Arts & Culture
Stand Under the Totems at the Museum of Anthropology
Towering totem poles against sea and forest, a half-price Thursday, and the trip to UBC that's actually worth it.
UBC Point Grey campus
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Towering totem poles against sea and forest, a half-price Thursday, and the trip to UBC that's actually worth it.
UBC Point Grey campus
More infoThe Museum of Anthropology sits at the far tip of UBC, which is a commitment, until the Great Hall's vast glass wall reveals Northwest Coast totem poles rising against actual forest and sea, and stops you mid-sentence. Bill Reid's 'The Raven and the First Men,' carved in yellow cedar, does it most efficiently. Go Thursday evening for half price and wander the bluff after.
Head straight for the glass-walled Great Hall, where towering Northwest Coast totem poles stand against the forest and sea, then find Bill Reid's monumental 'The Raven and the First Men.' Make a half-day of the rabbit-holey collection (give it a solid two and a half hours), and go on a Thursday for the half-price admission if you're counting dollars. Wander the bluff afterward, you'll both leave quieter and a little more impressed with the world.
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