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Created in partnership with Tourism Vancouver member the Museum of Anthropology at UBC COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT UBC E X P E R I E N C E / M U S E U M O F A N T H R O P O L O G Y e Museum of Anthropology is world-renowned for its beautiful Northwest Coast Indigenous masterworks. Highlights include Bill Reid's famous sculpture, e Raven and the First Men, towering outdoor totem poles carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer, and over 6,300 other First Nations objects. anks to a generous donation from a private collector, as well as funding from the Doggone Foundation and the Government of Canada, this collection is now even more impressive. Visit the Museum of Anthropology, known to locals as MOA, to admire its Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks, a new exhibition space that opens to the public on June 22, 2017. e opening exhibition will showcase rare and culturally significant Northwest Coast artworks, some of which date back over 1,000 years. View, close up, works like the fragment of an ivory knife handle that depicts a man transforming into a bear, or a tobacco pipe carved into the image of a hungry bird. Ponder how these pieces may have been used, where they've travelled and what significance they held. Sink into an Idea Chair to hear Northwest Coast Indigenous people describe the works through their perspectives as artists, dancers and activists. Discover the meaning behind pieces and how they relate to today's issues, like the protec- tion of Indigenous land and the importance of salmon to communities. Learn what Haida ancestor artist Charles Edenshaw's silverwork means to his grandchildren today. "Our goal is to shi how museum visitors look at and relate to the works shown," says Jordan Wilson, MOA's Musqueam curator in residence. "rough audio, text and film, we're creating a conversation that embraces the voices of many different Northwest Coast Indigenous people," he says. "Beyond the artistry of each piece, Museum of Anthropology Celebrates Northwest Coast Indigenous Masterworks we're looking at the relationship to the land and people that these pieces expressed throughout history and what they speak to today." "ere are many questions about what these pieces represent and who made them, so the opportunity to build knowledge around them is what makes this collection so exciting," says Karen Duffek, MOA curator of contemporary visual arts and Pacific Northwest. "It's important to showcase these works and see how they continue to teach new generations and open up new ways of thinking about Northwest Coast art and ideas." "ese masterworks have travelled all around the world and have now returned to their home on the Northwest Coast," Jordan adds. "at's what makes this donation so important and full of potential." e Museum of Anthropology is Canada's renowned museum of world arts and cultures. Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. ursday. Closed Mondays from Oct. 15–May 15. Rates: $18 adults; $16 students/seniors; $47 family; $10 ursday aer 5 p.m. For more information, call 604-827-5932 or visit moa.ubc.ca. Our goal is to shi how museum visitors look at and relate to the works shown Pipe bowl in the form of a hungry bird Tlingit, late 19th century Hardwood, copper