View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.

A house post and several bentwood boxes along the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology. The house post was transferred from Ninstints to the University of British Columbia in 1957.

Aerial view of the UBC campus focussed on the future site of the Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was likely taken as part of the planning process for the new museum building.

Overhead aerial view of the UBC campus focused on the future site of the Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was taken as part of the planning process for the new museum building and contains notation related to the construction of the new building.

View of the Georgia Strait from the future site of the Museum of Anthropology building. This photograph was likely taken during the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

Drawing of the foyer of the proposed new Museum of Anthropology building. This drawing was likely made by Rudy Kovach as part of the planning process for the new Museum of Anthropology building.

Section plan of of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

Overhead view of a model of the proposed museum of anthropology building and grounds. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

View of what appears to be Gallery 3 (now the O'Brian Gallery) of the Museum of Anthropology while it was under construction.

Model of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building and grounds. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

Model of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building and grounds. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

Cutout model of the interior of the Museum of Anthropology building. These models were made by Rudy Kovach to test sightlines and layout for the museum's galleries.

Model of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the museum.

Model of a gallery in the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This model was likely made by Rudy Kovach to test the gallery's layout and sightlines.

Model of a gallery in the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This model was likely made by Rudy Kovach to test the gallery's layout and sightlines.

Plan of the proposed Museum of Anthropology. This plan was likely made as part of the process of the construction of the new museum building.

Plan of the proposed Museum of Anthropology. This plan was likely made as part of the process of the construction of the new museum building.

Plan of the proposed Museum of Anthropology. This plan was likely made as part of the process of the construction of the new museum building.

Model of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building and grounds. This model was likely made as part of the planning process for the construction of the new museum.

Model of the interior of the Museum of Anthropology. This model was likely made by Rudy Kovach to test the layout and sightlines of the museum.