Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Anthropology museum at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
The Museum of Anthropology is an ethnographic and material culture institution at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. It comprises a main building with large windows and exposed concrete walls that allow daylight to fall on the displayed objects.
The institution began in the late 1940s as part of university research and moved after several decades into the current concrete building. Architect Arthur Erickson designed the structure in the 1970s with views toward the surrounding landscape.
The collection holds material evidence of cultures from around the world and displays in the great hall monumental carvings from Northwest Coast peoples. Visitors can see everyday tools, ritual masks, and carefully crafted objects that show how people shaped their ways of living.
Access is located on the university campus and can be reached by public transit or car. The rooms are largely at ground level and offer guided tours in several languages.
A sculpture in yellow cedar stands in a round chamber and depicts a Haida creation narrative. Artist Bill Reid created the work with detailed carvings showing figures emerging from a shell.
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