening -
A Resounding Beat: Music in the Inuit World

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 8:00 PM
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

Making the Arctic “Cool”

“It’s not hard to capture the imagination of a second-grader here,” says Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Outreach Coordinator James Tanzer, motioning towards the vivid display of Arctic animals in the museum’s front gallery. “High school students are often trickier to engage. But I’m committed to changing that. I firmly believe that our museum has something to interest everyone.”

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