Directory of Anthropology Resources

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Museums of anthropology or its subdisciplines, such as ethnography and ethnology.

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• Archaeology
• Death and Funeral Customs
• Ethnomusicology

Resources in This Category

• Anthropological Institute and Museum

  http://www.aim.uzh.ch/
  Exhibits an overview of human evolution from Australopithecus to modern man and features early hominid findings in Switzerland.

• Anthropological Research and Cultural Collections

  http://archaeology.biodiversity.ku.edu/
  Information on current exhibits and educational programs. Located in Lawrence, Kansas.

• Berndt Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.berndt.uwa.edu.au/
  Australian ethnographic museum specializing in the material culture of Aboriginal Australians. Located in Perth, Australia.

• C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology

  http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/Home_Page.php
  Houses collections from Africa, Asia and North, Central, and South America. Features descriptions of exhibits, including coming attractions and information on volunteer and student intern opportunities.

• Civic Historical Museum of Cuggiono

  http://www.cuggiono.org/
  Information about the artifacts and history of the ancient town, with pictures, hours, and directions for travel. Located in Italy.

• Ethnographic Museum of Zurich University

  http://www.musethno.uzh.ch/
  Location and hours for the Swiss museum of non-European cultures.

• Grace Hudson Museum

  http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/
  Focuses on the work of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson and her ethnologist husband, Dr. John Hudson. Located in Ukiah, California.

• Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/
  Located in Bristol, Rhode Island housing artifacts from the native peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

• Hudson Museum

  http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
  Includes virtual exhibits, event schedules, hours and descriptions of educational programs. Located in Orono, Maine, United States.

• Logan Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.beloit.edu/logan/
  Features virtual exhibits from the college's ethnographic museum. Located in Beloit, Wisconsin.

• Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology

  http://holmes.anthropology.museum/
  Exhibits, events, faculty, and course information from Wichita State University's museum.

• Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.unm.edu/~maxwell/
  Holds over 10 million individual items in its archaeological, ethnological, archival, photo and skeletal collections. The collections come from all parts of the world, but have a Southwestern emphasis. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Musée du Quai Branly

  http://www.quaibranly.fr/
  French museum exhibits tribal arts, documents on ethnology, ethnography, culture and civilization of indigenous peoples. Opening in 2005. Site in French, Spanish and English.

• Museum of Anthropology

  http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/
  Features online exhibits, research information on ethnographic, archaeological and historical collections. Includes hours, tours by appointment and directions. Free admission. Located in Columbia, Missouri.

• Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.csuchico.edu/anthmuseum/
  Contains exhibits, on-line museum, museum studies program, and membership information. Located in Chico, California.

• Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

  http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=62
  Policy, tour, the collections, and historical background. Located at the University of South Africa.

• Museum of Anthropology at The University of British Columbia

  http://www.moa.ubc.ca/
  Exhibits, collections, calendars, and programs from the museum specializing in First Nations culture. Located in Vancouver.

• Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

  http://maa.cam.ac.uk/
  Part of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. Exhibitions, collections, on-line catalogue.

• Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

  http://www.penn.museum/
  University of Pennsylvania museum featuring online exhibits, articles and research.

• National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)

  http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/english/
  Located in Osaka. Active in ethnological (anthropological) research, plus collection and conservation of ethnographic materials.

• Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

  http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/
  On the Harvard campus, the Peabody is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology. Site includes online exhibits. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography

  http://www.kunstkamera.ru/en/
  History, collections, and exhibits from the oldest state museum in Russia. Includes virtual tour, hours, entrance fee, guided tours and contact details. Located in St. Petersburg. [Russian and English].

• Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

  http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/
  Event calendar, visitor information, exhibits and research projects at the museum of the University of California at Berkeley.

• The Arizona State Museum

  http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/
  Focuses on the study of Southwestern Indian cultures. Collections include prehistoric, historic and modern artifacts, photographs, archives, and sound recordings. Includes events and programs, map and directions. Located in Tucson.

• The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology

  http://www.du.edu/ahss/anthropology/museum/index.html
  Exhibits, collections, and information. Located in Colorado.

• USU Museum of Anthropology

  http://anthromuseum.usu.edu/
  Features descriptions and photos of artifacts from the American West, Africa, South America, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Mediterranean. Provides its history, tour information, hours, and map to the location in Logan, Utah.

• Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology

  http://moa.wfu.edu/
  Lists exhibits, staff, and educational programs. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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