[Bcma-l] Museum of Anth: What's New!

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UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: What's New and What's On
				
	


Photo courtesy Assaulted Fish


M. Bogdanos. Photo Ozier Muhammad


Cabbage Pot. Photo Bill McLennan


	


  EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
  UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
  MARCH-APRIL 2008

	
		
	


    *EVENTS*

*The Joke’s on You: Performing Ethnic Humour
Tuesday, April 1, 4:00 pm*
UBC students and others are invited to join us on April Fool’s Day for a 
performance by the Pan-Asian Canadian comedy group, Assaulted Fish, 
followed by a discussion of the ethics of ethnic humour with Dr. Elaine 
Decker. (Admission to MOA is always free to UBC staff, students, and 
faculty). Refreshments will follow.

*Global Dialogue 2008
Porous Borders: The Loss and Return of National Treasures
Thursday April 24, Friday April 25, & Saturday, April 26*
 From April 24-26, MOA presents the third in a series of annual Global 
Dialogues on issues of contemporary relevance. Entitled Porous Borders: 
The Loss and Return of National Treasures, this year’s Dialogue features 
outstanding speakers addressing legal, ethical, local, and international 
concerns relating to the global art market, issues of looting during 
war, and the movement of art and antiquities across international 
borders. The keynote speaker for April 24 is Col. Matthew Bogdanos, who 
initiated the investigation into the looting of Baghdad’s Iraq Museum in 
2003, resulting in the recovery of over 5,000 antiquities in six 
countries. For full program details, please visit 
www.moa.ubc.ca/programs <http://www.moa.ubc.ca/programs>. Call 
604.822.5087 to register. Thanks to sponsors The Georgia Straight, CBC 
Radio One, and UBC Faculty of Law.

*A Matter of Taste: Ceramics and Culinary Connections*
Suitable for groups of 8-30, this program links the history of European 
food, nutrition, and the etiquette of eating with the European ceramics 
in the Koerner Ceramics Gallery. Cost is $10 per person. To book, 
contact 604.822.4643 or bookings@moa.ubc.ca 
<mailto:bookings@moa.ubc.ca>. Special thanks to sponsors Firefly Fine 
Wines and Ales and Langford Foods. Note: Due to popular demand, MOA is 
pleased to offer this tour at 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 30 for people who 
wish to sign up as individuals, rather than as part of a group. Space is 
limited, so sign up now!

	
	

Photo Frank Tancredi/ Ellis Gallery


Photo David Campion


Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

		


    *EXHIBITIONS*

*Treasures of the Tsimshian from the Dundas Collection
Exhibition on display through June 7, 2008 *
MOA is currently hosting Treasures of the Tsimshian from the Dundas 
Collection, a major exhibition of 48 artifacts collected in 1863 by the 
Rev. Robert J. Dundas at Metlakatla, BC. Developed by the Royal B.C. 
Museum and the chiefs and elders of the Allied Tsimshian Tribes of Lax 
Kw’Alaams and Metlakatla, and co-presented at MOA by the Vancouver 2010 
Cultural Olympiad, this exhibit presents a unique opportunity for 
visitors to learn about the rich artistic and cultural traditions of the 
Tsimshian people. Thanks to exhibition sponsors Westerkirk Capital and 
BC Ferries, and media sponsors The Georgia Straight and CBC Radio One.

*Welcoming T’xwelátse
March 1 to mid-May, 2008*
T’xwelátse, ancestor of the Stó:lõ-Ts’elxwéyeqw people, was turned to 
stone many years ago as punishment for mistreating his wife. For 
generations, the women of the family looked after their ancestor, who 
carried within him lessons about how to live and act properly. In 1892, 
Stone T’xwelátse was taken from his homeland and eventually acquired as 
an object of study by the Burke Museum of Natural and Cultural History 
in Seattle. In October 2006, after 114 years away from his extended 
family, Stone T’xwelátse was repatriated and journeyed home again. 
Thanks to Herb Joe, his family, and the Stó:lõ Research and Resource 
Management Centre, T’xwelátse will reside at MOA from March 9 through 
mid-May, and continue to share his message that “we need to learn to 
live together in a good way.”

*Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas – Meddling in the Museum
Held over to April 28, 2008*
Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas mixes it up at MOA with three 
installations responding to the Museum and the need for engagement among 
peoples. Michael’s 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). Installations curated by Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary 
Visual Arts. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts for their support of 
this project.

*Seeing is Believing: Photographs from the Archives
Held over to June 30, 2008*
MOA’s Archives contain more than 90,000 historic photographs from all 
over the world, on a multitude of topics. This exhibit provides a 
sampling of images from BC’s Northwest Coast, the Southwest US, South 
America, and parts of Asia, Oceania and Africa. Also included are photos 
of various individuals and events that have shaped the Museum over time.

*A Partnership of Peoples Exhibit
Ongoing; Gallery 8*
MOA’s Renewal Project is known as A Partnership of Peoples 
(www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal <http://www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal>). In this 
exhibit, we display our 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.

	
				
		
	
<http://www.moa.ubc.ca> 		*Contact*
Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager
604.822.5950 or jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca 
<mailto:jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca>
UBC Museum of Anthropology
6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2 www.moa.ubc.ca 
<http://www.moa.ubc.ca>

*Museum and Shop Hours*
Winter (October 9, 2007 – May 15, 2008): Closed Mondays. Open Tuesdays 
11 am to 9 pm and Wed – Sun 11 am to 5 pm. Summer (May 16 – October 7, 
2008): Daily 10 to 5 pm; Tuesdays open late til 9 pm.

*Admission*
$9 Adults; $7 Students & Seniors 65+ (UBC staff, students, and faculty 
free with ID). Tuesday evenings $5 flat rate (groups included), 5 pm to 
9 pm. Family $25; children under 6 free. 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, 99, 258, 480, or contact Translink at 
604.953.3333 or translink.bc.ca <http://www.translink.bc.ca>.