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The Lam Museum is a 2023 Blue Star Museum

The Lam Museum of Anthropology will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2023 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023, and […]


Recent Acquisitions on Exhibit

The Lam Museum is excited to present New at the Lam: Recent Acquisitions, which will be on exhibit through August 19.  This colorful exhibition showcases five significant collections donated to the Lam Museum within the last two years. The exhibit features a display of masks […]


Hopi Artist Ramson Lomatewama to Visit the Lam

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Lam Museum of Anthropology will bring award-winning Hopi artist, poet, and educator Ramson Lomatewama to the Wake Forest campus for a week-long residency November 7-12.  Ramson is the first and only full-time Hopi glassblower, as well as […]


Celebrating Day of the Dead

An annual tradition for more than 20 years, the Lam Museum’s Day of the Dead exhibit is bigger and better than ever this year.  Occupying the central gallery, Life after Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico, will be on display through December 9. […]


Recent Donations Enhance Latin American Collections

The Lam Museum recently accepted two large donations of artifacts that will significantly augment our Latin American permanent collection, as well as add to our education collection which is used to provide hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students. Dr. Tim Wallace, a retired associate professor […]


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