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Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum

Journey through the Museum to hear eight local Native speakers find connections with 14 artworks. From early European still-life painting and sculpture to a 1930s vacuum cleaner, their diverse stories resonate throughout the BMA collection in personal ways.

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Fishnet Float (Kopalla)

Fishnet Float (Kopalla)
Pendant

Pendant
Mural Fragment with Priest

Mural Fragment with Priest
Mortar

Mortar
Vase

Vase
Hiawatha and the Great Serpent, the Kenabeek

Hiawatha and the Great Serpent, the Kenabeek
Richard Henry Bayard

Richard Henry Bayard
View of Mount Vernon

View of Mount Vernon
Window: Baptism of Christ

Window: Baptism of Christ

Vacuum Cleaner
Blackware Vessel

Blackware Vessel
Bull Durham

Bull Durham
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
About the Exhibition

Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum

May 10, 2024 – November 29, 2024

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Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum