The UBC Museum of Anthropology
Posted by David on Friday, June 16, 2006 at 6:00 AM.
The UBC Museum of Anthropology is one of my favorite museums in the world. Partly it's because they're one of the few museums to actually work with local aboriginal peoples to display artifacts in a respectful manner, and to invite them to be actively involved in the museum. Partly it's because they have cool stuff.
And partly it's because they have about 13,000 objects from their collection in visible storage -- like the masks, above. Some of it's in cases; some of it's in drawers. And everything is cross-referenced to massive books in the center of each cluster of cases. You can get a sense of their setup here:
If you're ever in Vancouver, it's worth the trip out to UBC to see.
maffy, on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 10:47 AM:
Mark and I stopped there when we were in Vancouver for the marathon. It was a serious trek out there, but worth it! Mark is currently working with a carving teacher (Haida) and has several projects in the works - bear mask (almost complete), moon with corona (currently getting the most time), and a mantle for the fireplace.