Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The center is closed Monday and Saturday. The reception will follow a 10th annual Native American brunch at 1 p.m. in the lobby atrium of Dunham Hall. Deadline for reservations is Feb. 23. Most items are being shown for the first time, said Dona Bachman, Schingoethe center director.
Many items feature traditional floral designs reflecting the natural world.
Exhibit objects include beaded shoulder bags called bandoliers, which Native Americans wore as status symbols. Carvings and paintings on ivory or bone, characteristic of northern art, will be shown. Additionally, several outstanding baskets and whalebone sculptures are displayed. Arctic artifacts were donated or loaned by Aurora alumni and friends.