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Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

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Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

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The Hearst Museum of Anthropology houses the oldest & largest anthropological collection in the Western U.S. with over 3.8M objects. Always free with your #Cal ID!

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The Museum was founded in 1901 by Phoebe Apperson Hearst, a visionary who saw the Hearst as the cultural cornerstone of one of the world’s leading research institutions. Today, the Hearst houses the oldest and largest anthropological collection in the Western U.S., preserving and interpreting a global record of material culture as represented by more than 2.9 million catalogued objects. The Museum aims to promote the history and diversity of human cultures through research, education, exhibitions, and public programs.

Through ongoing integration of multiple perspectives and the active stewardship of global archaeological, biological and ethnographic collections, the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology supports scholarly and community-based research and provides exhibitions, educational experiences and cultural programs that strengthen and connect the communities of UC Berkeley and the Bay Area.

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"The oldest & largest anthropology collection in the Western U.S. with over 3.8 million objects and a rotating exhibition space. Located at the University of California, Berkeley."
Address: 102 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley 94720
Phone: (510) 642-3682
Email: ude.yelekreb@smargorp-amhap
Parking: Street
State: CA
City: Berkeley
Street Number: 102 Kroeber Hall
Zip Code: 94720-3712
categories: performance & event venue, museum


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Reviews
I really am sorry to be a downer but this Museum sucks. It is literally one room with a partition in the middle that you walk around. The only thing worth seeing there is Ishi's artifacts, the Egyptian sarcophagus and the Greek pottery. I didn't mind spending the $6 a person to go see ishi artifacts however, they don't have them all out. That was the only reason we went to this Museum. At the time I was there they only had out the arrowheads he made of glass. The funny thing is there's a sign on the wall talking about how they have 3.8 million artifacts. When we asked for these were, we were told they were under the museum and they only bring them out from time to time. We were very disappointed. I'm sure glad we didn't drive farther than we did to go here.
Fascinating displays! A small museum of just a few rooms, depending on the way they've set up the displays, it packs a lot into a small space. Highly recommended and most enthusiastically!
Small museum but super informative; I will surely repeat for their next exhibit!
Worth seeing if you have nothing else to do. Very small museum with no real theme. The curation really needs work. Some interesting pieces but the presentation seems contrived in a bad way. Feels like a bunch of Berkeley students went on a backpacking trip without knowing that they will be forced to put pieces for this museum.
After such a long time being closed for remodeling you would think the museum would be bigger. However, it seems smaller than before. The old gift shop with the folk art is gone too. It’s a shame they don’t display more of their huge collection for the public to see.
Hoped to see some artifacts from their extensive polynesian collection but the current exhibit featured just one kava bowl. And this with a questionable explanation: the chord was used to hang it up when not used - ? To my knowledge it resembled an umbilical chord connecting the participants of the kava ceremony spiritually with the gods.
I enjoyed the museum. Each exhibit was arranged as a class assignment with a written description followed by questions asking for different interpretation s
Loved it! I booked a field trip with them and they provided an interactive, informative, and well planned experience! Thanks so much!
All the people are great. Wish the space was bigger so they could more objects on display from their massive collection.
I checked their schedule, when I reached it on Wednesday 2:30 pm they were closed even though on google and on their website there was no warning of any closure
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