Arctic Culture And Climate

Exhibition at the British Museum, London, 22 October 2020 - 21 February 2021

For more than 25,000 years, Arctic peoples have made warm and hospitable homes in diverse and innovative ways out of ecosystems of ice. For the first time in their long history, however, Arctic communities are facing the real possibility that the foundations of their way of life-sea ice and permafrost-will soon disappear.

This exhibition catalogue presents the history of the Arctic through the lens of climate and weather, and features a variety of fascinating objects, many of which are published here for the first time, including sealskin kayaks, drums used by shamans, traditional costumes, and contemporary art.