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The Secrets of Easter Island via Zoom --- Open to Everyone!
Event Contact(s)
Louise H Smoak
Category
Educational Seminar
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Registration is required
About this event
The Secrets of Easter Island
Monday, August 19
3:00-4:00 pm EST
Open to Everyone!
Sometime between 600 and 800 C.E., a small group of Polynesians paddled the ocean in search of a new land. For generations, their ancestors had expanded eastwards in the vast Pacific Ocean, guided only by the stars. They found a small island in the Pacific over 1,000 miles from the other islands of Eastern Polynesia and some 1,400 miles west of South America. It is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. But, it is definitely worth a visit. Easter Island (or Rapa Nui as it is more properly called) is home to the most amazing sculptures known as moai. How were these massive heads created? How were they moved? And what else can we learn about Rapa Nui?
Our guide, Lee Rubinstein, visited Easter Island recently. She holds dual degrees in English and History with a minor in Art History. She has been leading tours at The Getty since 2012 and has given many virtual tours to FHNN and LFV. Additionally, she runs a year-long volunteer art program at a public school with disadvantaged pupils.
Register online. FHNN members or volunteers who need help registering can email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Easter Island in the subject line.