On the occasion of the exhibition Inuit. Impressions of the Canadian Far North the Art & History Museum is organising a series of six lectures exploring various themes related to the exhibition.
Habiter l’Arctique : architecture et identité inuit au Canada - lecture in French
Esther Descamps-Goyet, chercheuse / Art Inuit Paris
In the 20th century, the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic were forced to transition from a nomadic way of life to a sedentary one imposed by government policies. Traditional dwellings - igloos and animal skin tents - were replaced by standardized houses, disrupting their ties to the land, family, and community. In this colonial context, art became an essential means of preserving memory and affirming cultural identity.
This lecture explores the role that architecture and artistic creation can play today in the transmission of knowledge, the reappropriation of traditions, and the preservation of Arctic territories.
Practical information
Sunday, 10.01.27 from 10:30 to 12:00
The lectures are open to the public with a valid museum admission ticket (for the collections or an exhibition) and will take place in the conference room at Museum A&H.
The lecture will be given in French.
See also
- 08.11.26 A&H Sunday (1/6) – Inuit : Valse des esprits et métamorphoses : les sources de la résilience du chamanisme des Inuit du Nunavut (Canada) by Frédéric Laugrand
- 13.12.26 A&H Sunday (2/6) - Inuit : Fêtes hivernales hier et aujourd’hui chez les Inuit canadiens by Guy Bordin
- 14.02.27 A&H Sunday (4/6) – Inuit : Les mots de l’art inuit by Marc-Antoine Mahieu
- 14.03.27 A&H Sunday (5/6) – Inuit : « Nous n’avons qu’eux pour vivre »: la place des animaux dans la culture inuit, hier et aujourd’hui by Vladimir Randa
- 11.04.27 A&H Sunday (6/6) – Inuit : Des productions des premiers habitants de l'Arctique à l'art inuit contemporain by Maryse Saraux
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With the support of The Friends of the RMAH