[BCMA] "We Are Kwantlen" Exhibit opening at the Langley Centennial Museum

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We Are Kwantlen: Ancient Artifacts Connecting Home, Belonging, Place
January 18 - March 26

Ancient artifacts are usually seen as dusty bits and pieces dug up from the ground and disconnected from modern life and society.  The Kwantlen Nation wants to change this perception with its new exhibit.

As the exhibit title suggests, ancient artifacts from the Kwantlen collection -- some of them reaching back in time more than 12,000 years -- speak of life in the deep past, but these artifacts also connect today's Kwantlen members with their traditional territory, with modern cultural practice, and with everyday life.

The focus of the We Are Kwantlen exhibit is dialogue and reflection -- the connection of modern people with an ancient past that endures and is remembered in many ways.

Important artifacts are not just made of stone and bone- they are also the living legacies of language and art, ceremony and personal ritual. The exhibit celebrates living connections with the past in large black-and-white portraits, in stunning photographic landscapes, and in new art.  It profiles Kwantlen members of today as they reflect on these ties, and their reflections are curated alongside important artifacts, including stone tools and weapons millennia-old, a baby basket recovered from the muddy land that has kept it safe for more than 800 years, and a feast bowl that speaks of the importance of gathering.

After a ceremonial opening reception, the exhibit will open to the public on January 18.
For more details, please contact the museum at 604.532.3536 or curator at tol.ca<mailto:curator at tol.ca>.

http://museum.tol.ca/


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Kobi Christian | Arts & Heritage Curator
Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division | Township of Langley
Langley Centennial Museum
9135 King Street (PO Box 800), Langley, BC V1M 2S2
Direct Line:  604.533.6090 Ext. 5007
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