Named after Arctic explorers Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan, the museum houses equipment used by the explorers, artwork and artifacts from native cultures around the Arctic, and natural-history specimens of Arctic wildlife. The newest exhibit, Extraordinary Paradise: Living in Northwest Greenland, features the people of northwest Greenland, once familiar to American audiences as the Polar Eskimo
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Exhibits change throughout the year and feature Arctic exploration artifacts and equipment, traditional Inuit implements, contemporary art and information on northern animals and environments. Museum sponsors lecture series. Free admission.
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The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center is named for Arctic explorers and Bowdoin College graduates Robert E. Peary (Class of 1877) and Donald B. MacMillan (Class of 1898). The museum collections include Arctic exploration gear, natural history specimens, and art and anthropological material, produced primarily by the Inuit cultures of Labrador and Greenland. The museum also has
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