Welcome to the Hearst Museum

The Museum was founded in 1901 by Phoebe Apperson Hearst, a visionary who saw the Hearst as the cultural cornerstone of one of the world’s leading research institutions.

Today, the Hearst houses the oldest and largest anthropological collection in the Western U.S., preserving and interpreting a global record of material culture as represented by more than 3.8 million catalogued objects. The Museum aims to promote the history and diversity of human cultures through research, education, exhibitions, and public programs.

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40th Anniversary of the Alcatraz Protest, Nov. 19 & 20. The Hearst museum will host an evening of film followed by a day-long symposium to dicuss the 1969 occupation and to give voice to today's University students. For more information or to RSVP (by November 19th) please email: NAES-PAHMA@berkeley.edu.

99 Bottles of Beer: Global Brewing Traditions 2500 B.C. - Present is a rich display revealing the striking unities and diversities of human cultures as they come together to celebrate the fruit of the grain. Exhibition now on view.

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