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UNCP’s Museum of the Native American Resource Center re-opens

The Native American Resource Center has announced the grand re-opening of its museum.

A celebration of the re-opening will be held 7 p.m., Thursday, on June 19 in Old Main. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

“During most of the spring semester we were closed for remodeling and reconstruction” said Dr. Stan Knick, director. “We have a new and much nicer ceiling, as well as a new and improved track lighting system. We also have several new exhibit cases, and two new interactive computer displays where visitors will be able to view all our video productions.”

The re-opening will be marked with new hours and three new exhibits. The new hours will be Monday - Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For Lumbee Homecoming, the museum will be open Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exhibit 1 -- The first exhibit is a photographic exhibit titled “Recollections: Lumbee Heritage,” which features a pre-1945 photographic overview of Lumbee family and community life combined with pictures of the same subjects made in 1994 by Lumbee photographer David Oxendine. Separated by at least 50 years, these two groups of photographs illustrate the rich and continuous traditions that are the legacy of the Lumbee people.

“Recollections: Lumbee Heritage” will be on display through the summer.

Exhibit 2 --The second exhibit is a permanent exhibit about the history of the University titled “A Tradition of Learning.” This exhibit features photographs, documents and artifacts from the 121 year history of the institution, from Indian Normal School to regional University.

Exhibit 3 --The third is another permanent exhibit titled “History of the Lumbee Community.” This exhibit allows visitors to walk through time from the earliest documented prehistoric artifacts through the 19th century.

Both these permanent exhibits include descriptive text panels that provide an overview of the exhibit material.

For more information, contact the Native American Resource Center at 910.521.6282.

STORY CREDITED TO http://www.uncp.edu/news/2008/events/narc.htm