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Museum of Anthropology

The Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University is North Carolina's only museum dedicated to the study of world cultures with permanent exhibits displaying artifacts from the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania in addition to special changing exhibits.

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    Museum of Anthropology

    Wake Forest University, Wingate Road
    Winston-Salem, NC 27109

    Phone: 336-758-5282   |   Fax: 336-758-5116   |   Email   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    02/05/13- 12/13/13

    Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns Museum of Anthropology Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns Presented by Museum of Anthropology at Museum of Anthropology February 5-December 13, 2013 MOA’s new permanent exhibit provides an overview of the ceramics produced by families at the Changsha Kilns during the Tang Dynasty more than one thousand years ago. The exhibit puts Tang ceramics into their historical, geographic, and cultural context. The Tang Dynasty was a time of peace, prosperity, and acceptance in China, during which Changsha ceramics and other goods were traded to reach as far away as western Asia and Africa. The exhibit features more than 100 spectacular...

    01/15/13- 10/26/13

    Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of Anthropology Museum of Anthropology Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of Anthropology Presented by Museum of Anthropology at Museum of Anthropology January 15-October 26, 2013 As the MOA commemorates its 50th year, this student-curated retrospective exhibit showcases the museum’s history through a detailed timeline featuring photographs from the institutional archives and artifacts from around the world.

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    02/05/13- 12/13/13

    Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns Museum of Anthropology Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns Presented by Museum of Anthropology at Museum of Anthropology February 5-December 13, 2013 MOA’s new permanent exhibit provides an overview of the ceramics produced by families at the Changsha Kilns during the Tang Dynasty more than one thousand years ago. The exhibit puts Tang ceramics into their historical, geographic, and cultural context. The Tang Dynasty was a time of peace, prosperity, and acceptance in China, during which Changsha ceramics and other goods were traded to reach as far away as western Asia and Africa. The exhibit features more than 100 spectacular...

    01/15/13- 10/26/13

    Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of Anthropology Museum of Anthropology Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of Anthropology Presented by Museum of Anthropology at Museum of Anthropology January 15-October 26, 2013 As the MOA commemorates its 50th year, this student-curated retrospective exhibit showcases the museum’s history through a detailed timeline featuring photographs from the institutional archives and artifacts from around the world.

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  • Past Events

    03/23/13	MOA Turns 50! A Birthday Party and Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    02/07/13	Trade and Treasure: The Silk Road on Land and Sea Museum of Anthropology
    01/22/13- 05/19/13	This Beautiful World: Photographer Robert Radin Museum of Anthropology
    11/13/12	An Anthropological Understanding of Afghanistan Museum of Anthropology
    11/12/12	Quest for the Blue Mountain Museum of Anthropology
    10/30/12	Film Premiere: 'Immersed in India' Museum of Anthropology
    10/16/12	Lecture: The Case of Moctezuma's Headdress Museum of Anthropology
    10/13/12	Along the Silk Road Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    09/25/12- 12/14/12	Weaving along the Silk Road Museum of Anthropology
    09/11/12- 12/14/12	Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) Museum of Anthropology
    04/17/12- 08/25/12	Recent Additions to the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology Collection Museum of Anthropology
    04/12/12	Lecture: Who Were the Upper Paleolithic Artists? Museum of Anthropology
    03/24/12	Cultures of the World Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    03/22/12	Lecture: Images and Stories of Disability and Mental Illness in Contemporary Japan Museum of Anthropology
    02/16/12	Lecture: Candomblé in Public: African Religion, Media and Politics in Contemporary Brazil Museum of Anthropology
    01/25/12- 03/31/12	Gazing at the Contemporary World Museum of Anthropology
    11/17/11	Mexican Folk Art Workshop Museum of Anthropology
    11/10/11	LECTURE: Reconsidering Soft Power Museum of Anthropology
    10/27/11	LECTURE: Journeys through Housing: Privacy, Protection, and Place Museum of Anthropology
    10/11/11	LECTURE: Effects of the War on Drugs on Human Rights in Colombia Museum of Anthropology
    10/01/11	Days of the Dead Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    09/22/11	LECTURE: A Must-Hear Attraction: Dialect in the Heritage Tourism Landscape in Rural Valdres, Norway Museum of Anthropology
    09/20/11- 12/16/11	EXHIBIT: Local Peace Corps Volunteers: Bringing Cultures Together for 50 Years Museum of Anthropology
    09/13/11- 12/16/11	EXHIBIT: Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) Museum of Anthropology
    04/26/11- 05/15/11	MOA Spring Shop Sale Museum of Anthropology
    04/12/11	LECTURE: Native Communities in the Carolina Piedmont during the Colonial Era Museum of Anthropology
    03/19/11	Exploring Japan Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    03/15/11	LECTURE: Joara and Fort San Juan: North Carolina’s Native Americans and the First ‘Lost Colony’ Museum of Anthropology
    02/15/11	LECTURE: Change and Stability: Cultures and Climate of the North Carolina Piedmont in Prehistory Museum of Anthropology
    01/25/11- 08/20/11	Exhibit: Culture & Couture Museum of Anthropology
    11/20/10	Behind the Mask: A Workshop for Children Associated Artists Gallery
    11/16/10	Cherokee Tribal Historical Preservation: An Indigenous Perspective on Preserving the Past Museum of Anthropology
    11/16/10- 12/17/10	Museum Shop Holiday Sale Museum of Anthropology
    10/23/10	Native American Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    09/30/10	The Day of the Dead: The Creation and Transformation of a Mexican National Symbol Museum of Anthropology
    09/14/10- 12/17/10	EXHIBIT: Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) Museum of Anthropology
    05/01/10	Exploring Africa Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    04/20/10- 05/16/10	Spring Shop Sale Museum of Anthropology
    04/10/10	Boy Scout Native American Day Museum of Anthropology
    03/18/10	LECTURE: Death in Medieval London: The Black Plague of 1349 Museum of Anthropology
    02/18/10	FILM: The Vanishing Tattoo Museum of Anthropology
    02/05/10	African Religion Opening Reception Museum of Anthropology
    02/02/10- 05/16/10	African Religion: Nothing Was or Will Be Except God Museum of Anthropology
    01/28/10	LECTURE: Tattooing 101 Museum of Anthropology
    01/05/10- 08/28/10	Only Skin Deep? Tattooing in World Cultures Museum of Anthropology
    11/12/09	LECTURE: 2012: What's the Story? Museum of Anthropology
    11/10/09- 12/18/09	Museum Shop Holiday Sale Museum of Anthropology
    11/08/09	Cultures Up Close - Japanese Printmaking Museum of Anthropology
    10/11/09	Cultures Up Close - Northwest Coast Shaman's Rattle Museum of Anthropology
    10/10/09	Latin American Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    09/24/09	LECTURE: The City on the Edge of Forever: Palenque and the Classic Maya World Museum of Anthropology
    09/15/09- 11/18/09	EXHIBIT: Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) Museum of Anthropology
    09/13/09	Cultures Up Close - Maya Pottery Museum of Anthropology
    09/08/09- 09/30/09	Museum Shop Fall Back Sale Museum of Anthropology
    09/01/09- 12/18/09	EXHIBIT: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery Museum of Anthropology
    05/02/09	Korean Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    04/26/09	Cultures Up Close - Korean Calligraphy Museum of Anthropology
    04/14/09	Films on Ghana Museum of Anthropology
    02/22/09	Cultures Up Close - Korean Kites Museum of Anthropology
    02/12/09	Film Screening: 'Between' Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    02/12/09	FILM: Between Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    02/11/09	Museum Lecture: Journey to the Grave, Dance to Paradise: Shamanic Riturals for the Dead Museum of Anthropology
    02/11/09	LECTURE: Journey to the Grave, Dance to Paradise: Shamanic Rituals for the Dead Museum of Anthropology
    02/05/09	FILM: My Father Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    01/29/09	FILM: Never Forever Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    01/25/09	Cultures Up Close - Korean Paper Folding Museum of Anthropology
    01/22/09	FILM: Festival/Chukje Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    01/21/09	Lecture: Happy Souls and Anxious Mourners: The Uses of Funeral Figures in Pre-modern Korea Museum of Anthropology
    01/21/09	Korean Funerary Figures Opening Reception Museum of Anthropology
    01/20/09- 05/16/09	EXHIBIT: Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World Museum of Anthropology
    11/20/08	Lecture: Unauthorized, Unsanctioned and Unorthodox Museum of Anthropology
    11/18/08- 12/17/08	Museum Shop Annual Holiday Sale Museum of Anthropology
    11/09/08	Cultures Up Close - Aboriginal Dot Painting Museum of Anthropology
    10/23/08	LECTURE: Tombs for the Ancestors Museum of Anthropology
    10/12/08	Cultures Up Close: African Adinkra Museum of Anthropology
    09/18/08- 12/17/08	EXHIBIT: Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) Museum of Anthropology
    05/18/08	Cultures Up Close - Handbags, Purses, Pocketbooks Museum of Anthropology
    05/15/08	Pocketbook Anthropology Opening Reception Museum of Anthropology
    05/15/08- 08/16/08	EXHIBIT: Pocketbook Anthropology: A Treasure of Handbags Museum of Anthropology
    05/03/08	Papua New Guinea Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    04/13/08	Cultures Up Close - Southwest Sand Painting Museum of Anthropology
    03/09/08	Cultures Up Close - Mexican Tin Art Museum of Anthropology
    03/05/08	Lecture: Tribal Survival and Sovereignty for the Choctaw Nation Museum of Anthropology
    02/10/08	Cultures Up Close - Chinese Calligraphy Museum of Anthropology
    02/07/08	Letter to the Dead Film Screening & Commentary Museum of Anthropology
    01/25/08- 05/03/08	EXHIBIT: Ties that Bind: Wedding Customs from around the World Museum of Anthropology
    11/08/07	Lecture: The Art of Conflict in New Guinea Museum of Anthropology
    10/26/07	Lecture on Spring Place Mission Museum of Anthropology
    10/20/07	Days of the Dead Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    09/18/07- 12/14/07	EXHIBIT: Dias de los Muertos Museum of Anthropology
    09/14/07- 12/14/07	EXHIBIT: Face to Face: The Arts of Exchange in Mainland Papua New Guinea Museum of Anthropology
    07/26/07	Lecture: Native American Cultural Continuity Museum of Anthropology
    07/21/07	Native American Family Day Museum of Anthropology
    06/18/07	Rosebud Sioux Exhibit Opening Museum of Anthropology
    06/17/07- 08/18/07	Rosebud Sioux: A Lakota People in Transition Museum of Anthropology
    04/14/07	FAMILY DAY: Myths of Ancient Greece Museum of Anthropology
    03/06/07	LECTURE: Upsurge from the Bottom Museum of Anthropology
    02/22/07	Apocalypto: Fact & Fantasy in Mel Gibson's Maya World Museum of Anthropology
    02/06/07- 05/25/07	EXHIBIT: Chaeronia: 6000 Years BC Museum of Anthropology
    01/25/07	LECTURE: Little Brother of War Museum of Anthropology

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