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| Established | 1947 |
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| Location | 6393 NW Marine Dr,Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°16′10″N123°15′35″W / 49.269366°N 123.259596°W /49.269366; -123.259596 |
| Type | First Nations culture |
| Visitors | 189,661 (2016)[1] |
| Director | Dr. Susan Rowley |
| Website | moa |
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TheMuseum of Anthropology at theUniversity of British Columbia (UBC) campus inVancouver,British Columbia, Canada displays world arts and cultures, in particular works byFirst Nations of thePacific Northwest.[2] As well as being a major tourist destination, MOA is a research and teaching museum, where UBC courses in art, anthropology, archaeology, conservation, and museum studies are given. MOA houses close to 50,000 ethnographic objects, as well as 535,000 archaeological objects in its building alone.[3]
The Museum's beginnings lie in theUniversity of British Columbia's acquisition of the Frank Burnett Collection in 1927. These works, in addition to two importantMusqueam house posts that were acquired and donated by the UBC graduating class of 1927, a number of salvagedtotem poles acquired from Canadian anthropologistMarius Barbeau, and the Buttimer collection ofFirst Nations basketry, were displayed in the basement of the UBC Main Library. The museum was officially founded in 1947.Harry Hawthorn served as the first director of the new museum, with his wife,Audrey Hawthorn, serving as its first curator.
In 1971, the museum received funds from theGovernment of Canada and UBC to begin construction of a building. In 1976, the new building, designed by renowned Canadian architectArthur Erickson, opened under new directorMichael M. Ames, who served from 1974 to 1997.Walter and Marianne Koerner's 1975 donation of their extensive collection of Northwest CoastFirst Nations art to the museum formed a large part of the building's contents.
In 1997,Ruth Phillips became museum director. In 2002, Ames returned as acting director. Anthony Shelton was director from 2004 until 2021. In 2021, Susan Rowley, a long-time curator at the museum, was appointed director for a three-year term.
On March 9, 1999,Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the Museum, designed by Barbara Hodgson, based on photographs by William McLennan and Jacqueline Gijssen, and prominently featuring the sculptureThe Raven and the First Men byBill Reid. The 46¢ stamps are perforated 13.5 and were printed by theCanadian Bank Note Company.[4]
In 2022, the Museum was closed for 18 months for seismic upgrade and was reopened on June 13, 2024.
The museum is located at 6393 NW Marine Dr, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. MOA and UBC lie in thePoint Grey campus lands, which are not officially part of theCity of Vancouver. TheArthur Erickson's building was designed in 1976, inspired by thepost-and-beam architecture of northern Northwest CoastFirst Nations people. Like much of Erickson's work, the building is made primarily out ofconcrete. The building takes advantage of second world war gun emplacements, with the Bill Reid Raven sculpture located on a repurposed gun battery.
In 2006, the museum launched a project to create a new research wing, as well as new offices, laboratories, a 'culturally sensitive research room'[clarification needed],recording studio, and a 5,800-square-foot (540 m2) exhibition hall, the Audain Gallery. Other enhancements included MOA's new Multiversity Galleries, the creation of the RRN (Reciprocal Research Network) linking Northwest Coast collections around the world, a relocated and expanded Museum Shop, year-round cafe, and courtyard and outdoor 'events pad' suitable for facility rentals. The project was completed in January 2010. Budgeted at $55.5 million, the Renewal Project received $34.4 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund ($17.2 million each), the University of British Columbia, UBC Faculty of Arts, and the museum itself. In 2009, MOA received a major gift of $5.5 million from the Koerner Foundation, Toronto, towards the project.
In September 2010, a reflecting pool was added to the front, funded by Yosef Wosk, OBC.Arthur Erickson and landscape architectCornelia Oberlander originally intended the pool to be opened as part of the new Museum of Anthropology in 1976; now, nearly 35 years later, their original vision for MOA has been fulfilled. Pools had been installed temporarily three times in MOA's history: fora movie shoot in 1993, for theAPEC leaders’ summit in 1997, and to celebrate Arthur Erickson's 80th birthday in June 2004.[5]
In November 2020, the museum began a seismic upgrade project to rebuild its Great Hall in order to upgrade its resiliency and protect its collection in the event of a major earthquake. The Museum reopened on June 13, 2024.[6]
The O'Brian and Audain galleries are used for temporary exhibitions.[citation needed]
The Elspeth McConnell Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks was unveiled on June 22, 2017. Designed by Stantec Architecture, the new gallery was converted from the former Michael M. Ames Theatre, and was funded by Montreal-based collector Elspeth McConnell, a $3-million donation from the Doggone Foundation, and a $500,000 grant from the federal government as part of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. The 210-square-metre gallery features exterior sensors that synchronize both the colour temperature and intensity of the interior light with the changing light conditions outside.[citation needed]
In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art was the first exhibition held at the gallery.
The Koerner European Ceramics Gallery opened in 1990 and contains over 600 European ceramics collected by Koerner, which he donated to the museum in 1987. It was curated byCarol E. Mayer, who is a curator and Research Fellow in Ceramics at the MOA.[7]
The Multiversity Galleries housing more than 9,000 objects from around the world. Multiversity Galleries showcases items from the museum's collection that would normally be stored.
The Museum of Anthropology includes a number of large sculptures,totem poles, and cultural artifacts. Although MOA's focus is on the First Nations of the Northwest Coast, the collection of close to 50,000 ethnological objects includes objects from all continents. The collections includecontemporary works as well as historical objects. In addition to the ethnographic collections, MOA houses an archaeological collection of approximately 535,000 pieces. These are managed by UBC's Laboratory of Archaeology. The museum also has a small wing dedicated to European ceramic art works collected by the lateWalter Koerner.
Theyellow cedar sculptureThe Raven and the First Men byBill Reid was depicted on theCanadian twenty-dollar bill from 2004 to 2012 (theCanadian Journey Series). Other notableBill Reid works include hisBear andWasco (Sea Wolf) sculptures, some of hisgoldjewellery, and a prototype of theHaidadugout canoe he carved forExpo 86.
There are several largeMusqueam artifacts in the museum from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as many contemporary works commissioned from Musqueam artists such asSusan Point, Joe Becker, and Robyn andDebra Sparrow. There are many fragments of totem poles from Haida and other First Nations villages along British Columbia's coast in the museum'sGreat Hall.
There is an extensive collection from theSouth Pacific in the MOA.
There are about 6000 textiles in the collection; about half of these come from Asia. Of particular note are theCantonese opera costumes that are considered some of the world's finest.[citation needed] There are holdings from the Northwest Coast, Oceania, Africa, and South America.
The Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives is open to the public. The archives contain approximately 90,000 photographs that cover a wide range of cultures, ethnographic subjects, and historical events. The collection dates from the 1890s.
There are approximately 2800 belongings in the African collection. The earlier collections came to MOA via missionaries, travelers, and ex-colonial officers. The collection includes masks, Yoruba thorn carvings, over 100 Makonde figures from Tanzania, approximately 100 Asante gold weights, weaponry from South Africa and about 100 mortuary objects from Egypt.
About 40% of MOA's collection is from Asia. The Chinese collections include between 1000 and 1500 pieces of Chinese ceramics, Chinese calligraphy, and paintings (with four recently identified masterpieces from the collection of Ho Ping-ti). In addition, there is a large collection of Japanese prints, Buddhist art, Hindu art (including Gandhara sculpture), textiles and clothing, and Indian calendar prints. Other collections include 2300 Chinese coins and amulets, 200 Sichuan blue thread embroideries dating to circa 1900, rare Tibetan robes, and masks from Noe (Japan), Sunni and Kolam (Sri Lanka), and Pongsan and Yangju (Korea).
TheHaida houses outside the museum were built under the direction of Bill Reid, who carved, withDoug Cranmer, many of the totem poles surrounding them. The original Reid/Cranmer totem pole mounted on the front of the big house was taken inside in 2000 due to deterioration and replaced with the new "Respect to Bill Reid Pole" by Haida artistJim Hart.
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The Museum of Anthropology works with theIrving K. Barber Learning Centre and others to support the Indigitization program, which provides funding and training for Indigenous communities and organizations to digitize cultural heritage materials.[8][9] Each summer, MOA hosts the Native Youth Program (NYP), the longest running training program for Indigenous high school students in British Columbia. It provides summer employment and training to six urban Indigenous high school students and two UBC students as program manager and research assistant. NYP is co-organized by MOA and the First Nation House of Learning at UBC.[10][11]
The museum is affiliated withCanadian Heritage Information Network,Canadian Museums Association, andVirtual Museum of Canada.
The Museum of Anthropology was used as a filming location for theNetflix TV Series,Altered Carbon in season 1.[12]
It is also used as a location in the movieIntersection, starringRichard Gere.
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