
Past Exhibits
Learn about Exhibits from the Past
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Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected WorldJanuary 14 – March 16, 2020 |
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Cultures, Contexts, & CollectorsJanuary 28 – March 16, 2020 |
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Un-Writing World HistoryNovember 21, 2019 – March 16, 2020 |
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Stoneware on the Silk Roads: Ceramics from the Changsha KilnsMarch 12, 2019 – March 16, 2020 |
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Faith: Five World ReligionsLong-term, closed March 16, 2020 |
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Masks of the WorldLong-term, closed March 16, 2020 |
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Horses and the Human ExperienceJanuary 22, 2019 – December 6, 2019 |
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A House Divided: Tri-Racial Tensions at Historic BethabaraJune 18 – November 9, 2019 |
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Objects of Power: The Material Culture of Contested MemoryNovember 13, 2018 – August 24, 2019 |
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Children’s Holidays in JapanFebruary 26 – June 1, 2019 |
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Afro Pop!September 18, 2018 – February 16, 2019 |
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Human Evolution: Hot Topics in PaleoanthropologyJanuary 9, 2018 – February 2, 2019 |
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Japan through the Photographer’s LensJanuary 23 – October 20, 2018 |
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West Mexican Shaft Tomb CeramicsMay 19 – August 31, 2018 |
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Escape the Museum: Central AfricaMay 13, 2017 – August 18, 2018 |
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Childhood: Exploring Youth Culture Around the WorldLong-term, closed July 28, 2018 |
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Mother Goddess: Fertility Figures of the Ancient MediterraneanFebruary 6 – May 13, 2018 |
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Vienna: A City of Culture and ContrastJune 20 – December 8, 2017 |
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Professor Deacon’s Cultural CabinetJanuary 31 – July 29, 2017 |
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How Do They Know? The Science of Archaeology in the Yadkin River ValleyJanuary 31 – July 15, 2017 |
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Incredible Journeys: The Life Histories of Museum ObjectsApril 19, 2016 – May 26, 2017 |
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Warfare & Violent ConflictMarch 14 – May 26, 2017 |
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Visions of Home: A Celebration of Gullah Art & CultureAugust 30, 2016 – April 22, 2017 |
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Playing with Spirits: Pokémon and ShintoismJanuary 24 – March 4, 2017 |
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Resonance: Musical Instruments in the African DiasporaOctober 11 – December 9, 2016 |
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The Many Meanings of African ClothJune 7 – September 17, 2016 |
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Musical Narratives of the Southwest Pacific RimMarch 15 – August 26, 2016 |
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Death at the Crossroads: A Dramatic Reading of Yoruba ArtJanuary 19 – August 6, 2016 |
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Hina Matsuri: Doll’s Day in JapanFebruary 16 – May 27, 2016 |
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MOA’s Cabinet of CuriositiesJune 16, 2015 – February 20, 2016 |
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At Home on the PlainsFebruary 3, 2015 – February 6, 2016 |
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Understanding Our Past- Shaping Our FutureFebruary 17 – May 29, 2015 |
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The Yup’ik Way of Life: Alaskan People in TransitionFebruary 28 – August 29, 2014 |
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Creating: Quilts and Crafts of the LakotaNovember 5, 2013 – January 25, 2014 |
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of AnthropologyJanuary 15 – October 26, 2013 |
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Descendants of the MayaJune 4 – August 31, 2013 |
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This Beautiful WorldJanuary 22 – May 19, 2013 |
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Recent Additions to the CollectionApril 17 – December 14, 2012 |
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Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the PresentJanuary 24 – March 31, 2012 |