Welcome to the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
ONLINE

Statement by the Museum’s
New Interim Director,
C. Judson King

The Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, was founded in 1901 by Phoebe Apperson Hearst who envisioned the Museum as the cultural cornerstone of one of the world’s leading research institutions — a great educator of the people of California

Today, the Hearst Museum houses the oldest and largest anthropological collection in the West. The Museum preserves and interprets a global record of material culture through its more than 3.8 million objects. It also promotes the history and diversity of human cultures through research, exhibitions, and programs.

The Hearst collections were formed through the efforts of well-known researchers including Alfred Kroeber, George Reisner, Max Uhle and William R. Bascom. Major collections include Egypt, Africa, Peru, North America — especially California — the Mediterranean, and Oceania.

Your generous support of the Hearst Museum ensures that the campus community, Bay Area students, and the general public have access to the Museum’s world-class collections through exhibitions, educational programs, preservation activities, and research opportunities that promote understanding of the history and diversity of human cultures. Please click here to make an online donation to the Hearst Museum!

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