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MUSEUM OF

ANTHROPOLOGY

AT UBC

 A2 ⌂ 6393 NW Marine Dr @ 25, 33, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, 480
# 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (to 9pm Thu; Jun–Sep: daily) ∑ moa.ubc.ca
Founded in 1947, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia
campus is renowned for its displays of Pacific Northwest First Nations craftsmanship.
The Great Hall
After entering the museum front doors and
walking down a short ramp, the space opens up
to the light-filled, glass-and-concrete structure
of the Great Hall. Glass walls that reach 50 ft
(15 m) high are lined with full-size totem poles
and carved figures, while traditional canoes
and other works flank the surrounding walls.
Multiversity Galleries
Arranged in a labyrinth of glass displays, these
spaces house more than 9,000 cultural objects
from all around the world. From delicate Inuit
bone carvings to West African tribal masks,
Chinese opera costumes and Indonesian
puppets, there's an almost overwhelming
amount of diverse artifacts to admire. Below
the display cases are even more pieces to
The imposing glass walls of the browse through, hidden in drawers just
museum's Great Hall, lit up at night waiting for an eager visitor to open.

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