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See Cannibals: Myth & Reality

What would you do if you were lost at sea? In the

What would you do if you were lost at sea? In the “Cannibals: Myth & Reality” exhibit, visitors find that cannibals aren’t who they might think they are.

📸 Image by @mimz_techritory

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missi

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, girls, Two Spirits, and relatives.

@Illuminative explains, “National Week of Action for MMIW was created in 2017 in response to families’ demands for justice for our missing and murdered Native relatives. Our #MMIP advocacy cannot end with awareness and must be accompanied by action.

Please support and follow Native organizations who are on-the-ground, doing this work year-round providing resources and tangible support for Native families most impacted by the ongoing MMIP crisis.

These organizations are calling for justice and to protect Native peoples from systemic barriers and violence. Turning grief into action, these Native organizations call upon federal, state, tribal, local, and international policymakers to address MMIP root causes as well as individual cases.

Swipe to learn and support Native organizations doing important #MMIP advocacy work.”

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From the world’s oldest beer to today’s craft

From the world’s oldest beer to today’s craft brews, visitors experience the connections between beer and culture in our one-of-a-kind BEERology exhibit. Come see for yourself! 🍺

📸: Stacy Keck

Join us! Our Decolonizing Initiatives Department i

Join us! Our Decolonizing Initiatives Department is hiring a Decolonizing Initiatives Manager.

Do you have a passion for positive, transformative change? Join a department that is grounded in decolonial and equity-based practices that focus on museum administrative skill-building, mentorship, anti-racism, anti-colonial/decolonial praxis, Indigenous sovereignty, and cultural anthropology.

Note: Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that an applicant meets 100% of the qualifications for the given role. Therefore, if much of this job description describes you, then you are highly encouraged to apply for this role.

Visit museumofus.org/join-us to learn more and apply!

In “Hostile Terrain 94”, visitors can expect t

In “Hostile Terrain 94”, visitors can expect to see:

• An interactive map composed of over 3,200 handwritten, geolocated toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert of Arizona
• Cultural resources and family narratives related to these migrations
• A timeline of government policies that have produced conditions that force people to leave home and attempt a perilous journey through hostile terrain
• Land acknowledgement, contemporary artworks, and landscape visuals that situate us in time and space, and help us reflect on the loss

As visitors reflect on the content of the exhibit, they are asked to consider, “What really makes this terrain so hostile?"

Now open Wednesday to Sunday in the Museum of Us.

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[Español] En “Hostile Terrain 94”, lxs visitantes podrán ver lo siguiente:

• Un mapa interactivo compuesto por más de 3,200 etiquetas de identificación de cadáveres. Las etiquetas geolocalizadas y manuscritas representan a lxs migrantes que han muerto al intentar cruzar el Desierto Sonora de Arizona
• Recursos culturales y narrativas familiares relacionadas con estas migraciones
• Una cronología de las políticas gubernamentales que han resultado en condiciones que obligan a las personas a dejar sus hogares y emprender un viaje a través de terrenos hostiles.
• Reconocimiento del terreno, de las obras de arte contemporáneas e ilustraciones visuales del paisaje que nos sitúan en el tiempo y el espacio y nos ayudan a reflexionar sobre la pérdida

Mientras lxs visitantes reflexionan sobre el contenido de la exposición, se les pide considerar, “¿Qué causa que este terreno sea hostil?"

Ahora abierto de miércoles a domingo en el Museo de Nosotros.

Progress continues on the mural in the "Maya: Hear

Progress continues on the mural in the "Maya: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth" exhibit. As you can see, muralist and Maya community consultant Alicia María Siu has been hard at work in the museum's rotunda.

Additionally, the exhibit's former mural has been removed. These content and design changes are being made to showcase how Maya Peoples are alive today and actively connected to their ancestors, art, and cultural practices.

Become a Museum of Us Member for free return visits to watch the mural unfold and changes develop! Stay tuned for more changes to come to this exhibit and space.