Arctic: Culture and Climate

British Museum, London

NOW CLOSED

Ivory model sled with dogs (mid 19th century), Siberia, Russia. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum.

This display looks at life in the far north over a period of some 30,000 years. Archaeological finds, tools and clothing reveal how Arctic peoples have adapted to the harsh climate over the millennia, and responded to colonisation in more recent centuries. Key objects include a sled fashioned from narwhal and caribou bone and driftwood, acquired by the polar explorer John Ross at the moment of first contact between Europeans and the Inughuit people of Greenland. Finally, contemporary artworks and photographs reveal how Arctic peoples today are facing the challenges of globalisation and global warming. Find out more from the British Museum’s website.

Preview below | View Apollo’s Art Diary here