To celebrate May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, this segment explores a few more of the museum’s objects from Papua New Guinea. You can see our previous post about how to make a drum from Papua New Guinea here. Papua New […]
For centuries the Yoruba people have shared a common language and culture but have never been a single united group. It is believed they migrated from Central Africa to their present locations in West Africa over a thousand years ago. The Yoruba established numerous kingdoms, […]
Unfortunately, the Lam Museum doesn’t have a winter count in our collection. However, it seemed like the perfect time of year to learn about and make one. Portions of this post were adapted from South Dakota Public Broadcasting and the National Park Service. […]
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, this month’s program is about the celebration called Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). What is Day of the Dead? Day of the Dead is not the Mexican version of Halloween! The traditions and tone of both […]
As children are returning to school and parents are returning to the office, I thought I would spotlight the museum’s recycled lunchbox and briefcase from Senegal. Where is Senegal? Senegal is a West African country with mostly a desert like climate, although there is a […]