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Thanks for reading this article from The Tyee. I hope it added something to your day. If we haven't met yet, The Tyee is an independent, nonprofit news outlet based in Vancouver, B.C. We've been around since 2003 and our team publishes original in-depth articles every single weekday.

You are able to access all of The Tyee's articles -- free of charge -- because our nonprofit newsroom is supported by thousands of supporters of independent journalism. We call them Tyee Builders, and they contribute an amount that works for them.

Why do we call them 'Tyee Builders?' Because they literally help build The Tyee. As our reader contributions grow, we invest all of it back into more original journalism, and adding more talented researchers, writers and editors to our team.

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The Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver has seen a complete rebuilding of its iconic Great Hall. It reopens to the public today. Image submitted.

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is reopening today after an 18-month closure with a complete rebuilding of its iconic Great Hall. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with two new feature exhibitions, a new ceramics installation and new carvings in the Great Hall.

The museum's reopening marks the successful completion of cutting-edge seismic upgrades, plus the revitalization and reinterpretation of displays of Northwest Coast Indigenous carvings, poles, weavings and other works from the past and present.

From 5 to 9 p.m., visitors will be welcomed by traditional Coast Salish song and dance by Tsatsu Stalqayu Coastal Wolf Pack, plus remarks from invited speakers. Admission is free.

Then, from Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16, MOA is hosting a full, extended weekend of family-friendly fun to celebrate the reopening. Visitors will be treated to dance and music performances, hands-on workshops, staff tours, plus food trucks and half-priced admission.

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About the Museum of Anthropology

The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver displays world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest.

As well as being a major tourist destination, MOA is a research and teaching museum, where UBC courses in art, anthropology, archaeology, conservation and museum studies are given. MOA houses close to 50,000 ethnographic objects, as well as 535,000 archaeological objects in its building alone. [Tyee]

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