Previous Exhibitions
2002 |
And Down She Went: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Subterranean San Francisco But Were Afraid to AskThis exhibition presented the story of the Rome, a Gold Rush era ship, discovered by archaeologists in 1994 forty feet beneath the San Francisco Embarcadero. |
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2001 |
Not Just Another Pretty Face: The Facts Behind the ArtifactsThis exhibition highlighted the contrast between the museum's most aesthetic, "pretty face" objects with the hundreds of broken and seemingly boring archaeological fragments that are stored behind the scenes. There is great public demand to frequently display the "pretty face" objects, yet ironically it is the broken fragments of stone and bone that have provided the most valuable cultural stories. |
1999 |
Stone, Bones, Tales and Tongues: Discovering AnthropologyBy means of artifacts, dioramas and computer interactive displays this exhibition presented examples of the four sub-fields of anthropology: archeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, and socio-cultural anthropology. |
1998 |
Golden Dreams and Tarnished Realities: The California Gold Rush (1848-1855)This exhibition commemorated the 150th Anniversary of the California Gold Rush with displays of photographs, artifacts, and dioramas that highlighted a most remarkable moment in California history and the impact it had on the state.
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1997 |
Gifts of the Kachina: Art of the HopiThis exhibition celebrated the Hopi Kachina ceremonial cycle through exhibition of 47 kachina dolls and other Southwestern artifacts from the Museum's own collections.
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1996 |
Potions, Poisons and Elixirs: The Rush for 19th Century Bottled Gold |
1995 |
Images of West Africa |
1995 |
The Spirit of Thunder Mountain: The Krone Philippine Collection |
1995 |
Magic, Myth, and Legend of Borneo: A Platinum and Palladium Photo Portfolio |
1994 |
Visions of Gum San: 150 Years of Chinese Experience in the San Francisco Bay AreaThis exhibition chronicled the contributions of the Chinese to the Bay Area from the time of Gold Rush, through the Chinese Exclusion Act, and up until the present.
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1993 |
Many Faces, Many Roots: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Cal State HaywardThrough family memorabilia, genealogical materials, migration maps, family stories, and computer animations, this exhibition showcased the tremendous diversity of Cal State's own student body and the complex migration histories, which have led students to the university.
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1992 |
The Ohlone Indians of the Bay Area: A Continuing Tradition
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1991 |
The Philippine Story: Kahapon, Ngqyon at Bukas (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow)
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1991 |
Culture and Ecology of the Indonesian Rain Forest
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1990 |
California Indian Shamanism
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1989 |
Bones of Contentions: Controversies in Human Evolution
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1988 |
Western Pueblo Art and Architecture
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1987 |
Seasons of the Kachina (virtual tour)
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1986 |
Mesas in the Bay
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1984 to 1985 |
Give Peace A Chance - A Vision Of Peace Through Young People's ArtIn 1984, Give Peace A Chance - A Vision Of Peace Through Young People's Art was conceived and organized by Dottie McElhiney. It showcased over 300 works of art by local Bay Area K-12 age school children who created images of their vision of peace.
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1975 |
Inaugural Exhibitions
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