Clark’s Museum of Civilization

Station Eleven

Clark turns his memories and the material remains of modern life into a museum for a community born after its disappearance.

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Stranded at Severn City Stranded at Severn City from "Station Eleven". Stranded at Severn City A routine journey ends Clark’s flight from New York is diverted to Severn City Airport as the pandemic reaches North America.

Stranded at Severn City from "Station Eleven". Stranded at Severn City A routine journey ends Clark’s flight from New York is diverted to Severn City Airport as the pandemic reaches North America.

Stranded at Severn City A routine journey ends Clark’s flight from New York is diverted to Severn City Airport as the pandemic reaches North America. He arrives thinking the disruption may be temporary. News changes the scale Television reports reveal the speed of the outbreak and the failure of ordinary travel. Clark’s phone cannot connect him to the people he loves.

The Airport Remains The Airport Remains from "Station Eleven". The Airport Remains No rescue arrives Passengers wait for officials, the National Guard, or flights to resume.

The Airport Remains from "Station Eleven". The Airport Remains No rescue arrives Passengers wait for officials, the National Guard, or flights to resume.

The Airport Remains No rescue arrives Passengers wait for officials, the National Guard, or flights to resume. Food dwindles and the television networks shut down. Staying becomes a choice Clark decides to remain rather than walk into a landscape he does not understand. The airport shifts from transit point to provisional refuge.

The First Display The First Display from "Station Eleven". The First Display Objects replace certainty After a scouting party returns, Clark begins arranging abandoned objects in a display case.

The First Display from "Station Eleven". The First Display Objects replace certainty After a scouting party returns, Clark begins arranging abandoned objects in a display case.

The First Display Objects replace certainty After a scouting party returns, Clark begins arranging abandoned objects in a display case. A phone, a credit card, a driver’s licence, and a laptop become the first exhibits. A museum takes form Other survivors add objects without being asked. Their contributions turn Clark’s private act of remembrance into a shared account of the world they have lost.

A Community of Three Hundred A Community of Three Hundred from "Station Eleven". A Community of Three Hundred A place of learning The airport’s population grows, and children attend school in a concourse.

A Community of Three Hundred from "Station Eleven". A Community of Three Hundred A place of learning The airport’s population grows, and children attend school in a concourse.

A Community of Three Hundred A place of learning The airport’s population grows, and children attend school in a concourse. The Museum of Civilization fills the former lounge with devices, newspapers, shoes, engines, and personal records. The curator’s work Clark maintains careful records and explains objects to people who have never seen them in use. The museum offers context without pretending that knowledge can restore the old world.

The Comics Recognized The Comics Recognized from "Station Eleven". The Comics Recognized A familiar gathering Clark reads Kirsten’s copy of Station Eleven and recognizes a dinner-party scene drawn from the life he once shared…

The Comics Recognized from "Station Eleven". The Comics Recognized A familiar gathering Clark reads Kirsten’s copy of Station Eleven and recognizes a dinner-party scene drawn from the life he once shared…

The Comics Recognized A familiar gathering Clark reads Kirsten’s copy of Station Eleven and recognizes a dinner-party scene drawn from the life he once shared with Arthur and Miranda. Memory opens outward The comic makes personal history visible inside an imagined world. Clark wonders whether other forms of travel and connection might someday return, and finds hope in the possibility.

The day Clark’s flight is diverted

The first week after the airport closes

Day One Hundred at the airport

Year Fifteen at Severn City Airport

After the Travelling Symphony leaves the airport