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Mathers Museum of World Cultures
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200-Year History of Bloomington Focus of Mathers Museum Exhibit
January 2018 marked the start of Bloomington’s bicentennial year, and in September, Indiana University kicked off a yearlong series of events celebrating its own…
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Asian Culture Center Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago, as an IU student, Ellen Wu watched the ribbon-cutting marking the opening of the Indiana University Asian 
Culture Center (ACC).
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City Launches Year of Food To Help Needy And Farmers
As part of its Sustainability Action Plan, the City of Bloomington has launched the Year of Food with two goals: increasing access to healthy…
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Jason Jackson: Director, Mathers Museum
Jason Jackson likes to think of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures as a gateway between Indiana University and the community. “We’re deliberately located…
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The Day of the Dead Community Altar Welcomes Artifacts at Mathers Museum (PHOTO GALLERY)
Inspired by the Mexican holiday DĂa de los Muertos, the altar is a collaborative space where visitors are encouraged to leave a photograph, written…
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Millions of Native American Artifacts At Glenn A. Black Archaeology Lab — Found a relic? Bring it in!
BY PETER DORFMAN Got a mysterious Native American artifact you’d love to identify? Bring it to the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology. Indiana…
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Among Old Photos At Mathers Museum, A Researcher Finds His Ancestor
BY PETER DORFMAN When Joe Stahlman began exploring the photographic archives of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, it was through an anthropologist’s intellectual lens. He wasn’t expecting his search to bring…
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Mathers Museum to Present A Balinese Puppet Show
BY BRIDGETT HENWOOD As a Balinese puppet master, Jennifer Goodlander improvises stories, provides the voices, and carefully manipulates the figures, but you never actually…
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The Marvel of Seeing the Past In Color—Theme of New Book
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC It began with a routine assignment, says IU history professor Eric Sandweiss, to write for the IU Libraries website describing their…