Category: Culture

PIQSIQ delves into Inuit 'Legends'

Mirjana Binggeli

Inuit throat-singing duo PIQSIQ release their new album. Aptly titled Legends, this new work immerses listeners in the world of traditional Inuit storytelling.

ILLU Science and Art Hub, a place for scientists, artists and locals

Polar Journal AG Team

Siri Veland (geographer), Skade Henriksen (artist), Anna Lindal (artist), and Marie Stougaard Østertorn (civil society advocate) explain the concept behind the Ilulissat Art and Science Hub. We open the doors to this anchor point, which marks the end of our series in this Greenlandic town.

The Herds' Epic Migration Towards an Arctic Reckoning

Dr. Michael Wenger

A unique herd of African wildlife is currently moving from the Congo to the Arctic circle in an attempt not only to highlight the global effect of climate change but also to renew the bond between humans and nature.

"Honouring Our Future" at the NONAM

Mirjana Binggeli

After Canada and Great Britain, the exhibition of regalia worn by young Indigenous graduates from the Yukon opens this weekend at NONAM. An opportunity to discover, through this symbolic garment, a little-known aspect of the culture of these communities in north-western Canada, between tradition and haute couture.

Talking about Nanuk, the Inuit narratives about polar bears

Mirjana Binggeli

As we celebrate International Polar Bear Day today, Polar Journal AG invites you to discover Nanuk Narratives, an online documentary series that sheds light on the link between Inuit and polar bears.

Arctic culture in sound and music at the Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art

Mirjana Binggeli

The Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art (MCCA) in Bern is kicking off the year in music and style with a new exhibition devoted to Arctic sounds. The opening takes place this Thursday, February 20, with a performance by the Inuit throat-singing duo PIQSIQ.

An Arctic Day on the move and in voices at the NONAM

Mirjana Binggeli

NONAM organizes an Arctic Day this Sunday in Zurich, with a focus on movement and voice. The program includes Inuit sports games and a famous duet of throat singers.

A designer who envelops bodies in the spirit of the Sami people

Camille Lin

A shift in direction in 2008 enabled Anne Berit Anti to tell the story of her people through fashion. With one foot in modernity and one in tradition, she invites everyone to wear original creations inspired by life on the tundra.

Christiane Ritter, a woman in the polar night

Mirjana Binggeli

A Woman in the Polar Night has become a classic of its kind, and is now being reprinted in French. An opportunity to revisit the tale of a polar adventurer like no other.

Inuit art on show at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Mirjana Binggeli

Polar Journal AG invites you on a virtual tour of the ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik exhibition, which opened last November at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.