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To Be Seen, To Be Heard exhibit.

Photo: Mark Forsythe

1 To Be Seen, To Be Heard

The summer reopening of the Museum of Anthropology couldn’t come soon enough for eager patrons. The Arthur Erickson–designed building that graces the UBC campus was closed for 18 months to undergo major seismic upgrades because the concrete pillars underpinning the Great Hall were at risk of tumbling in an earthquake. The closure was also an opportunity to consult with Indigenous communities and reinvigorate interpretation.

is a new multimedia exhibition that explores how Indigenous people represented themselves in urban public spaces during the

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