Ebeye Story

A poster presentation is now on display at the Cultural Center depicting a brief history of Ebeye, chronicling it from its population of 19 in the 1930’s to its status as the second largest major population center of the Marshalls with more than 12,000 people.

Additional lithographs by Louis Choris
The Cultural Center has already on display a number of reproductions from Choris lithographs depicting the people and lifestyle of the Marshalls when visited by the Russian voyage of discovery headed by Captain Otto Von Kotzebue in1815-17. We expect to have twenty additional reproductions on display by February 2003

Photographs from the 1882 Vanadis Expedition
In the early 1880’s a scientific expedition sponsored by Sweden passed through the Marshalls. The Cultural Society hasrecently purchased transparencies of photographs from the expedition and will place the photos on display by October 2002.

Indigenous Plants
A presentation of local plants and their traditional uses

Shells of the Marshall Islands
A collection of shells indigenous to the Marshalls on loan from Scott and Jeanette Johnson, long-time residents of Kwajalein and local shell experts.

Bishop Collection Loans
Marshallese artifacts on loan from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. In mid-September 2002 representatives from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu brought loans of tools, woven belts, and mats from the museum’s archives of island artifacts. These relics from the late 1800’s are on exhibit for the first time in the Marshalls.

Kabua Collection
A collection of photographs and archives relating to the Kabua family, a strong traditional leadership presence in the western chain (Ralik) chain of the Marshalls. This loan is a special loan from Iroij (Chief) Michael Kabua.