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Museum of Anthropology
100 Swallow Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1440

Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
and some Saturdays

What is the Museum of Anthropology?

A window on Native American lifeways

Tantalizing views of Missourians from thousands of years ago

Slices of Missouri's pioneer and rural history

Collections documenting cultures from across the globe

The home of the world's most comprehensive archery collection

The state of Missouri's archaeological curation facility

and so much more....

 Tlingit House Post
Tlingit House Post
20th century
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Highlights

Fall 2009 Saturday Hours (10 am - 2 pm):
   November 21
   December 5

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New exhibit in the Museum: Show-Me the Best: Remarkable Missouri Artifacts. Check out the online exhibit, too.
 

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Shop the Museum Gift Shop! The Gift Shop has fair-trade items for sale: many items from Africa, China, South America, Poland, and Northwest Coast Native America as well as organic fair-trade coffee and yerba maté tea. Stop by and see us!

Education Resource: Prehistoric Shoes of Arnold Research Cave brochure in pdf! See Education for more brochures.

 

New in the Galleries

Missouri ArchaeologyNotable Finds in Missouri Archaeology
in the Minigalleries
African StaffsFaces of Mexico
in the Minigalleries
African StaffsAfrican Staffs in the 20th Century
in the Minigalleries
Instruments of SoundInstruments of Sound
in the Minigalleries
Oldowan & Acheulean Stone ToolsOldowan & Acheulean Stone Tools
in the Minigalleries
Clovis Stone ToolsPaleoindian Archaeology:
Clovis Stone Tools
in the Minigalleries
Votives illustrationHinduism's God and Goddess Votives
in the Minigalleries
Morocco illustration
Everyday Arts of Morocco
in the Minigalleries
fans illustration
Fans Around the World
in the Minigalleries