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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Carved ivory tusks from the 19th century (right) and a painting titled “Art Burmese Dictatorship” from 1966 are on display at the “Legacies on Display: The Forbidden and Venerated Arts of Burma” gallery in the west end of the first floor of Altgeld Hall. The exhibit is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, noon to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays until May 9. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU Art Museum shows Burmese history through forbidden and venerated art

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | September 2, 2025

To many, art is simply something beautiful to look at, but it can be so much more: A silent language, a record of history and a powerful tool for protest and change within society. The NIU Art Museum is hosting an exhibit that proves this, featuring...

An alter to nats stored in the Pick Museum of Anthropology.

To be or “Nat” to be – a look into Burmese spirituality

By Anika Haley, Lifestyle Writer | March 1, 2023

As a part of a lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine Raymond, a professor in art history and the director of the Center for Burma Studies at NIU, gave the lecture “Healing while Performing the Ritual to the Burmese...

Northern Star contributor Alma Garcia (fifth from left) stands in 2008 with native Malawian teenagers 2008 in Chitunda, Malawi.

That time I volunteered to build a school in Malawi, Africa

By Alma Garcia | January 15, 2020

Northern Star contributor Alma Garcia (fifth from left) stands in 2008 with native Malawian teenagers 2008 in Chitunda, Malawi.

Art museum celebrates Southeast Asia

By Jessica Cabe | August 28, 2012

Music is an aural art, but some instruments are worthy of a display case. Music for the Divine, an exhibit featuring musical instruments from Burma, runs Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12-4 p.m. through Nov. 17 in the South Gallery...

NIU professor awarded Wilson Center Fellowship

By Christopher Gibbs | April 26, 2011

DeKALB | NIU History Professor Kenton Clymer won the Wilson Center fellowship on his book that chronicles the American participation in Burma in the early 1800s. "I'm happy too receive it and finish the book I'm working on," said Clymer. He said he has...

Don’t graduate NIU without tasting DeKalb’s music scene

By Connor Rice | April 24, 2011

For many NIU students, the end is nigh. But before you get suited-up for graduation, take some time to experience a side of the city you might have never been privy to. There are some great concerts coming up this week, with a little something for everyone....

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