Two New Exhibits at the Arctic Museum

Cape Dorset and Beyond: Inuit Art from the Marcia and Robert Ellis Collection – This exhibit features sculptures and prints from Cape Dorset, home to man of Canada’s best-known Inuit artists.  The pieces capture a range of styles embraced by these artists, from strikingly realistic and dynamic figures to whimsical and mystical creatures. Exhibit runs through February 23, 2015.

Faces of Greenland: Ivory Carvings from the Baregard Collection – Opens May 6.  In the early twentieth century in the Greenlandic community of Kangaamiut, a group of talented artists began carving delightfully evocative human figures in sperm whale tooth and ivory.  Highlights of the collection include bas-relief carved walrus mandibles, teeth and tusks, as well as carvings of men and women going about their everyday activities. Exhibit runs through August 31, 2015

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Museum hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am -5 pm. Sunday 2-5 pm.  Closed Mondays.