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September 10, 2007

Museum of Anthropology

Special Events, Programs, and Exhibits

September/October 2007

summer hours extended for museum & shop

Through October 8, 2007, the MOA will be open DAILY from 10 am to 5 pm;
Tuesdays late til 9 pm. 

>From October 9, 2007 - May 15, 2008, MOA will be closed Mondays, open
Tuesdays 11 am to 9 pm, and Wed - Sun 11 am to 5 pm. 

EVENTS THIS WEEK!

Opening of New Museum Shop

Saturday, September 15 & Sunday, September 16, 2007, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

After months of hammering, sawing, cabling, and carpet-laying, our new
Museum Shop officially opens with two days of public celebration on
September 15 and 16. Join us for refreshments, artist demos, prize draws,
and performances by local Latin jazz favorites Locura (Saturday at 3:00 pm)
and Battery Opera (on Sunday at 3:00 pm) - and shop 'til you drop in our
beautiful new store. 

Locura: Classic Latin Jazz

Saturday, September 15, 2007, 3:00 pm 

Unrelenting and infectious! From the Cuban influence on the New York jazz
scene in the 40's to the Brazilian contribution of bosso nova and samba, to
the Puerto Rican and Dominican melding of their respective rhythms, Locura
celebrated the music that has evolved from these rich collaborations. Led by
singer Deborah Ledon from Havana, Cuba.

Battery Opera: "Bob's Lounge - under the oppressive weight of history in the
Great Hall at MOA" 

Sunday, September 16, 2007, 3:00 pm 

The past sure is tense, so lounge a bit with Bob beneath the totems in the
concrete Erickson box on the cliffs above the Salish Sea. It's beautiful all
right, but how did we get here? Is culture the oppressor of the artist? Is
anthropology the tool of imperialism? Is fantasy the beginning of fascism?
All good food for thought, but at Bob's Lounge we serve only love songs. Led
by choreographer-dancer Lee Su-Feh and writer-singer David McIntosh, Battery
Opera has produced an award-winning repertoire of challenging dance and
theatre works since 1995. With Max Murphy (baritone saxophone), Finn
Manniche (cello), and Paul Ternes (as the Austrian). This concert is
presented as the first in our Sunday series of three dance and music
performances, "Stimulating the Senses: Music and Movement at MOA."

EVENTS NEXT WEEK

Launch of New Guided Tour

"A Matter of Taste: Ceramics and Culinary Connections"

Thursday, September 20, 2007, 7:00 pm 

Join us on September 20 to celebrate the launch of A Matter of Taste:
Ceramics and Culinary Connections, a new guided tour linking the amazing
variety of food- and drink-related ceramics in the Koerner Ceramics Gallery
with the unique history of the cuisine they once contained. The launch
includes introductory remarks by ceramics curator Dr. Carol Mayer, a talk by
celebrated food historian and author Dr. Ken Albala, period music by Lark in
the Evening, and samples of early modern European cuisine. Note: this is a
public event, but pre-registration is required. To register, please call
Reception at 604.822.5087. (After the September 20 launch, we welcome group
bookings for this program. Please contact 604.822.4643 or
<blocked::mailto:bookings@moa.ubc.ca> bookings@moa.ubc.ca.)

Artist's Talk: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 7:00 pm

Join us for an evening of lively conversation with Michael Nicoll
Yagulanaas, the creator of Meddling in the Museum, and explore the shifting
boundaries of Haida art in a contemporary world.

EVENTS IN OCTOBER

Maize: The Plant that Colonized the World

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 7:00 pm

Speaker: Dr. Michael Blake

Teams of scientists using a wide array of new techniques for detecting and
studying ancient maize (corn) throughout the Americas are making surprising
new discoveries about where, when, and how the plant was first domesticated.
They are also tracing its journey from 10,000 years ago in south-western
Mexico, to the far reaches of South America and the borderlands of Canada
and the U.S. By examining some of these new discoveries, ways that maize and
humans forged a kind of mutual dependency in the millennia following its
domestication will be explored. The ancient adaptability of Maize is
reflected in its present-day roles as one of the world's top three food
crops and as a potential source of the biofuel ethanol for the 21st century.
Dr. Michael Blake is Associate Professor, UBC Department of Anthropology.
This is the first in our series of three talks on diverse topics related to
current archaeology, "Back to the Future:  Archaeology in the 21st century."

Kokoro Dance: "Heart, Mind, Spirit, & Soul"

Sunday, October 28, 2007, 3:00 pm

Critically acclaimed Kokoro Dance combines kinetic and visual elements from
Japan and the West to create a uniquely Canadian butoh aesthetic. When
Kokoro Dance began in 1986, Barbara Bourget brought to it her years dancing
with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Grands Ballets Canadiens, and Jay
Hirabayashi drew upon his experiences dancing with the Paula Ross Dance
Company, competitive alpine skiing, and studying Buddhism. The company has
produced over 900 performances and created more than 150 dance works that
have been performed across Canada, in the United States, and in Europe. With
Carolyn Chan and Holly Holt. This concert is presented as the second in our
Sunday series of three dance and music performances, "Stimulating the
Senses: Music and Movement at MOA."

EXHIBITIONS

NEW! Seeing is Believing: Photographs from the Archives

October 1 - December 31, 2007, Gallery 10

There are more than 90,000 historic photographs in the Archives at the
Museum of Anthropology. The collection is worldwide, covers a multitude of
subjects, and dates from the early 1900s to the present day. This exhibit
reveals only a tiny portion of this hidden gem, yet hints at the remarkable
potential of this collection for scholars, researchers, and visitors.
Geographically, the collection includes images from the Northwest Coast of
British Columbia, the Southwest United States, South America, and various
areas of Asia, Oceania and Africa. Institutionally, the collection documents
the people and events that were instrumental in the history and growth of
the Museum.

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - Meddling in the Museum

July 10 - December 31, 2007 (various locations at MOA)

Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas mixes it up at MOA with three
site-specific installations inspired by the Museum's current Renewal
Project.  Michael's new works incorporate media as diverse as a
stolen-but-recovered car hoods and copper leaf (Coppers from the Hood), an
entire canoe-bearing Pontiac Firefly (Pedal to the Meddle), and an
interactive Haida manga mural using abandoned archaeology storage trays
(Bone Box). In the process, he brings his own brand of humour, narrative,
and social commentary to jumpstart new debates in the Museum's changing
spaces. Installations curated by Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary Visual
Arts. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this
project.

The History of Walas Gwaxwiwe-The Great Raven Hamsiwe'

Ongoing; Corridor Case opposite Bill Reid's Raven Sculpture

This small exhibit showcases the magnificent Great Raven Hamiswe' mask that
MOA purchased from a Vancouver shop in 1962, and for which William Wasden
Jr. has been able to reconstruct a detailed history by working with
knowledgeable Kwakwaka'wakw elders from his home community of Alert Bay,
B.C. Through accompanying labels, photographs, and video, William tells the
story of how this mask and the privilege it represents first came to the
Scow family, the potlatches at which this privilege was shown, and how Beau
Dick carved a new version of this mask in 1993 so that it could continue to
be danced. He also explores the question of who carved the original mask. 

"A Partnership of Peoples" Exhibit

The Museum has embarked upon a major Renewal Project known as "A Partnership
of Peoples" (for details, see <blocked::file:///C:/Documents and
Settings/jwebb/Local Settings/Temporary Internet
Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal> www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal). In this
exhibit, MOA displays its plans for expansion and renovation, a scale model,
and samples of architectural details, finishings, and furnishings. We also
open a window onto our Digitization Studio, in which a team of professional
photographers use state-of-the-art digital cameras and high-speed computers
to capture high resolution images of the collections throughout the day.

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Contact

Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager 604.822.5950 or
jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca

6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2
<blocked::file:///C:/Documents and Settings/jwebb/Local Settings/Temporary
Internet Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca> www.moa.ubc.ca

Admission

$9 Adults; $7 Students & Seniors 65+ (UBC staff, students, and faculty free
with ID). Tuesdays 5 pm to 9 pm pay as you can (suggested $5 per person,
including groups). Family $25; children under 6 free. VUEguide rental: $5
per unit. Group rates & guided tours available by booking in advance (call
604.822.4643). MOA is wheelchair accessible. 

Parking and Transit

Parking available at the Rose Garden Parkade opposite the Museum. Buses: #4,
9, 17, 25, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 258, 480, or contact Translink at
604.953.3333 or translink.bc.ca.

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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
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sawing, cabling, and carpet-laying, our new Museum Shop officially opens =
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two days of public celebration on September 15 and 16. Join us for =
refreshments,=20
artist demos, prize draws, and performances by local Latin jazz =
favorites Locura=20
(Saturday at 3:00 pm) and Battery Opera (on Sunday at 3:00 pm) &#8211; =
and shop &#8216;til=20
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York</st1:place></st1:State> jazz scene in the 40&#8217;s to the =
Brazilian=20
contribution of bosso nova and samba, to the Puerto Rican and Dominican =
melding=20
of their respective rhythms, Locura celebrated the music that has =
evolved from=20
these rich collaborations. Led by singer Deborah Ledon from <st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Havana</st1:City>, <st1:country-region =

w:st=3D"on">Cuba</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<B=20
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&#8220;Bob's Lounge &#8211;=20
under the oppressive weight of history in the Great Hall at MOA&#8221;=20
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3:00 pm <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
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lounge a bit with Bob beneath the totems in the concrete Erickson box on =
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w:st=3D"on">Sea</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. It&#8217;s beautiful all =
right, but how did=20
we get here? Is culture the oppressor of the artist? Is anthropology the =
tool of=20
imperialism? Is fantasy the beginning of fascism?&nbsp; All good food =
for=20
thought, but at Bob&#8217;s Lounge we serve only love songs. Led by=20
choreographer-dancer Lee Su-Feh and writer-singer David McIntosh, <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Battery Opera has produced an=20
award-winning repertoire of challenging dance and theatre works since =
1995. With=20
Max Murphy (baritone saxophone), Finn Manniche (cello), and Paul Ternes =
(as the=20
Austrian). This concert is presented as the first in our Sunday series =
of three=20
dance and music performances, &#8220;Stimulating the Senses: Music and =
Movement at=20
MOA.&#8221;<o:p></o:p>
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WEEK<o:p></o:p>
<o:p><SPAN=20
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&nbsp;
Launch=20
of New Guided Tour<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA =

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EN-CA">&#8220;A=20
Matter of Taste: Ceramics and Culinary =
Connections&#8221;</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
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EN-CA">Thursday,=20
September 20, 2007, 7:00&nbsp;pm&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Join=20
us on September 20 to celebrate the launch of <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A=20
Matter of Taste: Ceramics and Culinary Connections, a new =
guided tour=20
linking the amazing variety of food- and drink-related ceramics in the =
Koerner=20
Ceramics Gallery with the unique history of the cuisine they once =
contained. The=20
launch includes introductory remarks by ceramics curator Dr. Carol =
Mayer, a talk=20
by celebrated food historian and author Dr. Ken Albala, period music by =
Lark=20
in the Evening, and samples of early modern European cuisine. Note: =
this is=20
a public event, but pre-registration is required. To register, please =
call=20
Reception at 604.822.5087.=20
(<o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: italic">After the September 20 launch, we =
welcome=20
group bookings for this program. Please contact 604.822.4643 or =
<A=20
href=3D"blocked::mailto:bookings@moa.ubc.ca"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none; =
mso-bidi-font-style: italic">bookings@moa.ubc.ca</A><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: italic">.<SPAN=20
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&nbsp;
</o:p><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Artist&#8217;s =
Talk: Michael=20
Nicoll Yahgulanaas<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Tuesday, September =
25, 2007,=20
7:00 pm<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Join us for an =
evening of=20
lively conversation with Michael Nicoll Yagulanaas, the creator of <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Meddling in the Museum, and =
explore the=20
shifting boundaries of Haida art in a contemporary =
world.<o:p></o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">EVENTS IN=20
OCTOBER<o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Maize: The Plant =
that=20
Colonized the World<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Tuesday, October =
16, 2007,=20
7:00 pm<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Speaker: Dr. =
Michael=20
Blake<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Teams of =
scientists using a=20
wide array of new techniques for detecting and studying ancient maize =
(corn)=20
throughout the Americas are making surprising new discoveries about =
where, when,=20
and how the plant was first domesticated. They are also tracing its =
journey from=20
10,000 years ago in south-western <st1:country-region=20
w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, to the far reaches of South =
America and=20
the borderlands of <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region> and=20
the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region=20
w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> By examining some of =
these new=20
discoveries, ways that maize and humans forged a kind of mutual =
dependency in=20
the millennia following its domestication will be explored. The ancient=20
adaptability of Maize is reflected in its present-day roles as one of =
the=20
world&#8217;s top three food crops and as a potential source of the =
biofuel ethanol=20
for the 21st century. Dr. =
Michael=20
Blake is Associate=20
Professor, UBC Department of Anthropology. This is the first in our =
series of=20
three talks on diverse topics related to current archaeology, =
&#8220;<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Back to the =
Future:<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Archaeology in the =
21st=20
century.&#8221;<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: =
EN-CA"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; =
mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Kokoro Dance:=20
&#8220;</SPAN></U></B><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Heart, Mind, =
Spirit, &amp;=20
Soul&#8221;<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Sunday, October =
28, 2007,=20
3:00 pm<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Critically =
acclaimed Kokoro=20
Dance combines kinetic and visual elements from <st1:country-region=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the=20
West to create a uniquely Canadian butoh aesthetic. When Kokoro Dance =
began in=20
1986, Barbara Bourget brought to it her years dancing with the Royal =
Winnipeg=20
Ballet and Grands Ballets Canadiens, and Jay Hirabayashi drew upon his=20
experiences dancing with the Paula Ross Dance Company, competitive =
alpine=20
skiing, and studying Buddhism. The company has produced over 900 =
performances=20
and created more than 150 dance works that have been performed across=20
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region>, in the=20
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:country-region>, and =
in=20
<st1:place w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place>. With Carolyn Chan and Holly =
Holt. This=20
concert is presented as the second in our Sunday series of three dance =
and music=20
performances, &#8220;Stimulating the Senses: Music and Movement at=20
MOA.&#8221;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">EXHIBITIONS<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">NEW!<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Seeing is=20
Believing: Photographs from the Archives<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">October 1 &#8211;=20
December 31, 2007, Gallery 10<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">There are more than 90,000 historic =
photographs in the=20
Archives at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType=20
w:st=3D"on">Museum</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName=20
w:st=3D"on">Anthropology</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.&nbsp;The =
collection is=20
worldwide, covers a multitude of subjects, and dates from the early =
1900s to the=20
present day. This exhibit reveals only a tiny portion of this hidden =
gem, yet=20
hints at the remarkable potential of this collection for scholars, =
researchers,=20
and visitors. Geographically, the collection includes images from the =
Northwest=20
Coast of British Columbia, the Southwest United States, South America, =
and=20
various areas of Asia, Oceania and <st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on">Africa</st1:place>.&nbsp;Institutionally, the collection =
documents the=20
people and events that were instrumental in the history and growth of =
the=20
Museum.<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Michael Nicoll =
Yahgulanaas &#8211;=20
Meddling in the Museum<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">July 10 &#8211; =
December 31, 2007=20
(various locations at MOA)<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Haida=20
artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas mixes it up at MOA with three =
site-specific=20
installations inspired by the Museum&#8217;s current Renewal =
Project.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; <SPAN=20
class=3Dapple-style-span><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Michael&#8217;s =
new works=20
incorporate media as diverse as a stolen-but-recovered car hoods and =
copper leaf=20
(Coppers from the Hood), an =
entire=20
canoe-bearing Pontiac Firefly (Pedal to=20
the Meddle), and an interactive Haida manga mural using abandoned=20
archaeology storage trays (Bone =
Box).=20
In the process, he brings his own brand of humour, narrative, and social =

commentary to jumpstart new debates in the Museum&#8217;s changing =
spaces.=20
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Installations=20
curated by Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary Visual Arts. Thanks to =
Canada=20
Council for the Arts for their support of this project.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The=20
History of Walas Gwaxwiwe&#8212;The Great Raven =
Hamsiwe&#8217;<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ongoing;=20
Corridor Case opposite Bill Reid&#8217;s Raven =
Sculpture<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This small exhibit =
showcases=20
the magnificent Great Raven Hamiswe' mask that MOA purchased from a =
Vancouver=20
shop in 1962, and for which William Wasden Jr. has been able to =
reconstruct a=20
detailed history by working with knowledgeable Kwakwaka'wakw elders from =
his=20
home community of Alert Bay, B.C. Through accompanying labels, =
photographs, and=20
video, William tells the story of how this mask and the privilege it =
represents=20
first came to the Scow family, the potlatches at which this privilege =
was shown,=20
and how Beau Dick carved a new version of this mask in 1993 so that it =
could=20
continue to be danced. He also explores the question of who carved the =
original=20
mask. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&#8220;A =
Partnership of Peoples&#8221;=20
Exhibit<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The Museum has =
embarked upon=20
a major Renewal Project known as &#8220;A Partnership of Peoples&#8221; =
(for details, see <A=20
href=3D"blocked::file:///C:/Documents and Settings/jwebb/Local =
Settings/Temporary Internet Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: =
none">www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal</A>).=20
In this exhibit, MOA displays its plans for expansion and renovation, a =
scale=20
model, and samples of architectural details, finishings, and =
furnishings. We=20
also open a window onto our Digitization Studio, in which a team of =
professional=20
photographers use state-of-the-art digital cameras and high-speed =
computers to=20
capture high resolution images of the collections throughout the day.=20
<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"></o:p>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
-30-<o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager =
604.822.5950 or=20
jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca<o:p></o:p>
<st1:address=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:Street w:st=3D"on">6393 =
N.W. Marine=20
Drive</st1:Street>, <st1:City=20
w:st=3D"on">Vancouver</st1:City></st1:address><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, B.C. V6T 1Z2 <A=20
href=3D"blocked::file:///C:/Documents and Settings/jwebb/Local =
Settings/Temporary Internet Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: =
none">www.moa.ubc.ca</A><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Admission<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">$9 Adults; $7 =
Students &amp;=20
Seniors 65+ (UBC staff, students, and faculty free with ID). Tuesdays 5 =
pm to 9=20
pm pay as you can (suggested $5 per person, including groups). Family =
$25;=20
children under 6 free. VUEguide rental: $5 per unit. Group rates &amp; =
guided=20
tours available by booking in advance (call 604.822.4643). MOA is =
wheelchair=20
accessible. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Parking and =

Transit<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Parking available =
at the=20
Rose Garden Parkade opposite the Museum. Buses: #4, 9, 17, 25, 41, 43, =
44, 49,=20
84, 258, 480, or contact Translink at 604.953.3333 or=20
translink.bc.ca.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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