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 UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
The Museum of Anthropology is located on the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus. In addition to exhibits that highlight and showcase the art and artifacts of world cultures to tourists year round, the museum also serves as a research facility and teaching centre, supplying the university courses in art, anthropology, conservation, archaeology, and museum studies. Nearly 40,000 ethnographic objects, and more than 500,000 archaeological items are housed within the building.

Alongside the permanent and temporary exhibit spaces, the facility is also home to the MOA Centre for Cultural Research (including storage, research labs and a library), the MOACAT digital catalogue, and Cafe MOA.


 COLLECTIONS
The MOA's extensive collection includes art and objects from hundreds of cultures all over the world. Their comprehensive online catalogue (which currently contains images of almost 40,00 objects) makes it easy to find artifacts based on:
  • Culture
  • Artist
  • Collector
  • Location
  • Object Type
  • Subject

Whether the visitor sets out to find dinosaur drawings by a Haitian artist, rabbit-painted dinnerware from the Czech Republic, or Turkish coins depicting the head of Heracles, the excellent categorization system makes discovering known or new pieces very easy.

By visiting the museum in person, students, researchers, or the general public can request and view objects in the collection in one of the well-equipped research spaces.

In addition to pieces from around the world, the museum also holds a large number of First Nations works by the people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Included in the collection are pieces by Bill Reid, a celebrated Canadian sculptor and jeweller. The museum holds what is perhaps his most recognizable work, a cedar sculpture titled The Raven and the First Men, which was depicted on the $20 bill for many years.

While pieces from the permanent collection are always on display, the museum also features temporary exhibits such as the work of Cuban street artists, images by young Aboriginal men and women from around the world, and the history of portrait photography in Nairobi.

The Museum of Anthropology logo at the UBC

 CONSERVATION
The museum has a special group of staff whose job it is to ensure the collection is preserved for future generations to view and learn, as well repair any damage from previous mishandling.

In order to slow down the degradation process of these artifacts - many of which were not intended as fine art and so were not preserved originally - factors like light, air pollution, humidity and temperature are carefully monitors. This prevents fading, corrosion, or mould growth on the pieces. In some cases, once this degradation has begun, it is impossible to undo.

A beautifully painted totem pole in Vancouver, British Columbia

 LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Open to the public, the Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives holds almost 100,000 photographs dating back to the 1890s. The images showcase everything from the mundane to the awesome, general day to day life in different cultures, as well as historical events.

In addition to photographic images, the library holds a wide variety of research material, the bulk of which examines the topics of museology, Northwest Coast material culture, ceramics, and textiles. While reading can be done and copies can be made within the library, the resources cannot be borrowed.

The Archives is home not only to images highlighting past museum events, but also the documents and resources required for the myriad educational programs for which the museum is responsible, administrative records, and records related to the collection including maps, papers, and audio. The function of the Archives is "to preserve the history of the Museum of Anthropology, maintain records, to ensure these records are safeguarded for future generations, and to provide access to the Museum's archival holdings." (Library Archives page)

The sign at the entrance to the Museum of Anthropology on the UBC campus

 OTHER MOA SERVICES/PROGRAMS

Oral History and Language Lab

Located with the Library, the OHLL allows for media recording and editing. The resulting audio and video is made available to the University and community partners. "Interviews and linguistic recording sessions" can be taped in a professional sound booth.

The OHLL is also used for recording objects in the collection for later study.

Curatorial Department

Supporting research and exhibitions, and publishing intended to "build respectful relationships and mutual understanding with cultural communities" that are depicted in the museum's collections. The staff provides lectures and training at the University and other locations, and documentation of the collection, offers curatorial tours, and works with graduate students, interns, and other departments within the museum.

Internships and Fellowships

The museum offers two different internships to students enrolled in museum studies programs. In the collections program, students gain an understanding of what is involved in the day to day work of collections management, and take part in the processes. They learn how to photograph the objects, pest control, inventory, installation, and more. A conservation internship is also available.

In addition, the MOA has a Native Youth Program. The summer work-study collaboration offers kids age 15 to 18 a chance to see how the museum runs and what is involved in museum management, from tours to research. The six selected teens participate in presentations and workshops over the course of the program.

A carved, raw wood totem of the First Nations people
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