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The Guam Museum, a division of the Department of CHamoru Affairs, fosters an appreciation for Guam’s culture and natural heritage by promoting an increased understanding of our island’s geology, biota, pre-history, and contemporary culture.

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Celebrate 100 Years of the Guam Museum

Honor our past and help carry our stories forward. Join us on October 3, 2026, from 6–9 p.m. at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort Grand Ballroom for dinner, a cultural performance, live music, and a silent auction. Reserve your individual ticket or table for this milestone celebration in support of the Guam Museum Foundation.
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Ripened in the Badlands

The Guam Museum Café Gallery invites the community to experience "Ripened in the Badlands", a vibrant exhibition exploring identity, resilience, place, and the experiences that shape us.
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Julia Birn presents Chewing on Static

She regards this body of work as an exploration of what it means to live in a life that no longer feels entirely familiar. Ms. Birn uses her work as a way to consider what happens when something changes the way one moves through the world, the relationship with oneself, and understanding of the future, as a result of chronic illness. Her paintings emerge from this unresolved experience, giving shape to the feeling of living with something that cannot always be explained or communicated. Through abstraction, fragmentation, and restricted palettes, the works hold onto that tension, allowing forms to shift and remain ambiguous.
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Mark Dell’Isola: A Retrospective 1986–2026

Experience four decades of creative exploration in Mark Dell’Isola: A Retrospective 1986–2026, on view at the Guam Museum from July 31 through October 31, 2026. This special exhibition celebrates Dell’Isola’s vibrant body of work, including pieces inspired by Palau, the Pacific, and the powerful connections between art, identity, place, and memory.
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In her first solo show, Julia Birn presents Chewing on Static. She regards this body of work as an exploration of what it means to live in a life that no longer feels entirely familiar. Ms. Birn uses her work as a way to consider what happens when something changes the way one moves through the world, the relationship with oneself, and understanding of the future, as a result of chronic illness. Her paintings emerge from this unresolved experience, giving shape to the feeling of living with something that cannot always be explained or communicated. Through abstraction, fragmentation, and restricted palettes, the works hold onto that tension, allowing forms to shift and remain ambiguous. What emerges is a reflection of what it is like to live with a reality that has become difficult to recognise. The title of the exhibit, Chewing on Static speaks to the mental noise that comes from searching for clarity, questioning one's own experience, and trying to communicate something that refuses to become simple or certain. It is about what happens when one is forced to construct a new understanding of oneself and continue living within something that is unchosen. Through her work, Birn asks the viewer to enter a space where certainty is difficult to find, and to sit with what cannot be resolved. Julia Birn is an accomplished artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur, who has participated in multiple large and small group shows in Guam since 2022. She has recently earned her BFA in graphic design from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Summa Cum Laude. Follow her on Instagram @deafeningsilenceco or contact via email at deafeningsilenceco@gmail.com
Julia Birn presents Chewing on Static

Chewing on Static

Chewing on Static https://www.guammuseumfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Chewing-on-Static-INSTAGRAM_4K_H265.mov The next exhibit opening October 24, 2026 at the Guam Museum Cafe Gallery. In her first solo show, Julia Birn presents

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GERAS: Ripened in the Badlands
GERAS: Ripened in the Badlands

Sigwarz: Ripened in the Badlands

“Ripened in the Badlands” works by Geraldine Datuin https://www.guammuseumfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ripened-in-the-Badlands_Lees-Reyes-Art-Gallery_2026_YOUTUBE_4K_H265.mov A Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Guam Museum Café Gallery. The Guam Museum Café Gallery invites

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