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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....



Dr. Charles "Bert" Grayson passed away on May 17, 2009
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Tlingit House Post
Tlingit House Post
20th century
MAC1977-0805

Highlights

Fall Classes: Experience Cultures of the World Fall Classes begin September 3, 2009. We will be exploring the cultures of India, Brazil and the Arctic. More information >>

Meet the Cast illustrationNew exhibit in the Museum: Meet the Cast: The J. Allen Eichenberger Cast Collection. The Eichenberger collection includes over 700 exact replicas of the world's most famous archaeological finds. Can't travel all over the world to see the originals? Come see them in Columbia!
Poster and the Eichenberger Cast Collection online.

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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

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
metal-working illustration
Metal-Working in India - Lost Wax Casting

in the Minigalleries
plaques illustration
Votive Plaques of Rajasthan

in the Minigalleries
Robert Bussabarger
Robert Bussabarger

in Donor Profiles