General Admission

3001 Central Street,Evanston IL 60201

21 August, 2021

Description

MMAI is one of a handful of museums across the country that focuses exclusively on Native American culture. Our ongoing “Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures” highlights the traditional aspects of transportation, food, housing, clothing, and arts while also showcasing how American Indian communities adapted in order to maintain their way of life as much as possible in a post-colonial world. The ongoing exhibit also includes regional interactive touch tables and a life-sized hunting wigwam that give visitors a hands-on learning experience; perfect for children and the whole family. Reclaiming Cultural Treasures: In collaboration with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago and the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, our newest rotating exhibit explores the continued efforts of tribal communities and other global groups to reclaim culturally significant items that are held in private and public collections across the world. While the view on returning cultural items to their home communities has changed in favor of indigenous groups, the process is still complicated and disadvantageous to those seeking justice.