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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Education and Cultural Center is dedicated to connecting people of today with 20,000 years of ongoing Native American cultural expression. The Museum embraces cultural diversity and encourages responsible environmental action based on respect for nature. Through exhibitions and programs, the Museum seeks to challenge and inspire all of us to improve the quality of our lives and our world.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Entries from Our Guest Book

We keep our guest book beside the main entrance at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.  Some people choose not to sign it; some people write just a short comment.  All that is fine and appreciated.  But from time to time someone will write a little more, giving us some insight into what people take away with them after a visit to our museum.

[Note: Nancy and Charles "Bud" Thompson are the founders of the museum.]

May 3, 2012
We all five people enjoyed the exhibition. – Finland

May 4, 2012
Beautiful!  Very informative. – Keene, New Hampshire

May 5, 2012
Celebrate the Earth!

May 6, 2012
Amazing.  Absolutely amazing.  Thank you for preserving a truly beautiful and spiritual part of history. – Arlington, Massachusetts


May 12, 2012
We thoroughly enjoyed the museum and Medicine Woods . . . and getting to meet the founders of the museum! – Massachusetts


May 13, 2012
Thank you for a wonderful visit, and thank you, Mr. Thompson, for spending time with us.  From Sam and Jack – New Hampshire


May 15, 2012
I can't believe I waited all these years before I finally stopped.  The entire display is wonderful, and we had a terrific guide.  We'll definitely come back! – New Hampshire


May 15, 2012
The guide was terrific – very interesting.  Thanks for preserving this for us. – Pennsylvania


May 15, 2012
Superb walk-through.  Our guide had such a great wealth of knowledge and shared it all. – Massachusetts


May 17, 2012
One of the best Indian museums I have ever been through.  I really enjoyed my visit, and [I am] so glad I made a spur of the moment decision to stop by. – Tennessee


May 22, 2012
Thank you for the warm welcome and interesting introduction to Native culture. – Connecticut


May 24, 2012
Stunning!  What a treat to meet "Bud!"  I can't wait to come back. – Windham, New Hampshire


May 24, 2012
This feels like the kind of place you can't experience in just one visit.  However, my time here was one filled with great reverence and respect.  Sometime I'll come back and revisit the experience.  Maybe I'll meet Bud again (He was great this time.) – Salem, New Hampshire


May 31, 2012
I am Inupiaq.  I like learning about my heritage, and I'd like to do more research.  – Alaska

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Event This Saturday, January 14 at Peabody Essex Museum


SHAPESHIFTING: TRANSFORMATIONS IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART
Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 10am - 5pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
Reserve your tickets now.

9:30 amMEMBERS-ONLY GALLERY TALK –SOLD OUT

11 am and 1 pm
DOCENT-LED GALLERY TOURS.  
Meet at information desk | Tickets available on day of tour

11:45 am–12:30 pm
OPENING CEREMONY AND PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation singers and dancers | atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

1–2:15 pm
DISCUSSION: Changing, Knowing, Locating, Voicing: A New Look at Native American Art | 
Morse Auditorium. | For adults | Reservations by January 12
Karen Kramer Russell, curator of Native American art and culture, highlights Shapeshifting's central themes and explores the ways Native American artists respond to a wold constantly in motion. She is joined by artists Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Aleut) and art historian Janet Berlo, University of Rochester, NY.
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1–3 pm
STUDIO SATURDAYS | Make a Drum
 – Art Studios
Design a drum that represents you or your family.

2:30–3:15 pm
PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
 | Atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

3:30–5:00 pm
FILM | Reel Injun
Morse Auditorium | For adults and teens | Reservations by January 12
Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today, with clips from hundreds of classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with Native and non-Native film celebrities, activists, film critics and historians. 2009, 85 minutes, directed by Neil Diamond (Cree).
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