At noon on Friday, February 16, artist and curator Duane Koyawena and Samantha Honanie of the Museum of Northern Arizona will speak on "Hopi R2D2 and the Return of the Force: Star Wars & indigenous art," as part of the Museum Studies Program's Museums at Noon lecture series. They will discuss the Museum of Northern Arizona’s award-winning exhibition, “The Force Is With Our People” (2019-2020), and the creation of Hopi-R2, the resonance of Star Wars themes with the Southwest’s indigenous art communities, and the ongoing cultural influence of the project.
The lecture will be held 12 to 1 p.m., in the Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
