Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration, 17 September | Event in Chicago | AllEvents

Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

Field Museum

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Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 11:15 am

1.8 hours

1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

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Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 11:15 am to 01:00 pm (CDT)

1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Illinois 60605

1400 E McFetridge Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2827, United States

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Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration
Come meet Field Museum Collections staff Chris Philipp and Julia Kennedy as they discuss rarely-displayed masks, contemporary items, and media from the Field's Papua New Guinea collection. 🎭

At nearly 35,000 items, this is the largest collection of material from the country of Papua New Guinea currently in the United States. 🇵🇬

This session is the first in a series that celebrates Wan Bel: a PNG Collective Global Exhibition, commemorating Papua New Guinea's 50th Anniversary of Independence. 👏

🎟 Included with Basic Admission
📍 Grainger Science Hub


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Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration, 17 September | Event in Chicago | AllEvents
Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration
Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 11:15 am