2008 Alaska Park Science Symposium
October 14, 2008
Beringia Museum of Culture and Science
Trudy M Sobocienski1, Colleen Reynolds2, 3
1Cultural Center Planning, Kawerak, Inc., PO Box 948, Nome, AK, 99762, USA, Phone 907 443-4340, Fax 907 443-4452, tanderson@kawerak.org
2Eskimo Heritage Program, Kawerak, Inc., PO Box 948, Nome, AK, 99762, USA, Phone 907 443-5231, Fax 907 443-4452, creynolds@kawerak.org
3USA
The Beringia Museum of Culture and Science will reflect this unique region; its people, culture, history, scientific connections and climate change. In preparing to design the facility, Kawerak staff gathered input from the people it programs and displays will represent. A comprehensive community cultural survey was circulated to the twenty communities of the Bering Strait Region. A summary of program features include:
*Museum to display, preserve, and transmith the story of the Bering Strait region, which is located in what is now identified as Beringia;
*A daily Use Space for people to congregate, celebrate traditions, ceremonies, rights of passage, dances, work on arts and crafts, exchange stories and ideas;
*Artifact Repository to collect and document local artifacts;
*Art Gallery to display and sell arts, crafts and photographs; and,
*Education element to provide local people and visitors various subsistence, culture, and science educational opportunities.
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