WSU anthropology museum to open six new exhibitions

The Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology at Wichita State University invites the public to the opening of six new exhibitions from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, May 3. The museum is located on the first floor of Neff Hall, directly east of the Rhatigan Student Center. Admission is free.

Regular museum hours are from 1-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays except holidays. Group tours are available by appointment. Call (316) 978-7068 for more information on the museum or to schedule a tour.

This spring students from the Museum Exhibitions class and museum staff have designed and created six new exhibitions for the public to enjoy.

The museum will display the following exhibitions:

  • Expressions: Personal Adornment from Around the World
  • Prehistoric Live in Kansas at Waconda Lake
  • Intertwined: The Asmat and Their Environment
  • Zooarchaeology: The Study of Identification of Animal Use and Presence in Archaeology
  • The Art of New Ireland and New Hanover
  • The Canoe People: The Use of the Canoe in the Asmat Region

For more information, go to www.holmes.anthropology.museum.