By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| October 3, 2024
Toys are a monumental part of childhood, let alone they create lasting memories that are cherished for years to come. The new exhibit in Cole Hall captures this feeling perfectly.
Opened to the public last month, the latest exhibit featured in...
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| November 28, 2023
DeKALB – The Pick Museum of Anthropology’s “Good Food” exhibit presents information about food insecurity, food resources in DeKalb, what “Good Food” means to different people and more.
The exhibit was organized by curators Annalisa Amber,...
The Anthropology Museum will hold its second De-Stress Fest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 in Cole Hall.Karissa Kessen, co-chair of the Anthropology Museum Student Advocacy Board, said the purpose of this event is to draw people into Cole Hall and the Anthropology...
Kristen Myers (left) and graduate teaching assistant Rhiannon Catherwood from the Women’s Studies program discuss program prioritization. “The process should involve a collaborative effort between departments,” said Myers, director of Women’s Studies. “Programs like ours help to recruit and retain a greater diversity of students on campus.”
The Anthropology Museum hosted its 50th anniversary celebration Tuesday night with an exhibit named Curated by DeKalb.Organized by decade, the Cole Hall exhibit reflects the history of the Anthropology Museum and features more than 200 ethnographic and...
Pass: New exhibit offers old tales of historyNIU’s Anthropology Museum, founded in 1964, is celebrating its 50th anniversary today in Cole Hall.From what I’ve seen through the museum’s window, its Curated by DeKalb exhibit is something I will certainly...
The Anthropology Museum received a $150,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Thursday as a part of the Museums for America program.The program provides more than $16 million to support museums nationally. The museum will use the...
“Trowels and Fair Trade: Revealing the Underground Railroad and Contemporary Slavery” is a new exhibit at the Anthropology Museum, posing questions about the Underground Railroad. The exhibit is based on excavations by alumna Lisa Brown and current...
There are more than 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth. If 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, then it is important to know more about it. Water for...Life is an exhibit in the Anthropology Museum that offers very interesting...
The Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall will play host to the Saving Endangered Species, Saving Ourselves exhibit through Dec. 8. The exhibit, developed by the Bell Museum of Natural History and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 Division of Endangered...
Over 300 gathered in newly renovated Cole Hall for a first glance at its anthropology museum and to check out the high-tech technology in the classrooms. Interim museum director Sara Pfannkuche said she was very happy with the museum space. The new museum...
