Exhibitions
Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America
Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America is an ambitious response to Mayflower 400 and the creative opportunities it offers.
Part of Mayflower 400, this exhibition unites contemporary indigenous artists and educators in the USA with museums and historic collections in UK.
Told by Wampanoag voices throughout, Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America explores Wampanoag life in America today, cultural history and the impact of the colonial past, as well as creative aspirations for the future.
Wampum belts are stories of communities and culture. This exhibition centres on a wampum belt created by people of the Wampanoag Nation, alongside historic material from British museums. Together, they explore the history, art and culture of the Native Americans who met the passengers of the Mayflower and ensured their survival. Contemporary Wampanoag artists share their story through images, ideas and wampum - the sacred shells of Native America.
Wampum: Stories and Shells from Native America is a local, national and international project. Created on both sides of the Atlantic, this exhibition connects the US and the UK, Wampanoag artists and English audiences, the past and the present. It also looks to the future and to a new relationship across an ocean.
Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America is presented by The Box, Plymouth in partnership with SmokeSygnals, Massachusetts, and supported by Arts Council England as part of the Mayflower 400 commemoration.
Told by Wampanoag voices throughout, Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America explores Wampanoag life in America today, cultural history and the impact of the colonial past, as well as creative aspirations for the future.
Wampum belts are stories of communities and culture. This exhibition centres on a wampum belt created by people of the Wampanoag Nation, alongside historic material from British museums. Together, they explore the history, art and culture of the Native Americans who met the passengers of the Mayflower and ensured their survival. Contemporary Wampanoag artists share their story through images, ideas and wampum - the sacred shells of Native America.
Wampum: Stories and Shells from Native America is a local, national and international project. Created on both sides of the Atlantic, this exhibition connects the US and the UK, Wampanoag artists and English audiences, the past and the present. It also looks to the future and to a new relationship across an ocean.
Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America is presented by The Box, Plymouth in partnership with SmokeSygnals, Massachusetts, and supported by Arts Council England as part of the Mayflower 400 commemoration.
