Press Release

Sacred Legacy Photo Exhibition: Timeless images of Native Americans on display at the Brunei Museum
Date: March 21, 2008

The Embassy of the United States of America in conjunction with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is pleased to announce an exciting exhibit showcasing a unique piece of American history and culture.

Approximately 60 print photographs of Native Americans drawn from the work of famed ethnographer Edward Sheriff Curtis will be on display at the Brunei Museum starting Monday, March 24th.  The work of Edward Curtis illustrates the broad diversity of North American Indian tribes. Taken from the last years of the 19th century until 1930, the spectacular images show Native American life and culture on the Great Plains, in the Southwest, and on the Northwest Coast, the Plateau and Alaska.

A companion exhibit of photographs by two local groups, the Photographic Society of Brunei and Photographers Association of Brunei will also be on display alongside the Sacred Legacy exhibit.

Members of the public, photography enthusiasts, students, artists are all welcome to view this exhibition as it will be on display for only two weeks from March 24^th until April 7^th before moving to its next destination in Rangoon.  The exhibit just ended a two month tour in East and West Malaysia and has been traveling in the Southeast Asia region since last year.