USA’s NSF combines AAW and Polar Educators to make STEAM
One of America’s leading sources of science funding is putting artists and teachers where the sun doesn’t shine (for half of the year)
Claudia Myatt draws the Antarctic
During a five-week voyage on a Royal Navy ship to Antarctica, Claudia Myatt sketched and recorded islands, landscapes, and wildlife.
Shackleton expedition hero receives sculpture at IMO
A bust of Chilean captain Luis Pardo has been on display not only on Elephant Island, but since November also at the International Maritime Organization WMO HQ.
Swiss band Hanreti sets Antarctica to music
As luck would have it, the Swiss indie band Hanreti released their music album about an Antarctic expedition on the same day that the discovery of the “Endurance” was announced.
Mygration – Exhibition follows Sami in Alaska and Canada
Starting next Friday, March 11, at the Museum Cerny in Bern (Switzerland), an exhibition by two Swedish artists will focus on the emigration of Sami people during the gold rush in Alaska and Canada.
“Pénélope” – art project at Belgian Antarctic station
An art project with figurines, light and photography was implemented in the environment of the Belgian Antarctic station and is now shown in an exhibition in Besançon, France.
Sámis regain ownership of a historic drum
Even in clear-cut cases, returning cultural items can be a lengthy process
Flexible all-rounders – hides and skins
When you think of the Arctic, you automatically think of warm clothing. And of course this is vital. But clothing in the Arctic also has to meet other criteria.
Tupilait
The modern and contemporary art of Greenland is little known outside of Greenland and Denmark. So far, only a few artists have been able to make a name for themselves internationally.
Antler
Archaeological finds show that the use of antler by humans has a tradition that goes back a long way.
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” and Polar Research
What Beethoven and polar research have in common will be shown by the AWI next Sunday in a unique combination of art and science, also as a livestream.
Urs Stoller’s Greenland
Urs Stoller passed away in June 2021 as a result of a COVID-19 infection. He worked as a helicopter pilot in Greenland for 36 years and, as an enthusiastic photographer, left behind some 1,800 photographs of the country and its people.
The Art of printing in the Arctic
Peoples of the Arctic use a wide range of materials in their art. Many of these can be found locally and have always been used.
Illustrated book – Expedition Arctic
The exclusive photo book on the MOSAiC expedition to the Arctic shows the researchers at work and impressions of this expedition in impressive pictures by Esther Horvath.
Spring in the Arctic
April is over. Higher temperatures and migrating birds return to the north. To us, however, earlier than to the Canadian Arctic. In northern Canada, about 150 species of birds are breeding.
Art and Endangered Species in Northeastern of Siberia
At the most easterly point of Siberia, just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, lies the village of Uelen in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks
Fairbanks is home to the Ice Art Championships, one of the largest ice sculpture competitions and exhibitions in the world. These take place in February and March.
“The Whale” will appear from the depths in 2023.
The sensational project “The Whale” has finally been given the green light in Andenes and is set to take visitors into the world of whales from 2023.
The “We” is what matters
From the beginning, the now Museum Cerny has seen itself as a platform for the inhabitants and concerns of the Arctic, not as their mouthpiece.
Igloos for penguins in Antarctica?
There are professions that are particularly creative. This certainly includes architects. Again and again we are surprised by outstanding ideas, but also by projects that go to the limits of what is feasible. Architects and designers create proposals that construct and organize new ways of living, working and playing. “ArchDaily,” the platform for architecture, showed […]
Winnipeg Art Gallery unveils new sculpture
The time has come – after three years of construction, the new Centre for Inuit Art in Winnipeg is finished.
Climate in focus – collecting with a system
The beginnings of Museum Cerny’s collection date back to a collection of artworks by the Inuit, that sparked a love for this art.
Museum Cerny – important in Europe
Situated in the middle of Bern, the Cerny Museum specializes in art and culture of the Arctic and is probably unique in Europe and has gained fame far beyond Switzerland’s borders.
Young people from Nunavut make documentary on climate change
The effects of climate change, which residents of Arctic communities are already experiencing, will be captured by young people in a documentary.
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