Jul. 22, 2025
Screening + Panel Event: Chief of War: Talk Story
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art auditorium
Friday, August 1, 2025
5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Free
Join us on Friday, August 1, for a very special watch party.
Talk Story Collective and Mailani Maka’ina’i welcome you to a free viewing of the first episode of the new historical drama series, Chief of War. Starring co-creator Jason Momoa as the ali’i warrior Ka’iana, Chief of War dramatizes the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an Indigenous point of view.
After the episode they invite you to “stay for a 1-hour talk story with our absolutely incredible panel of Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) cultural practitioners, historians, and community advocates to discuss the history, culture, and themes explored in the series.”
The panelists include Kumu Hula Kahikilani Akana, Leighton Kaʻōnohi, M.D., Mailani Maka’ina’i, Kaʻiulani Odom, Kumu Hula Vincent Iokimo Souza, and Kumu Hula (also Miss Hawaii USA) Aureana Tseu. Talk Story Collective is a Las Vegas-based organization that raises awareness of Hawaiian perspectives through performance, storytelling, and special events.
This free screening and live panel will take place at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art auditorium on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 5–8 p.m. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chief-of-war-viewing-and-talk-story-tickets-1510922041499 All are welcome. Parking in staff and student spots on the UNLV campus is free after 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Chief of War: Talk Story is generously sponsored by the nonprofit cultural healing organization Hui Mauli Ola.
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs: barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden. Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Daily, weekly, or monthly permits can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381