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Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit “Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue.” In 1999, the Museum of Anthropology celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark this important milestone, the Museum opens “Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue” in Gallery 5. This exhibit and accompanying publication “50/50 Fifty choices, Fifty Years,” highlights the museum’s diverse collections through objects selected by artists, staff, and friends connected to the museum over the years. This was the first exhibit to be designed entirely on computer. From the initial layout of components to the final production of exhibit labels and visual materials, the exhibit design was developed and managed electronically. Skooker Broome utilized the Mini-CAD program to plan for the exhibit design, layout, and fabrication of exhibit components. Records include: correspondence, design specifications, design notes, donor lists, computer renderings, drafts of computer layouts and designs for announcements, drafts and originals of computer layouts and designs, drafts and originals of computer layouts and designs for labels and didactic panels, artifact lists, exhibit object summaries, reports, object accessioning records, fundraising records, documents outlining the content and context of the exhibit, conservation documents, budgets, business cards, scholarly articles, contact lists, invoices, and phone lists.

Eulachon: A Fish to Cure Humanity

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit “Eulachon: A Fish to Cure Humanity.” The exhibit was installed in Gallery 5 at the Museum of Anthropology from February 5 to May 31, 1992, and explored traditions associated with the fishing of eulachon and technology used to render its oil. In his capacity as Designer, Skooker Broome worked on the planning, designing, and installation of the exhibit. Records include: memoranda, correspondence, negatives, color photographs, b&w photographs, thumbnail photographs, transparencies, French and English exhibition captions and didactic panels, travel receipts, pencil and ink drawings, published articles, artifact lists, project summaries, budgets, a fish stamp, conservation records, exhibit catalogue drafts, colored photocopies of photographic images, exhibit diagrams, exhibit instructions, exhibit layouts installations, and designs.

Edgar Heap of Birds: “Wheel: Overlays”

The records in this sub-series relate to the artist Edgar Heap of Birds and the 2007 MOA exhibition Wheel: Overlays. An Installation by Hock E Aye VI, Edgar Heap of Birds. Sub-series consists of 4 files which relate to research and planning for the exhibition in addition to the Native Youth Project done in conjunction with the exhibition. The files consist of photographs, promotional materials, final reports, grant applications, exhibit development and educational materials, final reporting, research notes, correspondences, as well as articles about the exhibit and the artist.

c̓ əsnaʔəm: the city before the city

Subseries consists of records related to the graphic design for the c̓ əsnaʔəm exhibit, on display at the Museum of Anthropology January 25, 2015 - December 2015. The exhbit was curated by Susan Rowley and Jordan Wilson.

Cowichan Indian knitting

Subseries consists of images used in the book Cowichan Indian Knitting and textual records relating to the production of the book. In addition are the images used in the exhibit which was shown in the Museum of Anthropology September 23 – November 9, 1986.

File 1: Images used in booklet
File 2: Images used in exhibit
File 3: Images of the exhibit

Commonwealth [conference installation]

Subseries consists of records related to the 1987 Commonwealth Conference which brought together heads of government, delegates and media from every commonwealth country in the world. The MOA contributed examples of Northwest Coast art to the conference.

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