Easter Island, Myths, and Popular Culture, Canning House, London, Uk Starting 9th Nov - Other Events

I IanC Member England Joined: Nov 02, 2010 Posts: 1	I IanC Posted posted on Tue, Nov 2, 2010 2:35 PM Thanks for the posting, Jamie. Below are the full details including the symposium and talks. Open to suggestions taking this exhibition elsewhere for 2013-14. The 4 additional museums we are in discussion with are in Osaka, Paris, Vienna and Santiago. It would be a shame if it did not go to North America.... Please find below details of all the other planned Easter Island events covering the period November 2010 to September 2012. The exhibitions will travel from London to The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough, then to The Kon-Tiki Musuem, Oslo, Norway, followed by the Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert, on Easter Island. We are currently in discussions with 4 other museums for 2013-14, and welcome enquiries from parties who are interested in hosting this exhibition in the future. At the heart of the exhibition are 32 panels. These are supported by cabinet exhibits, interactive displays, workshops, educational packages, screenings and guest talks. For further details on any of these events, please contact Ian Conrich . The very best - Ian Easter Island, Myths, and Popular Culture Exhibitions and Events 4 November 2010 Guest talk, Easter Island, Myths, and Western Popular Culture, given by Ian Conrich, at the British Museum, London Centre for Anthropology, British Museum (north entrance, Montague Place) 10.30-11.45am Entrance: free 9 November to 26 November 2010 Advance exhibition Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London Opening times: Monday-Friday, 2-6pm Entrance: free 19 November 2010 Day-long symposium Easter Island: Cultural and Historical Perspectives Embassy of Chile, 37-41 Old Queen Street, Whitehall, London Please note that this event is now full 5 March to 4 September 2011 Full exhibition, with workshops and educational events The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough Opening times: Tuesday-Sunday 10-5.30pm Entrance: free 6 October 2011 to 31 March 2012 Full exhibition, with workshops and educational events The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway Opening times: Monday-Sunday 10.30-4pm (or 3.30pm from early November to the end of February) Entrance: by paying ticket 8 May to 30 September 2012 Full exhibition Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert, on Easter Island The exhibitions have been curated by Dr Ian Conrich. Co-curators are Dr Roy Smith and Martyn Harris, with support from Frieder Wahl, Dr Dan Bendrups, and Dr Grant McCall. Designed and produced in collaboration with The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough. Assisted by the Embassy of Chile, London. The Easter Island stone statues (called moai) have long held a popular appeal that has extended far into the culture of foreign countries. Murder mysteries, alien visitors, time travel, and hidden treasure have been a part of the island through a wide range of popular fictions. This series of exhibitions aims, for the first time, to bring together the fascinating diversity of cultural artefacts that have depicted Easter Island and to define the popular appeal of the moai, in particular. Fiction films, adverts, cartoons, album covers, toys and board games, computer games, novels, and comic books will be a central part of these exhibitions. As will objects of material culture, which position miniature replicas of the moai as glowing lamps, cushions, and slot machine symbols. Essentially, the exhibitions will divide the material into four areas: The Myth of Creation, The Myth of Movement, The Myth of Power, and The Myth of Presence. The exhibitions will also consider the popularisation of the rongorongo tablets, and the birdman cult. The exhibits will be placed in context with a strong educational and interactive element, and will be supported by film screenings, presentations, workshops, and discussions.

Thanks for the posting, Jamie. Below are the full details including the symposium and talks. Open to suggestions taking this exhibition elsewhere for 2013-14. The 4 additional museums we are in discussion with are in Osaka, Paris, Vienna and Santiago. It would be a shame if it did not go to North America....

Please find below details of all the other planned Easter Island events covering the period November 2010 to September 2012. The exhibitions will travel from London to The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough, then to The Kon-Tiki Musuem, Oslo, Norway, followed by the Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert, on Easter Island. We are currently in discussions with 4 other museums for 2013-14, and welcome enquiries from parties who are interested in hosting this exhibition in the future.

At the heart of the exhibition are 32 panels. These are supported by cabinet exhibits, interactive displays, workshops, educational packages, screenings and guest talks. For further details on any of these events, please contact Ian Conrich .
The very best - Ian

Easter Island, Myths, and Popular Culture

Exhibitions and Events

4 November 2010
Guest talk, Easter Island, Myths, and Western Popular Culture,
given by Ian Conrich, at the British Museum, London

Centre for Anthropology, British Museum (north entrance, Montague Place)
10.30-11.45am
Entrance: free

9 November to 26 November 2010
Advance exhibition
Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London

Opening times: Monday-Friday, 2-6pm
Entrance: free

19 November 2010
Day-long symposium
Easter Island: Cultural and Historical Perspectives
Embassy of Chile, 37-41 Old Queen Street, Whitehall, London

Please note that this event is now full

5 March to 4 September 2011
Full exhibition, with workshops and educational events
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough

Opening times: Tuesday-Sunday 10-5.30pm
Entrance: free

6 October 2011 to 31 March 2012
Full exhibition, with workshops and educational events
The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway

Opening times: Monday-Sunday 10.30-4pm (or 3.30pm from early November to the end of February)
Entrance: by paying ticket

8 May to 30 September 2012
Full exhibition
Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert, on Easter Island

The exhibitions have been curated by Dr Ian Conrich. Co-curators are Dr Roy Smith and Martyn Harris,
with support from Frieder Wahl, Dr Dan Bendrups, and Dr Grant McCall.
Designed and produced in collaboration with The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough.
Assisted by the Embassy of Chile, London.

The Easter Island stone statues (called moai) have long held a popular appeal that has extended far into the culture of foreign countries. Murder mysteries, alien visitors, time travel, and hidden treasure have been a part of the island through a wide range of popular fictions.

This series of exhibitions aims, for the first time, to bring together the fascinating diversity of cultural artefacts that have depicted Easter Island and to define the popular appeal of the moai, in particular. Fiction films, adverts, cartoons, album covers, toys and board games, computer games, novels, and comic books will be a central part of these exhibitions. As will objects of material culture, which position miniature replicas of the moai as glowing lamps, cushions, and slot machine symbols.

Essentially, the exhibitions will divide the material into four areas: The Myth of Creation, The Myth of Movement, The Myth of Power, and The Myth of Presence. The exhibitions will also consider the popularisation of the rongorongo tablets, and the birdman cult. The exhibits will be placed in context with a strong educational and interactive element, and will be supported by film screenings, presentations, workshops, and discussions.

Post #563083 by IanC on Tue, Nov 2, 2010 2:35 PM