Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia
Erickson, Arthur Charles

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Alternative Title
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Date
1971-1976Description
General view, showing the west elevation and the roof (which faces south); Admirably related to its site is the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1971-1976), where the Northwest Coast post-and-beam structure [of First Nations people] is adapted into an expanding series of flat arches enclosed by glass walls. Visitors enter through a lower portal and descend, rather than ascend as is customary in museums, past successively larger display bays advancing towards the magnificent panorama of the Strait of Georgia, thereby participating in an interaction that is visual and also allegorical in its suggestion of descent through valleys to the sea. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 5/17/2009)
Type of Work
museumSubject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), Art museums, Native North Americans, First Nations people, Twentieth century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only